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Old Feb 4, 2006 | 10:27 am
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Comparing Redemption Policies

Has anyone put together a comparison table that shows redemption policies for basic (restricted) domestic US redemption -- the awards that are usually 25K miles?

I've looked around the web, including here and WebFlyer, and though the information is out there raw, I've yet to find the handy comparison table.

As I compose a potential table in my head, it kind of looks like this:

Airline
Redeemable alliance airlines
Miles required
Advance booking requirements
Booking fees - be it advance, phone, etc.
Change fees
Saturday stay requirements
Class restrictions/inventory control
Do the miles expire
Hidden perks (like AA's unpublished million mile promo)
etc

If this doesn't exist, I'll be putting one together soon.

Againg, at this point, I'm looking for domestic US cheap redemptions. Thanks.
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Old Feb 4, 2006 | 11:02 am
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That sounds like a great idea - you'd also want to keep in mind the other special domestic awards that some airlines have. (e.g., Seasonal 15k short-haul nonstops on UA/AA, seasonal 20k on US Airways, 20k companions on YX, etc.)

Second, most of our availability stories seem anecdotal, but if there is any known facts about when/why certain flights are or are not consistently available, that would be cool too!
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