Page Contents<\/p>
- Best Uses of Airline Miles<\/a>
- Best redemptions for domestic U.S. flights<\/a><\/li>
- Best redemptions for international flights<\/a><\/li>
- U.S. mileage programs<\/a><\/li>
- International mileage programs<\/a><\/li>
- Other sweet spot roundups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Best Uses of Hotel Points<\/a><\/li>
- Best Uses of Transferable Points<\/a><\/li>
- How Much Are Airline Miles Worth?<\/a><\/li>
- Airline Mileage Programs MileValue<\/a><\/li>
- Best Way to Earn Points and Miles to Book These Sweet Spots<\/a>
- American Express Membership Rewards<\/a><\/li>
- Capital One Miles<\/a><\/li>
- Chase Ultimate Rewards<\/a><\/li>
- Citi ThankYou\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards<\/a><\/li>
- Wells Fargo Rewards<\/a><\/li>
- Marriott Bonvoy\u00ae<\/sup><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n
Best Uses of Airline Miles<\/span><\/h2>\n
Best redemptions for domestic U.S. flights<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- American & Alaska flights:<\/strong> 472 American Airlines and 72 Alaska routes bookable for 12,000 Avios<\/a><\/li>\n
- American flights:<\/strong> 1,284 American Airlines routes bookable for 9,200 Qantas points<\/a><\/li>\n
- Delta flights: <\/strong>462 Delta routes that you can book for just 7,500 Virgin points<\/a><\/li>\n
- Hawaii flights:<\/strong> Best ways to fly to Hawaii using points and miles<\/a><\/li>\n
- Amex Membership Rewards:<\/strong> Best ways to redeem Amex Membership Rewards points for U.S. domestic flights<\/a><\/li>\n
- Chase Ultimate Rewards:<\/strong> Maximize Chase Ultimate Rewards points for flights within North America<\/a><\/li>\n
- Capital One Miles: <\/strong>Maximize Capital One miles for flights within North America<\/a><\/li>\n
- Citi ThankYou\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards Points:<\/strong> Maximize Citi ThankYou Points for flights within North America<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Credit: Tyler Glatt\/AwardWallet<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Best redemptions for international flights<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- Amex Membership Rewards sweet spots to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- Chase Ultimate Rewards sweet spots to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best business-class award sweet spots for flights to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best business-class award sweet spots for flights to Asia<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best business and economy sweet spots for flights to Tokyo<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best business and economy sweet spots for flights to Australia and New Zealand<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best business and economy sweet spots for flights to South Africa<\/a><\/li>\n
- How to book the world's best first class awards with points and miles<\/a><\/li>\n
- How to visit the Dolomites (2026 Winter Olympics host site) using points and miles<\/a><\/li>\n
- How to visit the Machu Picchu using points and miles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
U.S. mileage programs<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Southeast Asia, Europe, and many more.<\/li>\n
- American Airlines AAdvantage\u00ae<\/sup> sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including Qatar Qsuite to the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, or Africa; Japan Airlines business class to Japan and Korea; and more.<\/li>\n
- Delta SkyMiles best uses<\/a>:<\/strong> Delta is constantly changing awards, but here's the latest on where you can find value.<\/li>\n
- JetBlue TrueBlue<\/a>:<\/strong> Although JetBlue is mostly a fixed-value program, some partner awards offer compelling value.<\/li>\n
- Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards<\/a>:<\/strong> Identifying how to squeak out the right value from Rapid Rewards<\/li>\n
- United MileagePlus sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including domestic U.S. flights, northern South America, business class to Europe, flights within Japan, and getting a free flight on a multi-leg trip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Aer Lingus business class. Credit: Aer Lingus<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n International mileage programs<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- Air Canada Aeroplan stopover sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including hops around South America, visiting Europe and Africa in the same trip, and how to save miles by flying more.<\/li>\n
- Air France\u2013KLM Flying Blue award sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including Hawaii, Mexico, northern South America, Europe, and northern Africa.<\/li>\n
- ANA Mileage Club sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Jaw-dropping business-class sweet spots to Europe, Asia, Africa, and beyond<\/li>\n
- Avianca LifeMiles sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including transcontinental U.S. flights and business and first class to Europe, northern South America, South Asia, and the Middle East.<\/li>\n
- British Airways sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including domestic American and Alaska flights and flights to Mexico, the Caribbean, or Ireland.<\/li>\n
- British Airways sweet spots on Qatar<\/a>:<\/strong> British Airways realigned its award chart for Qatar awards. Here are the new rates and sweet spots.<\/li>\n
- British Airways sweet spots on LATAM<\/a>:<\/strong> Including U.S. to Caribbean, Bogota, Lima, and intra-South America flights.<\/li>\n
- Cathay Pacific business class sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including business-class awards on Cathay Pacific and Qatar Qsuite, to Asia and Africa, and around-the-world awards.<\/li>\n
- Korean Air SKYPASS sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including Europe, Africa, Hawaii, Korea, and awards with a stopover.<\/li>\n
- Qatar Airways partner sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including flights on American or Alaska within the U.S. or to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Hawaii.<\/li>\n
- Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer sweet spots<\/a>: <\/strong>Including flights within North America, Hawaii, Europe, Asia, and South America.<\/li>\n
- Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including favorable award rates to Hawaii and business class to Europe, Turkey, Africa, India, and beyond.<\/li>\n
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club<\/a>:<\/strong> Including ANA business and first class to Japan, business class to New Zealand, and short flights on Delta and Aeromexico.<\/li>\n
- Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer<\/a>:<\/strong> Including Qatar Airways Qsuites, long domestic flights on United, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other sweet spot roundups<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- Practical airline award sweet spots for families<\/a>:<\/strong> Not every sweet spot can be maximized by families, but these can.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Credit: Roman Kraft\/Unsplash<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Best Uses of Hotel Points<\/span><\/h2>\n
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- Hilton Honors<\/a><\/strong>\n
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- Best Hilton luxury redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Hilton budget redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- IHG One Rewards<\/a><\/strong>\n
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- Best IHG luxury redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best IHG budget redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- World of Hyatt<\/a><\/strong>\n
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- Our favorite Hyatt sweet spots<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Hyatt luxury redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Hyatt budget redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Top Category 1 Hyatt properties you can book from just 3,500 points<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Marriott Bonvoy<\/a><\/strong>\n
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- Best Marriott luxury redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Marriott budget redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Top Marriott Free Night Award (FNA) redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives. Credit: IHG<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Best Uses of Transferable Points<\/span><\/h2>\n
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- American Express:<\/strong> Best uses of Amex points<\/a><\/li>\n
- Bilt Rewards:<\/strong> Best uses of Bilt Points<\/a><\/li>\n
- Capital One:<\/strong> Best uses of Capital One miles<\/a><\/li>\n
- Citi:<\/strong> Best uses of Citi ThankYou\u00ae<\/sup> Rewards Points<\/a><\/li>\n
- Rove Miles:<\/strong> 5 of the cheapest flights you can book using Rove Miles<\/a><\/li>\n
- Wells Fargo:<\/strong> Best uses of Wells Fargo Rewards points<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Business class on Iberia's A321XLR. Credit: Tyler Glatt<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n How Much Are Airline Miles Worth?<\/span><\/h2>\n
It's nice to have a measuring stick when figuring out whether or not you're getting a good redemption. The trouble is that travelers assign different values to the same airline miles. To avoid any subjectivity, AwardWallet uses actual award bookings<\/a> made by AwardWallet users to determine valuations.<\/p>\n
Here's what we've found from tracking tens of thousands of actual reward flight bookings made by AwardWallet users:<\/p>\n
Airline Mileage Programs MileValue<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
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- Bilt Rewards:<\/strong> Best uses of Bilt Points<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Marriott budget redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Hyatt luxury redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best IHG budget redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Best Hilton budget redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Best Hilton luxury redemptions<\/a><\/li>\n
- Hilton Honors<\/a><\/strong>\n
- Air France\u2013KLM Flying Blue award sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including Hawaii, Mexico, northern South America, Europe, and northern Africa.<\/li>\n
- American Airlines AAdvantage\u00ae<\/sup> sweet spots<\/a>:<\/strong> Including Qatar Qsuite to the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, or Africa; Japan Airlines business class to Japan and Korea; and more.<\/li>\n
- Chase Ultimate Rewards sweet spots to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- American flights:<\/strong> 1,284 American Airlines routes bookable for 9,200 Qantas points<\/a><\/li>\n
- Capital One Miles<\/a><\/li>
- Best redemptions for international flights<\/a><\/li>
- Best redemptions for domestic U.S. flights<\/a><\/li>
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