October 2011: When Redeeming Miles Is Relatively Easy

[["<strong>Airline<\/strong>","<strong>Route<\/strong>","<strong>Class<\/strong>","<strong>Departure Availability<\/strong>","#colspan#","<strong>Return Availability<\/strong>","#colspan#"],["#rowspan#","#rowspan#","#rowspan#","<strong>Favorable Odds<\/strong>","<strong>50-50<\/strong>","<strong>Favorable Odds<\/strong>","<strong>50-50<\/strong>"],["**Air France - SkyTeam member","Detroit - London","Business","Nov. to March","Oct., April to July","Nov. to March","April, May, July"],["#rowspan#","Los Angeles - Paris","Business","Oct. to Dec., Feb., March","Jan., July","Dec. to March","Oct., Nov., May"],["#rowspan#","New York - Rome","Business","Oct. to July","","Nov. to July",""],["American","Chicago - London***","Business","Feb.","Dec., Jan., March to July","Jan. to July","Dec."],["#rowspan#","Chicago - Tokyo","Business","","May to July","","April to July"],["#rowspan#","New York - London****","Business","Jan. to April","Dec., May to July","Jan. to July","Dec."],["Continental","Houston - Honolulu","First","","Oct. to March, May","","Oct. to Feb., May"],["#rowspan#","Houston - Paris","Business","","Jan. to April","Jan. to March","Dec., April, May"],["#rowspan#","New York - Rome","Business","Jan. to April","Nov,, May., July","Dec. to July","Nov., Aug."],["United","Chicago - Honolulu","First","April to July","Jan., March, Aug,","June, July","May, Aug."],["#rowspan#","Chicago - Sao Paulo","Business","","March, to July","","March to July"],["#rowspan#","San Francisco - Maui","First","March to July","Oct., Jan., Feb., Aug.","Oct., Dec., March to July","Jan., Feb., Aug."],["US Airways","Charlotte - San Jose, C.R.","First","","Jan., Feb., April, July","","Dec. to Feb., April, July"],["#rowspan#","Philadelphia - San Juan","First","Oct. to March","April, May, July","Oct. to March","April, May, July"],["#rowspan#","Phoenix - Kona","First","","March, to May","","March to May"],["<strong>Major Credit Cards and Their Airline Point-Transfer Partners<\/strong>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"],["<strong>American Express Membership Rewards: <\/strong>Air France. <strong>Starwood: <\/strong>Air France, American, Continental*, United*, and US Airways. <strong>Diners Club:<\/strong> American. <em>*Not recommended due to 2-to-1 exchange rate.<\/em>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"],["<em><strong>Favorable Odds:<\/strong> Award space available for two passengers traveling together about 75% during time period indicated.<\/em>\n<em><strong>50-50: <\/strong>Award space available for two persons about 50% during time period indicated. Worth pursuing if you're flexible.<\/em>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"],["<em>** Delta's award redemption calendar will not be shown in this monthu0092s issue; for SkyTeam members, we have, however, included Flying Blue award mileage availability; flights could require a connection. ***Best chance during available months: departures Tuesday to Thursday and Saturday; no return on Friday through April, none on Thursday or Friday May to July. ****Best chance during available months: no departures on Sunday, Monday or Friday; no return on Friday through April, none on Thursday or Friday May to July.<\/em>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"]]