{"id":34394,"date":"2023-08-25T19:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/25\/book-round-trip-flights-to-london-with-just-40000-skymiles-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T19:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T19:30:14","slug":"book-round-trip-flights-to-london-with-just-40000-skymiles-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/25\/book-round-trip-flights-to-london-with-just-40000-skymiles-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Book round-trip flights to London with just 40,000 SkyMiles &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lately, international flying has become a pricey endeavor as everyone has flocked to Europe since pandemic-related restrictions were lifted. However, traveling to Europe doesn&#8217;t have to cost you an arm and a leg in airfare.<\/p>\n<p>Delta Air Lines has award availability for economy flights to London starting at 40,000 miles from a range of major U.S. cities. Delta rarely has good award availability, as a flight to London using Delta SkyMiles would otherwise cost more than 100,000 miles. So, these deals are worth nabbing if you&#8217;re hoping to save some money and use all those miles you&#8217;ve accrued over the years.<\/p>\n<p>This award availability is sure to be gone within the next couple of days, so book your flights as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"deal-basics\" class=\"jsx-133228390 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-133228390\">Deal basics<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Airline:<\/strong> Delta<br \/><strong>Routes:<\/strong> From Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., to London<br \/><strong>How to book:<\/strong> Directly on Delta&#8217;s website<br \/><strong>Travel dates:<\/strong> There is scattered availability from October through January<br \/><strong>Book by:<\/strong> As soon as possible<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frequentmiler.com\/delta-award-sale-from-34k-skymiles-roundtrip-to-london\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frequent Miler<\/a> first reported this deal.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"sample-flights\" class=\"jsx-133228390 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-133228390\">Sample flights<\/h2>\n<p>Once you find a good award deal, you should seize it immediately because they can be hard to come by. And currently, there isn&#8217;t a ton of availability left on this deal. Some folks were able to find even lower rates starting at 34,000 miles, but those were scooped up quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Your best bet for ensuring you find the 40,000-mile awards for a round trip to London is to book through the flexible-fare calendar because it still shows some dates priced anywhere from 40,000 to 60,000 miles. Otherwise, traveling to London on awards can cost at least 100,000 miles.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you&#8217;re flying from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Heathrow Airport (LHR), Delta&#8217;s flexible-fare calendar has some availability left at 40,000 miles round-trip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4252866712 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-3367723627 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:60.89906700593723%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.38.55-PM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">DELTA AIR LINES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You&#8217;ll pay the lowest number in miles for a weeklong trip to London by flying between Jan. 8 and Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__XqB82&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__b0lcE&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__PbCkt\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__a_UTq\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Rewarding reading in less than 5 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, these awards only apply to Delta&#8217;s main economy cabin. It&#8217;s not as restrictive as basic economy, but it also doesn&#8217;t include any major perks, either. The main benefit is that flying to London can be expensive, whether you&#8217;re paying with money or miles. So, getting a trip for 40,000 miles when it would otherwise cost at least 100,000 is a major steal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4252866712 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-3367723627 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:50.11565150346955%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.43.46-PM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">DELTA AIR LINES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the round trip costing only 40,000 miles, you end up paying $204 in taxes and additional fees to fly to London. However, sometimes the cash prices are the same as the awards, so make sure to check those when booking. In this case, a Delta fare to London costs around $638 for the same dates, which is not much of a difference compared to the 40,000 miles, according to Google Flights.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s up to you whether to book with miles or cash, but this deal can be particularly good if you&#8217;re just looking to use some miles, especially since accumulating a decent number of miles to book a round-trip flight can take awhile if you&#8217;re not the most frequent traveler.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4252866712 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-3367723627 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:64.63700234192038%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-25-at-12.46.11-PM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">DELTA AIR LINES<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a id=\"maximize-your-purchase\" class=\"jsx-133228390 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-133228390\">Maximize your purchase<\/h2>\n<p>Make sure to use cards that earn bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bottom-line\" class=\"jsx-133228390 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-133228390\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>Flying to London can potentially cost thousands of dollars in airfare. However, paying just 40,000 miles is equivalent to $564 (without the additional fees), using <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/monthly-valuations\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TPG&#8217;s valuations<\/a>, which value Delta SkyMiles at 1.41 cents apiece.<\/p>\n<p>Even though London is colder during these months, you&#8217;ll get to experience the city without the crowds of tourists. Book these tickets fast because such award availability from Delta won&#8217;t last long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/deals\/delta-skymiles-london-sale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, international flying has become a pricey endeavor as everyone has flocked to Europe since pandemic-related restrictions were lifted. However, traveling to Europe doesn&#8217;t have to cost you an arm and a leg in airfare. Delta Air Lines has award availability for economy flights to London starting at 40,000 miles from a range of major [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34394","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}