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Turkish has brought back their periodic award sale – this time with up to 40% off Econ flights as long as you book by 10/02/24 and fly between 11/1/24 and 3/31/25. The past few years this was an insane deal because the Turkish award chart was much, much better and this sale meant you could fly Turkish business class, which is quite good, from the US to Europe for just 32k miles. Not only is that deal gone, but this promotion is only economy. You’ll find Econ between US and Europe is 24k with this deal.
If you’re looking to fly to Turkey, maybe see Cappadocia, or lay on the beaches of Bodrum, this could be a good deal, but it’s not nearly as exciting as it used to be.
| Ticketing Dates | 9/26/24 to 10/2/24 |
|---|---|
| Flight Dates | 11/1/24 to 3/31/2025 |
You can read my review of Turkish Business Class on the 787-9 here!
Is this the best we’ve seen?
- 20% refund in early 24 including business class
- 30% discount in 2022 and 2023 including business class
How much do Turkish award flights cost?
Turkish changed their award chart and it’s not bifurcated between flights on Turkish and partners. This deal only relates to those on Turkish planes and will abide by the following chart – and if you’re going to Istanbul only, it’s not a bad deal, but to Europe is pricey.
- US to Turkey would be 24k each way in Economy with this deal
What are the terms?
- Econ Only
- Book by 10/02/24
- Fly between 11/1/24 and 3/31/25
- 40% off departing from these cities:
- Atlanta, Bogota, Boston, Buenos Aires, Cancun, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Caracas, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, Montreal, New York, Panama, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington; arriving to our entire network and departing from our domestic routes, arriving on selected routes above.
- 30% discount on one-way or round-trip Economy Class promotional award tickets departing from
- Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Addis Ababa, Aqaba, Aktau, Almaty, Amman, Amsterdam, Asmara, Astana, Ashgabat, Athens, Baghdad, Bahrain, Baku, Bamako, Bari, Basel, Basra, Batumi, Belgrade, Beirut, Bilbao, Billund, Birmingham, Bishkek, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bremen, Brussels, Budapest, Bukhara, Bucharest, Geneva, Djibouti, Dakar, Dammam, Doha, Douala, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Dushanbe, Düsseldorf, Encemine, Erbil, Fergana, Frankfurt, Freetown, Ganja, Goteborg, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Hanover, Helsinki, Hurghada, Isfahan, Alexandria, Juba, Cairo, Catania, Casablanca, Kirkuk, Kinshasa, Kishinev, Conakry, Copenhagen, Cologne, Constanța, Krakow, Kuwait, Leipzig, Librevil, Luanda, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Malaga, Malta, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille, Muscat, Mashhad, Mogadishu, Munih, Nakhchivan, Naples, Najaf, Niamey, Nice, Nouakchott, Nuremberg, Oslo, Palermo, Beijing, Podgorica, Prague, Pristina, Riga, Riyadh, Salzburg, Sarajevo, Thessaloniki, Samarkand, Seoul, Seychelles, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Shanghai, Sharm el-Sheikh, Shiraz, Tehran, Taif, Taipei, Tallin, Tashkent, Tabriz, Tbilisi, Turin, Toulouse, Turkestan, Ulaanbaatar, Urgench, Skopje, Warsaw, Venice, Vilnius, Vienna, Yaund
How to find Turkish Award space?
While you need to book on the Turkish website, the easiest way to find award space is actually on United using their old search function in calendar mode.
- Make sure the little button is ticked in the bottom “nonstop”
- The ones pricing in at 88k United miles are
Where does Turkish fly?
You’ll want to begin your search form one of their North American hubs. You can go here to Flightconnections.com to play around with what planes service each route. Keep an eye out for the 787s and A350s – those have the best business class.
How to earn Turkish Miles?
You may have them and not even know it. Turkish is a transfer partner of the following programs:
- Bilt Rewards
- Citi Thank You
- Capital One Miles
Bilt Rewards
If you’re a renter and not using the Bilt Rewards Mastercard you’re truly missing out. It’s the only card on the market that facilitates fee free rent payment, no annual fee, 3x on dining, 2x travel, and a great list of transfer partners. I’m a senior advisor and investor in the company and they have even more exciting things in stow for next year.
Bilt Rewards Mastercard
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Citi Thank You
I signed up for the Citi Thank You Premier earlier this year and earned 80k Thank You points. The Citi Thank You Premier is easily the most underrated card on the market, and is still offering its highest ever offer.
Citi Thank You Premier is offering 80k Thank You points after $4k spend in 3 months
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- You also earn 3x on
- Air Travel
- Hotel
- Supermarkets
- Dining
- and Gas
- You also earn 3x on
Capital One Miles
Capital One Miles are quite valuable as well, and the Capital One Venture X Is my top pick for most valuable super premium card on the market. The Venture Rewards is also a great card that earns 2x as well.
Overall
If you are already sitting on a cache of Bilt, Citi, or Capital One Miles… this could be an interesting option for you.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card went through a major refresh in 2026 adding new bonus categories, travel protections, statement credits, and remains one of the best travel starter cards in the market. It earns Premium Ultimate Rewards that can be transferred into over a dozen partners many of which are US based including Hyatt, Southwest, United, IHG, and Marriott. Note that Hyatt is now a 4:3 transfer partner
Welcome Offer
Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
Earn
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on gas and EV charging
- NEW ACCELERATED EARN CATEGORY: 3x points on vacation homes at top brands
- Cardmembers will earn 3x points on vacation homes at these top brands: Airbnb, Vrbo, Plu Guide, HomeAway, Homestay.com and Vacasa.
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 2x on all other travel
- 1x on everyday purchases
- 5x points on Lyft rides Earn 5x total points on eligible Lyft rides including ride share, bike and scooter rides and subscription and membership products through September 30, 2027.
- 5x total points on Peloton equipment Earn 5x total points on eligible Peloton equipment and accessory purchases over $150 through December 31, 2027.
Benefits and Credits
- $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- NEW: $120 Global Entry, TSA PreCheck or NEXUS fee credit Cardmembers will receive one statement credit of up to $120 every four years as reimbursement for the application fee charged to the card.
- NEW: Complimentary Apple TV subscription for one year
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Complimentary DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees & lower service fees for a min. of one year when you activate by 12/31/27. Plus, a $10 promo each month on non-restaurant orders
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is great starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Chase Ink Business Cash® , Chase Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into the Sapphire Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee remains quite low at $95 a year and if you use the $100 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠ you’ll wipe out that annual fee every year. It has great bonus categories and other useful statement credits to enhance your travel.
One thing that is a bummer is Chase lowered the transfer ratio to World of Hyatt from 1:1 to 4:3.
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