Resources for redeeming economy FF miles?
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Resources for redeeming economy FF miles?
I subscribe to many travel/miles/credit card sites but they all seem to cater to those willing to drop their miles for flights at the front of the plane. I would rather save up, for example, 180K miles for three economy (60K RT) to asia in economy than blow it on one trip in first class. Can anyone suggest websites which cater to us economy folks?
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I subscribe to many travel/miles/credit card sites but they all seem to cater to those willing to drop their miles for flights at the front of the plane. I would rather save up, for example, 180K miles for three economy (60K RT) to asia in economy than blow it on one trip in first class. Can anyone suggest websites which cater to us economy folks?
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I subscribe to many travel/miles/credit card sites but they all seem to cater to those willing to drop their miles for flights at the front of the plane. I would rather save up, for example, 180K miles for three economy (60K RT) to asia in economy than blow it on one trip in first class. Can anyone suggest websites which cater to us economy folks?
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It's covered much less because most blogs focus on obtaining maximum value from points, and economy redemptions are usually low value relative to premium cabin. But there are a few blogs that cover sweet spots, like this: https://www.pointswithacrew.com/10-s...o-fly-economy/
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In addition to trying to find uniquely good awards in economy class, I'd also suggest looking into premium cabin awards that:
1) cost relatively few miles and/or
2) offer great value due to the routing / stopover rules
E.g. you may find many blogs posts discussing how using 150k/155k Aeroplan miles offers great value for a North America - Asia award in business class, especially since you can include two stopovers in addition to your destination.
But the same logic applies to economy class. For just 75k miles you could fly from North America to Asia, with two stopovers along the way (potentially even with a routing via Europe).
1) cost relatively few miles and/or
2) offer great value due to the routing / stopover rules
E.g. you may find many blogs posts discussing how using 150k/155k Aeroplan miles offers great value for a North America - Asia award in business class, especially since you can include two stopovers in addition to your destination.
But the same logic applies to economy class. For just 75k miles you could fly from North America to Asia, with two stopovers along the way (potentially even with a routing via Europe).