• Economy: 10 000 miles roundtrip (6 000 miles one-way) domestically in Scandinavia: Routes for maximum points value:
  • Oslo / Tromsö – Longyearbyen
  • Southern Sweden – Kiruna / Umeå / Luleå
  All SAS awards can be booked online, search using SAS’ low fare calendar
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• Economy: 25,000 miles roundtrip within North America: All of Central America is considered part of North America on the SAS chart which makes this a potentially excellent deal. You can fly roundtrip from Vancouver to Panama, or New York to Costa Rica, or Chicago to Guatemala for just 25,000 miles, which is an incredible value even in economy.

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• Business: 63 000 miles Europe to North Africa + Middle East (105 000 miles roundtrip): This is a great value considering you can go all the way to Tanzania or Oman at this price. The best part is that these routes have a larger selection of high-quality airlines, specifically Turkish Airlines and Aegean.
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• ‍Business: 54,000 miles one-way around East and Central Asia (90,000 roundtrip): there are plenty of routes with this decent redemption cost, including all route combinations between India, Southeast Asia, and Far East/Central Asia. You can fly from Tokyo to Mumbai, a 9 hour 30-minute flight, for 54,000 miles. This also applies to the Stans like Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Check out the possible combinations because there are so many great values to be had.

• Business: 100,000 miles roundtrip from Europe to SAS long-haul destinations: This is the standard roundtrip price to the world in SAS business. To the US, especially to California, this is a good deal. If you can find award space, it’s an even bigger bargain to Asia. While a one-way ticket is 60 000, the roundtrip price of 100 000 points is an absolute steal. Tips: In Asia, Beijing usually has the most award space, while Tokyo is almost impossible for SAS Business redemptions. In the US, Chicago tends to have the most space. You can add a connecting flight from Europe, including as far away as the Canary Islands or Greece, but no connections are allowed in the USA at this ticket price.

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• First: 175,000 miles roundtrip from Europe to North America on Lufthansa: We’re getting into more expensive redemptions, but this is actually one of the cheapest ways to redeem miles for transatlantic flights in Lufthansa First. Fly from anywhere in Europe to Canada, the US, or even Mexico. Many people use this redemption when they’ve earned this 2-for-1 voucher, making it an incredible value. Tips: Lufthansa only releases award space 14-30 days before departure. Book a backup ticket in business class and simply change the reservation for $25 if First Class space opens up. As always, it’s best to find this space on aircanada.com starting 14-30 days before your flight, or ask for help from Chatflights. Expect additional taxes around $200 one-way on these tickets.

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