Dans Deals reports a Delta award sale between several US cities and many Mexico/Caribbean/Central America/South America destinations from just 5K miles each way! In the details of this post, Dan lists cheap award prices from/to JFK and many southern destinations. Although it is not clear which other US cities are included in this sale, I was able to find low fares from Newark as well as the DC area. To see the prices for each month, select Price Calendar when searching for one-way award flights.For flights completed before 2021, Basic Economy Delta awards can be changed and cancelled. All flights booked in regular economy or higher can be changed and cancelled at any time.Notable: Delta awards are eligible for Status Accelerators in 2021, 2022.Dans Deals identifies the following nonstop deals he discovered from/to JFKPanama: Panama: Panama 5K main, Panama 6K basicMiami: 5K Basic, 6.5K MainBogota: 5K Basic, 7K MainMontego Bay: 5.5K basic, 9K mainNassau: 5.5K basic, 10K mainSan Juan: 6.5K base, 9.5K mainLas Vegas: 7K Basic, 10.5K MainS. Thomas: 7K base, 10K mainPunta Cana: 7K base, 12K mainCancun: 8K basic, 10K mainSeattle: 8K base, 10.5K mainAruba: 9K base, 13K mainS. Maarten: 9K basic, 13K mainTurks and Caicos: 9K base, 13K mainIt can be helpful to view Comfort+, Economy and Basic Economy separately when searching for awards. We've often seen Economy pricing lower than Comfort+, and I now have a case in which regular Economy is cheaper than basic Economy. Here's the second result from the search for flights NYC-Panama.Would you rather pay 10,000 miles for Basic Economy, or 6,000 for Regular Economy?
