As you know, the British Airways Executive
Club mileage program changed dramatically last November when it switched over to Avios, which included the implementation of a new distance - based formula for redemptions.
Changes are coming to the British Airways» Executive
Club mileage program — and they do not sound good for North American travelers.
Not exact matches
Program of the Year — EL AL — Matmid
Club Best Elite
Program — Virgin Australia — Velocity Best Promotion — EL AL — Matmid
Club Best Customer Service — EL AL — Matmid
Club Best Redemption Ability — Virgin Australia — Velocity 210 AWARD — ANA — ANA
Mileage Club
Earning ANA
Mileage Club miles is a little bit easier than the first
program we discussed, Alaska Airlines
Mileage Plan.
Both
programs transfer points to ANA
Mileage Club at a 1:1 ratio.
The points transfer
program with the Ink Bold allows you to take Ultimate Rewards points and transfer them 1 for 1 with the following loyalty
programs: British Airways Executive
Club, Southwest Rapid Rewards, United
Mileage Plus, Korean Air Skypass, Virgin Atlantic Flying
Club, Singapore Airlines Krisflyer, Amtrak Guest Rewards, Hyatt Gold Passport, IHG Rewards
Club, Marriott Rewards, Ritz Carlton Rewards.
Often, ANA's
Mileage Club program requires the fewest miles to book first class flights on ANA but requires round - trip bookings.
ANA
Mileage Club is one of the most valuable frequent flyer
programs in the world.
The Million Miler
Program tracks your lifetime miles since joining the ANA
Mileage Club.
Some other
programs you might want to check out are Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Aegean Airlines Miles + Bonus, and ANA
Mileage Club.
Earning ANA
Mileage Club miles is a little bit easier than the first
program we discussed, Alaska Airlines
Mileage Plan.
Perhaps the best way to earn ANA
Mileage Club miles is by using credit cards to earn points in loyalty
programs like American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, and then transferring those points to your ANA
Mileage Club account.
Another hotel loyalty
program that lets you transfer points to ANA
Mileage Club is Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG).
ANA
Mileage Club used to be a key
program for those interested in booking Star Alliance awards.
Both
programs transfer points to ANA
Mileage Club at a 1:1 ratio.
Like British Airways Executive
Club, the Japan Airlines
Mileage Bank
program uses a distance - based award chart.
One important aspect of the ANA
Mileage Club program to remember is that they require round - trip award bookings.
The most straightforward way to book first class is through ANA's own
Mileage Club program.
Though perhaps not the frequent flyer
program you would expect to use when flying to Paris, ANA
Mileage Club actually has some competitive redemption rates.
Whether booking a first class flight on ANA or booking a fun partner award, ANA
Mileage Club is a great
program to know.
ANA
Mileage Club is probably the best airline loyalty
program for booking these awards.
Then, use the credit or debit card you linked to the
Mileage Plan
program to pay for at least $ 30 worth of food and / or drinks at a participating bar,
club or restaurant within 30 days of joining the
program.
The Japanese carrier ANA also expanded the coverage of its
program,
Mileage Club, by adding Vietnam Airlines to its list of partners.
Beginning July 23, members of Alaska's
Mileage Plan
program may earn miles on Hainan Airlines - operated flights, while members of Hainan Airlines» Fortune Wings
Club program will be able to earn miles on Alaska Airlines flights.
You can transfer these 22,500 Chase Freedom credit card points to your Chase Sapphire Preferred or Chase Ink Plus Credit Cards and then transfer to frequent flyer
Programs like United Airlines -
Mileage plus, British Airways - Executive
Club etc..
ANA
Mileage Club is a transfer partner with Amex Membership Rewards
program.
Club 49 ® is a
program within
Mileage Plan that is open to all Alaska residents.
This is probably the best first class deal to Asia, as the same flight costs 150,000 - 165,000 miles in ANA's own
Mileage Club program.
Don't confuse ANA's versatile award
program,
Mileage Club, with the similarly named
Mileage Bank offered by the other major Japanese airline, JAL.
However, Air Canada Aeroplan, All - Nippon
Mileage Club, and Singapore KrisFlyer are all transfer partners with Membership Rewards, which means you can use their
programs to book United and Star Alliance flights.
Two of those
programs made our list, ANA
Mileage Club and Air Canada Aeroplan.
Additionally, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer and ANA
Mileage Club are partners with the American Express Membership Rewards Loyalty
Program.
JAL
Mileage Club is a
program that has attracted a lot more attention recently as a path to booking inexpensive awards on Emirates.
ANA's frequent flyer
program,
Mileage Club, has recently undergone massive changes, switching from a distance - based to a zone - based
program.
And of course, there are other routing gems that make me believe that ANA
Mileage Club might be the best frequent flyer
program in the world!
If you are travelling with British Airways, I would recommend depositing your miles to anyone of these 4 frequent flyer
programs — British Airways Executive
Club, Alaska
Mileage plan, American AAdvantage or US Airways Dividend miles.
Participating
programs include American Airlines» AAdvantage, Delta Skymiles, JetBlue TrueBlue, Virgin Atlantic Flying
Club, Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer, United Airlines
Mileage Plus, Korean Airlines Skypass, and All Nippon Airways
Mileage Club.
This post is the first in a series that tries to re-evaluate the ANA
Mileage Club program in light of two major events — the recent AA award chart devaluation and ANA dumping its fuel surcharges on April 1.
Groupon has launched a new
program whereby you can sign up to receive a promo code to earn miles or points on your Groupon purchases with the following
programs: Alaska
Mileage Plan, American Airlines AAdvantage, JetBlue TrueBlue, United Airlines, Choice Privileges, IHG Rewards
Club, or La Quinta Returns.
The ANA
Mileage Club charts for the rest of Asia are a bit more complex, and also include the Indian subcontinent, while the AA's and other
programs do not.
There are three elite levels in the ANA
Mileage Club elite
program: Bronze, Platinum and Diamond.
Programs: Marriott Platinum, HHonors, UA
Mileage Plus Silver Elite, United
Club, HyattGold, Enterprise Silver
The Platinum Card earns Membership Rewards points, which can be transferred to many airline mile
programs 1:1, including Delta SkyMiles, ANA
Mileage Club (for some great award prices on international flights), Virgin Atlantic Flying
Club, and more.
Since Alaska Airlines got their start operating sometimes dangerous routes to remote airports,
Mileage Plan provides a free and unique
program,
Club 49, for Alaska state residents that includes two checked bags, two one - way fare discounts of 30 %, and exclusive email offers.
The Amex Membership Rewards
program has 17 airline transfer partners (among them Delta SkyMiles, ANA
Mileage Club and Cathay Pacific Asia Miles) and 3 hotel
programs vs Chase's 7 airlines and 4 hotels.
The first Star Alliance carrier on the list is All Nippon Airways and its
Mileage Club program, which offers separate award charts for flights on ANA metal and flights on partner airlines.