September 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","Atlanta - London","Business","Sept. to June","","Sept. to June",""],["#rowspan#","Los Angeles - Rome","Business","Sept. to June","","Sept. to May","June"],["#rowspan#","New York - Paris","Business","Sept. to June","","Sept. to June",""],["American","Chicago - San Juan","Business","April to June","March","April to June","Mar."],["#rowspan#","Dallas - San Jose, C.R.","Business","April to June","Oct., Feb., March","March to June","Oct., Nov., Feb."],["#rowspan#","New York - Cancun","Business","Jan. to June","Dec.","March to June","Dec. to Feb."],["Continental","New York - Los Cabos","Business","Sept. to Feb., April","March","Sept. to Feb.","March"],["#rowspan#","New York - Munich","Business","Feb.","Jan., March, April","Feb. to April","March"],["#rowspan#","New York - San Jose, C.R.","Business","Oct., Nov., Jan. to May","Dec.","Oct. to Dec., Feb., May","Jan., March, April, June"],["United","Los Angeles - Honolulu","First","Nov., Jan. to June","Oct., Dec.","Nov. to Jun.","Oct."],["#rowspan#","San Francisco - Seoul","Business","","Nov. to June","Feb.","Dec., Jan., March to July"],["#rowspan#","Washington, DC - Su00e3o Paulo","Business","","Feb. to June","","March to June"],["US Airways","Charlotte - Mexico City","Business","Oct., Nov., Jan. to May","Dec., June","Oct., Nov., Jan., Feb.","Dec., March April, June"],["#rowspan#","Philadelphia - Frankfurt","Business","Oct, Nov., Jan.","Dec., Feb to May","Oct. to Jan.","Feb. to May"],["#rowspan#","Phoenix - Honolulu","First","April, May","Nov. to March","April, May","Nov. to March"],["<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 and Continental. <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>\n<em>** Due to technical problems, Delta's mileage award redemption calendar will not be shown in this month's issue; for SkyTeam members, we have, however, included Flying Blue award mileage availability; flights could require a connection.<\/em>","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#","#colspan#"]]