airline skymiles and memberships

[Englishman2010]

Easyjet use cheaper airports and do not use gates, and you're not paying towards air miles in the ticket price which keeps taxes lower.

When I used my last lot of air miles to Vegas I was quite happy paying £300 instead of £600, and if two of you are using miles then that's enough saving to cover the hotel

That may be the case with easyjet, but it still represents a big saving. On shorthaul flights I'm not bothered if I slum it, if I get get to my destination in a Jeepney with wings and save money I'd do it
What I have noticed is that the EU based airlines charge much higher taxes and fees than the Asian/Middle Eastern Airlines. On a £600 flight from the UK to Manila, KLM charge £300 for the flight and £300 for tax, whereas Emirates charge £500 for the flight and £100 in other costs. Therefore if you want lower fees on a reward flight, a non EU airline will probably cost you less