{"id":10595,"date":"2023-11-07T11:52:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/finance\/these-airlines-have-more-valuable-points-during-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:52:20","slug":"these-airlines-have-more-valuable-points-during-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infundpros.com\/?p=10595","title":{"rendered":"These airlines have more valuable points during the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This <\/em>article<\/em> is reprinted by permission from <\/em>NerdWallet<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

With flights getting more expensive around Thanksgiving and the winter holidays, you may be inclined to use accumulated points and miles to try to save some money. About 30% of holiday travelers plan to use points and miles to pay for travel expenses in 2023, according to a\u00a0NerdWallet survey\u00a0conducted by The Harris Poll of more than 2,000 adults.<\/p>\n

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That might have been a dependable money-saving strategy five or 10 years ago, back when airlines published award charts that clearly showed how many points or miles you\u2019d need to book a flight. But most U.S. airlines have switched to dynamic award pricing, meaning the cost in points can fluctuate as much as cash prices do.<\/p>\n

So in many cases, holiday flights on points are no longer the deal they once were \u2014 and can be high enough to make your jaw drop. In fact, you might get a lower cent-per-point value than usual if you\u2019re not careful.<\/p>\n

What the data says about holiday travel on miles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

NerdWallet does an\u00a0annual analysis of the value of airline miles. Conducted in August, the analysis looks at redeeming miles for flights 15 days in advance, for flights 180 days in advance, and for holiday flights. (For the latter, NerdWallet looked at flights departing Dec. 22, one of the\u00a0busiest days to fly around the winter holidays, and returning Dec. 29.) The results show that airline miles are generally worth less around the last week of December.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re flying domestically, there are two ways to think about getting maximum value for miles.<\/p>\n