NEW YORK , Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Points Guy (TPG), the media platform focused on maximizing travel experiences while minimizing spending, released its first-ever report analyzing just how far your rewards can go this holiday season. Partnering with Points Path, a browser extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge that displays frequent flyer prices next to cash prices in Google Flights, TPG analyzed more than 7.
2 million searches to identify the best (and worst) airlines for using points and miles over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Across all airlines, data shows a notable drop-off in value for frequent flyer miles this 2024-25 holiday season as four of the five airlines included in the report saw combined redemption values for these busy periods at (or below) non-holiday levels. The report found that searches around Thanksgiving ( Nov.
22 - Dec. 1 ) resulted in 6.47% less value for your rewards compared to other 2024 travel dates, while using your points and miles will get you 3.
6% less value over the winter holidays ( Dec. 20 - Jan. 5 ).
Only JetBlue's point redemption value over the holiday season exceeded its 2024 average. Search data also revealed the need to spend more miles compared to non-holiday dates. Economy award tickets across all five airlines averages 38,473 miles outside of these busy travel periods.
Over Thanksgiving, that average jumps to 49,680 miles — an increase of 29.13%. And over Christmas, the average economy ticket rea.