I have seen many posings on how to earn/ generate ff miles. However, an even more important subject as to how to use or which airline has the lowest number of ff miles for a certain trip seems to get no postings.The difference is huge : one airline had a special for 0nly 17.5k miles to Latin A. when for the same trip an other airline wanted 100k ff miles----that almost a 6 times difference. Or, is there a site to address this?

I am interested in this too - even the most basic differences. 20,000 here, 25,000 there - I'd like to know what is what out there.

I see from my Citibank AAdvatage enclosure that I can get certain cities for 20K. I'm looking for other information like that.

Midwest Express always has free companions for 15K.

The all-around best deal out there is Frontier's year-round systemwide free ticket for 15k.

Northwest Airlines off peak RT award is 20K within Continental US and Canada. With the 2K discount for nwa.club members, which anyone can join, it comes down to 18K miles.

Also, recently Cathay Pacific (using AA miles) had some discounted awards to East Asia and India.

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To be fair, "system-wide" for Frontier does not mean the same thing as it does for world-straddling airlines like AA or UAL.

Well, you have come to the right place, but you will have to be a bit more specific. You can pose specific questions here (i.e., anyone know who has the lowest FF miles required to get to Alaska or Hawaii?), or you can follow the news of the specific airlines for which you have a lot of miles (why bother following news of United if you have no United miles). For example, last year someone posted that Delta had an award "sale" and certificates for domestic US travel, usually 25,000 miles, could be obtained for 20,000 miles for a limited period of time. With 80,000 miles, just slightly more than three tickets normally, I instead picked up four domestic US coach tickets. So, if you want to catch things like that,you have to keep abreast of what's being posted here.

As to one specific site that compares each of the airlines for each specific destination, though, I am not aware that such a site exists. Anyone else?

Djlawman

Hope this helps.

PG - NWA.club costs $35/year, and enrollment is currently closed, so it is not something to currently consider.
see: http://www.nwa.com/club/

BUT, you can get a 1,000 reduction in award prices by booking your WorldPerks Award travel online at nwa.com

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The hands-down winner would have to be Southwest, because four roundtrips of any length get you a free roundtrip anywhere WN flies. This would be the equivalent of 4,000 status miles on most other carriers (assuming every segment would get the customary 500-mile minimum). Many shorthaul routes are currently available for $71.50 rt, so an award ticket would cost you as little as $286.

Of course WN only flies within the lower 48, and then once you earn the free transcon you have to deal with the fact that you'll be stuck on a WN 737 for four hours.

In Europe
*A Award tickets using UA miles.

SAS AMS - ARN 35,000 miles.
LH AMS - ARN 20,000 miles!


AndrewM

If you are a member of EuroBonus it only cost 12000 points for travel with SK within or between Norway,Sweden,Denmark and Finland. This includes LYR.

Children under the age of 18 travels for only 6000 points!

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America West 20K.

Delta currently has 15K rewards between ATL/CVG/DFW to 15-18 other cities for flights completed by 08-31-01 (or 09-16-01).

For 5,000 UA Mileage Plus miles, you can get a free round-trip ticket within Hawaii. For 10,000 miles a free first class ticket. During the promotion for a UA Mileage Plus Visa, you received 10,000 bonus miles just for signing up.

The Qualiflyer ( SR/SN/LO anf others) do have
15K companion plus 10 K children.
Sometimes promo ticket is just 10K
Turkish TK 20K ticket gives a flight from Europe to Israel

15,000 Air Canada miles will get you a "short-haul" ticket (and Atlanta to Thunder Bay or Gasp� is a short haul!)