Though it lacks a major U.S. credit card transfer partner, Japan Airlines is a Starwood Preferred
Guest airline transfer partner, so you can earn miles that way.
Not exact matches
Japan
Airlines has one notable
transfer partner: Starwood Preferred
Guest (SPG).
In addition to earning AAdvantage miles by flying American
Airlines and their
partners, you can
transfer miles into the program from Starwood Preferred
Guest.
In addition to earning miles when flying with United
Airlines and their
partners, you can
transfer miles into the program from Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred
Guest (SPG).
For above - average rewards, a slew of
airline transfer partners and plenty of rewards redemption options, the Starwood Preferred
Guest ® Credit Card from American Express is hard to beat.
Airline transfer partners include Asia Miles, EVA Air (Star Alliance), Etihad
Guest, Flying Blue, Garuda Indonesia (SkyTeam), Malaysia
Airlines (Oneworld), Qantas, Qatar Airways (Oneworld), Singapore
Airlines (Star Alliance), Thai Airways (Star Alliance), and Virgin Atlantic.
Finally, the Starwood Preferred
Guest program features a whopping 29 different
airline transfer partners.
Some American Express
transfer partners are at a lower ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways, and Starwood Preferred
Guest.
In addition to earning miles when flying with United
Airlines and their
partners, you can
transfer miles into the program from Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred
Guest (SPG).
Citi ThankYou
transfer partners are JetBlue TrueBlue, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair Asia Miles, Etihad
Guest, EVA Air, Air France / KLM Flying Blue, Garuda Indonesia, Hilton Honors, Jet Airways Jet Privilege, Malaysia
Airlines Enrich, Qantas, Qatar Privilege Club, Sears Shop Your Way, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, Thai Royal Orchid Plus, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Avianca LifeMiles.
To make the
transfer, log into your Membership Rewards account and select Etihad
Guest under the drop - down menu of participating
airline partners.
The American Express Starwood Preferred
Guest card does offer a 25 %
transfer bonus for
transfers to
airline partners in increments of 20,000 points.
Hilton Honors
transfer partners include American Express Membership Rewards, Diners Club International, Hawaiian
Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Amtrak
Guest Rewards.
Try to avoid
transferring points from the
airline's only
transfer partner, Starwood Preferred
Guest, because you'll lose about 30 percent of their value compared to programs that use miles.
While
airline programs
partner with hotels and vice versa, in most cases it's not worth
transferring out due to poor
transfer ratios; the main exception is Starwood Preferred
Guest, which enables you to
transfer to a number of
airline programs with a 25 % bonus if you
transfer in increments of 20,000 points.
Marriott points are incredibly useful for stays at Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels, and they can also be
transferred to the Starwood Preferred
Guest Program (at a 3:1
transfer rate) and used for SPG stays or
transferred to SPG
partner airlines.
The Starwood Preferred
Guest program has more than 30
airline mileage
transfer partners.
Also, Virgin Atlantic is the
transfer partner of all four U.S. - based
airline travel programs: American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Starwood Preferred
Guest and Diners Club, which makes it easy to collect Flying Club miles outside of flying.
Doha - based Qatar
Airlines is a member of the oneworld alliance and
transfer partner of the Citi ThankYou and Starwood Preferred
Guest programs.
Singapore
Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance, and a
transfer partner of all four U.S. - based
airline travel programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Starwood Preferred
Guest and Citi ThankYou.
Aside from the fact that this is a great
airline with an excellent award redemption chart and exceptional service in all cabins, ANA is also a Star Alliance member and
transfer partner with the Amex Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred
Guest programs.
Cathay Pacific is a member of the OneWorld Alliance and
transfer partner of three U.S. - based
airline travel programs: American Express Membership Rewards, Starwood Preferred
Guest and Citi ThankYou.
While many AMEX Membership Rewards
transfer partners are at 1:1 ratio (meaning you
transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards for 1,000 miles or points), some are at a different ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways, Starwood Preferred
Guest, and Virgin America.
Citi ThankYou
transfer partners are JetBlue TrueBlue, Cathay Pacific and Dragonair Asia Miles, Etihad
Guest, EVA Air, Air France / KLM Flying Blue, Garuda Indonesia, Hilton Honors, Jet Airways Jet Privilege, Malaysia
Airlines Enrich, Qantas, Qatar Privilege Club, Sears Shop Your Way, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, Thai Royal Orchid Plus, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Avianca LifeMiles.
Starwood Preferred
Guest partners with 35 different
airlines providing you with a plethora of options to
transfer your Starpoints to an
airline of your choice.
However, the way to utilize the points for ANA is to
transfer them to Etihad
Guest and redeem them as a
partner airline.
Starwood Preferred
Guest («SPG») is the only remaining direct
transfer partner of American
Airlines, and has 2 credit cards you could use to earn additional SPG points.
Airline Transfer Partners: Etihad
Guest *, JetBlue TrueBlue, Malaysia
Airlines Enrich, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America Elevate, EVA Air Infinity MileageLands, Flying Blue, Garuda Indonesia Frequent Flyer, Qantas, Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, and Asia Miles **.
In fact, Starwood Preferred
Guest partners with some
airlines (like Japan Airlines) that don't have any other transfer p
airlines (like Japan
Airlines) that don't have any other transfer p
Airlines) that don't have any other
transfer partners.
The Starwood Preferred
Guest loyalty program has long been a favorite of many travelers thanks to the ability to redeem SPG Starpoints for hotel award stays and
transfer them to over 30
airline partners.
While Japan
Airlines provides the cheapest redemption option, they are only
transfer partners with Starwood Preferred
Guest, which means there are only two credit cards that can help you earn miles.
Singapore
Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance, and a
transfer partner of all four U.S. - based
airline travel programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Starwood Preferred
Guest and Citi ThankYou.
Travel
Transfer Partners: Virgin America Elevate, Virgin Atlantic, Etihad
Guest, Qantas, Qatar Airways Privilege Club, EVA Air Infinity MileageLands, Flying Blue, Garuda Indonesia Frequent Flyer, Thai Airways Royal Orchid Plus, Malaysia
Airlines Enrich, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, JetBlue TrueBlue and Hilton Honors Worldwide.
Another highlight of Singapore
Airlines» program is that they are
transfer partners of all of the major transferable points currencies like American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards, and Starwood Preferred
Guest.
Singapore
Airlines has a pretty good Star Alliance
partner award chart right now, and Singapore miles are insanely easy to get ahold of considering that they are 1:1
transfer partners of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Starwood Preferred
Guest Starpoints.
Airline transfer partners include Asia Miles, EVA Air (Star Alliance), Etihad
Guest, Flying Blue, Garuda Indonesia (SkyTeam), Malaysia
Airlines (Oneworld), Qantas, Qatar Airways (Oneworld), Singapore
Airlines (Star Alliance), Thai Airways (Star Alliance), and Virgin Atlantic.
While many AMEX Membership Rewards
transfer partners are at 1:1 ratio (meaning you
transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards for 1,000 miles or points), some are at a different ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways, Starwood Preferred
Guest, and Virgin America.
Some credit cards, like Chase Sapphire Preferred and Starwood Preferred
Guest from American Express (a CreditDonkey
partner), allow you to
transfer points to a participating
airline's frequent flyer program.
American Express points
transfer to a variety of
airline and hotel
partners, including Aeromexico Club Premier, Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France KLM Flying Blue, Alitalia MilleMiglia, All Nippon Airways (ANA) Mileage Club, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, British Airways Executive Club, Delta Air Lines SkyMiles, El Al Israel
Airlines Frequent Flyer Club, Emirates Skywards, Etihad
Guest, Hawaiian
Airlines HawaiianMiles, Iberia Plus, JetBlue True Blue, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, Virgin America Elevate, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Choice Privileges, Hilton Honors, Starwood Preferred
Guest and Plenti.
The Starwood Preferred
Guest program added Avianca LifeMiles to its impressive list of over 30
airline transfer partners.
Both the Amex Business Gold Rewards and the Starwood Preferred
Guest Business cards are best for someone who wants to be able to
transfer their points to various
airline and hotel
partners for free travel.
The Starwood Preferred
Guest card from American Express has two major strengths: 30
airline transfer partners and a 5,000 - point bonus with every 20,000 - point
transfer to an
airline.
Chase Sapphire Preferred and Starwood Preferred
Guest gives you a wide range of
airline transfer partners to work with.
Japan
Airlines has one notable
transfer partner: Starwood Preferred
Guest (SPG).
Some American Express
transfer partners are at a lower ratio, including British Airways, Iberia, EL AL Israel
Airlines, Hilton, JetBlue Airways, and Starwood Preferred
Guest.
The current Citi ThankYou
transfer partners include the following
airline frequent flyer programs: JetBlue TrueBlue, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Etihad
Guest, EVA Air Infinity MileageLands, Air France KLM Flying Blue, Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles, Malaysia
Airlines Enrich, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Privilege Club, Singapore
Airlines KrisFlyer, Thai Royal Orchid Plus and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.
Many people laud the flexibility of the Starwood Preferred
Guest AMEX card, which allows points
transfers into a number of
partner airlines and hotels.
The best ways to redeem your Starwood Preferred
Guest Starpoints is by
transferring to
airline and train travel
partners or booking hotel award stays.
I opted to pay cash, instead of
transferring Starwood Preferred
Guest points to Delta (Delta is a SPG
airline partner), as the DCA to JFK flight was ~ $ 75 and the DTW to DCA flight was ~ $ 125.
You can also select one of the U.S. Rewards Program
Transfer Partners (UR, Amex Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou, Starwood Preferred
Guest) if you're looking to add points to your
airline mileage balance.