Press Room :: Yearly Award Redemption Figures -- Worldwide| Year | Total Awards Redeemed U.S. Airlines |
% Change from Previous Year | Total Awards Redeemed non-U.S. Airlines |
% Change from Previous Year | Total Awards Redeemed Worldwide |
| 2004 | 14,448,000 |  8.5% |
9,632,398 |  11.4% |
24,080,398 |
| 2003 | 15,785,848 | 9.0% |
9,523,898 | 2.7% |
25,309,746 |
| 2002 | 14,487,000 | 9.6% |
9,783,222 | 3.4% |
24,270,222 |
| 2001 | 13,217,022 | 4.6% |
10,129,987 | 21.3% |
23,347,009 |
| 2000 | 13,849,528 | 6.1% |
8,347,512 | 10.3% |
22,197,040 |
| 1999 | 13,047,959 | 16.4% |
7,566,414 | 13.5% |
20,614,373 |
| 1998 | 11,207,143 | 13.4% |
6,668,421 | 39.3% |
17,875,564 |
| 1997 | 9,884,236 | 6.5% |
4,787,889 | 53.5% |
14,672,125 |
| 1996 | 9,284,827 | 10.4% |
3,119,914 | 55.7% |
12,404,741 |
| 1995 | 10,359,252 | 9% |
2,003,805 | 129% |
12,363,057 |
| 1994 | 9,491,701 | 14% |
874,956 | 353% |
10,366,657 |
| 1993 | 8,350,169 | 9.5% |
192,775 | 70.2% |
8,542,944 |
| 1992 | 7,623,704 | 9.5% |
113,237 | 28.7% |
7,736,941 |
| 1991 | 6,965,281 | 15.7% |
87,991 | 520.1% |
7,053,272 |
| 1990 | 6,020,631 | 1.3% |
14,189 | 238.9% |
6,034,820 |
| 1989 | 5,943,111 | 90.9% |
4,187 | NA | 5,947,298 |
| 1988 | 3,113,894 | 25.7% |
- | - | 3,113,894 |
| 1987 | 2,477,329 | 78.2% |
- | - | 2,477,329 |
| 1986 | 1,389,993 | 126.3% |
- | - | 1,389,993 |
| 1985 | 614,332 | 339.1% |
- | - | 614,332 |
| 1984 | 139,899 | 92.5% |
- | - | 139,899 |
| 1983 | 72,671 | 108.3% |
- | - | 72,671 |
| 1982 | 34,894 | 328.6% |
- | - | 34,894 |
| 1981 | 8,142 | NA | - | - | 8,142 |
How to Read This Chart:
Total Awards Redeemed:
The number of free travel awards that were used for travel in the year specified (not to be confused with the number of miles that were redeemed).
% Change from Previous Year:
The percentage of increase or decrease in the number of awards redeemed as compared to the previous year.