You could use American AAdvantage miles from your Aviator Red Card and
book a partner award through AA, or you could transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to British Airways and book Cathay through BA.
Not exact matches
Instead of earning points that you can use at only one airline or hotel, you can earn points that can be used to
book through an
award portal with no blackout dates, or you can transfer the points to a
partner airline or hotel to
book award reservations directly.
Redeeming your points
through their travel portal can get you more value for your points, or you can transfer your points to their
partner programs, and
book award flights
through that.
Get there: Fly Star Alliance carrier TAP Portugal direct to Porto (OPO) or connecting in Lisbon (LIS) on a
partner award ticket
booked through United Mileage Plus.
If you don't already have a stash of Aeroplan points, you can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points from your Business Platinum Card from American Express Open to Aeroplan, or
book an Air Canada flight as a
partner award through United.
Don't forget that each airline and hotel have
partners that either allow you to
book through the same loyalty program or transfer points to other programs to
book awards as well.
Instead of earning points that you can use at only one airline or hotel, you can earn points that can be used to
book through an
award portal with no blackout dates, or you can transfer the points to a
partner airline or hotel to
book award reservations directly.
Booking a premium cabin
award aboard Lufthansa
through a
partner airline is very difficult since the carrier reserves most those seats for its own frequent flyer program members.
This is not only a better deal (if available) but also reflects the
award space provided to other
partners if you decide to
book through a different loyalty program.
Finding first class
award seats on Cathay Pacific is getting tougher and tougher as the airline keeps limiting the number of available
bookings made
through partner airlines.
For those still interested in trying out the airline,
awards between New Zealand and Asia tend to be more available for
booking through partners.
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Awards booked through American Airlines using AAdvantage Miles don't come with surcharges... but that's not the case if you plan to use the miles for travel on a number of American's airline
partners — make sure you factor in these surcharges when working out just how good a deal an
award booking is.
One of the biggest complaints with Korean Air for the longest time was that you couldn't search or
book partner awards online and had to go
through a burdensome process of calling in and mailing forms in to make
partner award bookings.
With SkyMiles, you can buy
award flights on any of the 20 SkyTeam
partners if you
book through Delta.
There are both limitations and benefits to Alaska's
award routing rules (difficulty combining
partners, but also generous stopovers), but in general I find myself redeeming fewer miles
through Alaska's program to
book the same
award.
But likewise, you should check your
award travel options
through Chase's transfer
partners before
booking airfare
through the Ultimate Rewards Travel Portal.
American Express's transfer
partners also cover all three of the major airline alliances, so you'll be able to
book award travel to anywhere
through the Star Alliance, oneworld and SkyTeam.
For most long - haul premium cabin
partner awards you are better off
booking through other Star Alliance
partners such as Aviana, ANA or Asiana.
Unless you can find an
award seat on Delta or Korean Air, it's best to avoid
booking through SkyTeam since Delta adds fuel surcharges to most of its other
partners.
Search around for a transfer
partner that offers a valuable
award flight for your trip, and you'll likely be able to get more value out of your points than you would by
booking travel directly
through Citi.
Korean Air allows holds on all
award tickets
booked through SKYPASS, but their policies differ if you will be
booking travel on Korean Air or on one of their
partner airlines.
And because British Airways Avios
partners with Alaska Airlines and is a distance - based
award program, you can
book one of these non-stop flights from almost any West Coast gateway for just 12,500 points one - way vs. 40,000 miles
through some other programs.
Only 20,000 - mile
awards can be
booked through partners.
Only the 7,500 - mile
awards can be
booked through partners.
(I didn't do too much searching, since I was on a mission to
book my specific flight, but presumably, you'd have more luck searching all Avios
award availability,
through more of the
partners — e.g. Aer Lingus, BA, and Iberia.)
You can
book first class
award tickets on Japan Airlines
through their own Mileage Bank program, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, or one of their Oneworld
partners.
If so,
booking award tickets on American Airlines and / or their
partners through AAdvantage is your only option.
And you don't want to just scan for any availability, you need to scan for the types of
awards that you can
book through alliance
partners.
Because many airlines only release their premium cabin space to members of their own frequent flyer programs, transferring American Express points gets you access you don't have when you
book partner award flights
through your usual frequent flyer program.
You can usually do better by transferring your points to a travel
partner and
booking an
award ticket or hotel night directly
through them.
Get there: Fly Star Alliance carrier TAP Portugal direct to Porto (OPO) or connecting in Lisbon (LIS) on a
partner award ticket
booked through United Mileage Plus.
If you don't already have a stash of Aeroplan points, you can transfer American Express Membership Rewards points from your Business Platinum Card from American Express Open to Aeroplan, or
book an Air Canada flight as a
partner award through United.
The flexible points can be redeemed for various items: airfare
through American Express Travel,
award flights
booked with Amex's
partners, merchant gift cards and statement credits.
However, you should always make sure you're familiar with airline alliance
partners before picking a program because you can often utilize travel
partners from both of these programs to
book awards through alliances that can serve your needs.
Korean Air is one of those, and it imposes its blackout dates on
awards booked through its
partners, including Delta.
Book European
awards using British Airways miles — you'll be hit with massive surcharges on BA flights, which all go
through London and are heavily taxed; even on
partners such as American there will be high fees
Redeeming your points
through their travel portal can get you more value for your points, or you can transfer your points to their
partner programs, and
book award flights
through that.
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) today announced that Hilton HHonors members can now receive an exclusive discount on room rates by
booking directly
through its brand websites,
award - winning Hilton HHonors mobile app and reservation call centers, or
through preferred corporate travel
partners and approved travel agents.
On American Airlines and other
partner award flights between the US and Europe
booked through British Airways, the surcharges are slightly lower.
Earn MileagePlus
award miles when you
book your hotel stay
through one of our
booking service
partners.
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