February 2011: When Redeeming Miles Is Relatively Easy

February 2011
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The Best Chances of Redeeming Miles for a Premium Seat

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[["<strong>Airline<\/strong>","<strong>Route<\/strong>","<strong>Class<\/strong>","<strong>Departure Availability<\/strong>","#colspan#","<strong>Return Availability<\/strong>","#colspan#"],["#rowspan#","#rowspan#","#rowspan#","Favorable Odds","50-50","Favorable Odds","50-50"],["American","Chicago - Beijing","Business","July to Nov.","Feb. to April, Oct.","June to Nov.","Feb., March and May"],["#rowspan#","Dallas - Buenos Aires","Business","","June to Nov.","Sept. to Nov.","June to Aug."],["#rowspan#","Dallas - San Jose, C.R.","Business","May to Nov.","April","May to Nov.",""],["Continental","Houston - Honolulu","First","","June and July","July","June to Aug."],["#rowspan#","Houston - Tokyo","Business","Feb., Sept. to Nov.","July","Feb., Sept. to Nov.","March"],["#rowspan#","New York - Grand Cayman","Business","Aug.","July","June to Nov.","Feb., to May, Dec."],["Delta","Atlanta - Frankfurt","Business","Feb. and March","Nov. and Dec.","Feb., March, Aug., Nov.","Dec."],["#rowspan#","Los Angeles - Maui","First","Sept. and Oct.","March, May, Aug, Dec.","","May, Sept. to Dec."],["#rowspan#","New York - London","Business","Feb. to Nov.","Dec.","Feb. to Nov.","Dec."],["United","Chicago - Frankfurt","First","July, Aug., Nov.","Feb. to April, Oct.","Mar., Aug., Oct., Nov.","April to July, Sept., Dec."],["#rowspan#","San Francisco - Maui","First","March, May to Nov.","Feb., April., Dec.","May to Nov.","Feb., March, Dec"],["#rowspan#","San Francisco - Seoul","Business","Feb. to Nov.","","March to May","June to Nov."],["US Airways","Philadelphia - Madrid","Business","","Sept. to Nov.","","Sept. to Nov."],["#rowspan#","Philadelphia - Manchester","Business","","May., Sept. to Nov.","","Feb., Aug., Oct., Nov."],["#rowspan#","Phoenix - Honolulu","First","May, Sept. to Nov.","March and April","May, Sept., Oct.","Feb. to April, Nov."],["<strong>Major Credit Cards and Their Airline Point-Transfer Partners<\/strong>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"],["<strong><i>American Express Rewards:<\/i><\/strong> Continental and Delta. <strong><em>Starwood:<\/em><\/strong> American, Continental*, Delta, United*, and US Airways. <strong><em>Diners Club:<\/em><\/strong> American and Delta. *Not recommended due to 2-to-1 exchange rate.","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"]]
<small><strong><i>Favorable Odds:</i></strong> Award space for two passengers traveling together about 75% during time period indicated. <strong><i>50-50: </i></strong>Award space for two persons about 50% during time period indicated. Worth pursuing if you’re flexible.</small>