United Airlines (and now American Airlines) are offering a 30% cut in award miles when you book a short haul flight less than 700 miles. This a great especially for members who took advantage of our pass credit card deal giving you 50,000 miles when you signed up. Quick things to know are you must book by August 31, 2010 and for United Airlines travel by January 7, 2011 & for American Airlines travel must be completed by December 15, 2010.
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From United.com:
For a limited time fly for 30% fewer award miles when you book award travel on United to destinations within the continental U.S. or between the continental U.S. and Canada that are 700 miles or less from where you depart.
How it works
1. Visit mileageplus.com before August 31, 2010 to select your cities and travel dates 2. Indicate whether you’re using a One-Way Saver Award or roundtrip Saver Award. If a Miles & Money Award is available, you will be able to choose that option, however, this award type may not be offered on every flight 3. If you’ve selected a qualifying route, the reduced pricing will be displayed
What you need to know
- Purchase by August 31,2010 and Fly before January 7, 2011
- Reduced-mile offer applies on United routes that are 700 or fewer miles from origin to destination within the continental U.S. and between the U.S. and Canada. Only awards in economy class are reduced
- A roundtrip Saver Award is reduced to 17,500 miles and a One-Way Saver Award is reduced to 8,750 miles.
- A roundtrip Miles & Money Award is reduced to 7,000 miles plus cash*
- You must purchase your ticket a minimum of seven days before your first flight.
From American Airlines:
Fly non-stop on any of our short-hop markets within the continental U.S. and Canada for fewer miles
AAdvantage Travel Awards Airline:
American Airlines / American Eagle / AmericanConnection
Award:
Reduced mileage for short-hop non-stop routes of less than
700 miles one-way
View a list of eligible markets,
Click
Here
Dates:
Book between August 3, 2010 and August 31, 2010
Travel between August 3, 2010 and December 15, 2010
Travel must be completed by December 15, 2010
Offer:
For a limited time, you can book an Economy Class short-hop MileSAAver award for
only 8,750 miles one-way or 17,500 miles round-trip ¿ a 30% savings off the
standard MileSAAver award.
To qualify for this special award, book any non-stop flight within the continental U.S. and Canada marketed and operated by American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection having a distance of less than 700 miles. Special must be booked and ticketed by August 31, 2010.
