In this post, I'm going to talk about the newly loaded off peak award space to South America on US Airways including screen shots of the exact space. But first, I'll give a little background on US Airways off peak awards, the main reason I rate US Air miles as more valuable than United miles, and the main time to use US Air miles instead of United miles.

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid.

US Airways and United are both members of the Star Alliance, so many times you can redeem miles from either carrier for the exact same trip. In those situations, which miles should you use?

I've made a list of some clear situations to favor one mile over the other. The list can also be read as a list of situations to collect US miles versus situations to collect United miles though.

There are five basic types of frequent flier miles. I'll detail each, including how best to take advantage of them. Then I'll explain why it's important to diversify across the types (not just across frequent flier programs.)

1) Region-to-region based miles. American, Delta, United, US Airways, etc

Region-to-region miles are the most common type of miles. These miles can be redeemed according to award charts, so a flight from North America to Europe costs a certain amount of miles regardless of where in North America and where in Europe and regardless of the (valid) routing.

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid.

The punctuation in this post's title is different than in previous posts on the subject of tacking free oneways onto awards. In the last week, I've shown how to add free oneways to your United, Delta, and American awards.

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid.

This post is part of a four-part series. In Part 1, we looked at the mechanics of the US Airways program. In Part 2, we looked at its award chart and rules to find valuable awards. In Part 3, we valued specific Dividend Miles awards. In Part 4, I’ll put a number on one Dividend Mile.

In this post, I’ll explain why I value one US Airways Dividend Mile at 1.95 cents, but your value will be different.

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid. 

This post is part of a four-part series. In Part 1, we looked at the mechanics of the US Airways program. In Part 2, we looked at its award chart and rules to find valuable awards. In Part 3, we’ll value specific Dividend Miles awards.

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid.

Nine minutes ago, I received an email from US Airways saying that I was targeted to buy Dividend Miles with a 90% bonus from now through May 15. Check to see if you have the email.

Clicking the link to Buy Miles in the email, I was brought to a purchase screen where the bonus miles were automatically included. The normal US Air price for miles is $37.63 per 1,000 or 3.7625 cents per mile.

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid.

This post is part of a four-part series. In Part 1, we looked at the mechanics of the US Airways program. In Part 2, we'll look at its award chart and rules to find valuable awards. In Part 3, we’ll value specific Dividend Miles awards. In Part 4, I’ll put a number on one Dividend Mile.

If you read Part 1, you were probably struck by how unfavorably the Dividend Miles program compared to United's Mileage Plus.

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid.

This post is part of a four-part series. In Part 1, we will look at the mechanics of the US Airways program. In Part 2, we'll look at its award chart and rules to find valuable awards. In Part 3, we’ll value specific Dividend Miles awards.

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here.

This is the eighteenth post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete.