The most notable use is to use for round trip first and business
class flights on their partner ANA.
Not exact matches
If you're looking to fly in economy
class, United only charges 40,000 miles round trip for
flights on United or any of its Star Alliance
partners.
Points transferred to one of the loyalty programs that
partner with the ThankYou program can generate a higher value, depending
on the
class of service booked and the season of travel, which affect the cost of revenue
flights.
For example, some fare
classes on United
flights can fetch 300 % of miles flown as PQMs while the percentage is generally capped at 150 % for the same fare
class on a
partner.
Design the perfect getaway: Using the Ultimate Rewards site, you can transfer points to airline and hotel
partners to book an exciting vacation, like a one - way business -
class flight on Japan Airlines from Los Angeles to Tokyo for 75,000 British Airways Avios!
Furthermore, the points can be transferred to various airline
partners and used for first -
class upgrades (cost will vary depending
on the
flight).
Flying ANA in economy
class will only cost you 40,000 miles in low season, while
flights on partners will always cost 50,000 miles.
Cathay Pacific prices one - way business
class flights on Oneworld
partners to Europe at competitive rates.
Offer not valid
on Neighbor Island
flights, multi-city reservations, codeshare
flight itineraries operated and / or marketed by Hawaiian Airlines or other airline
partners, First
Class or Extra Comfort fares, or open tickets.
You may fly
on Alaska — but not
on other
partners — for no additional miles in order to connect to a
partner flight, so you could theoretically fly from as far as Orlando or Fort Lauderdale to Seattle in First
Class on Alaska, then onwards in Business
Class on Cathay Pacific from Seattle to Hong Kong and Hong Kong to Johannesburg, taking the extreme long way around the globe.
Points transferred to one of the loyalty programs that
partner with the ThankYou program can generate a higher value, depending
on the
class of service booked and the season of travel, which affect the cost of revenue
flights.
Business
class flights to Europe
on United Airlines are 60,000 miles one - way, while you need 70,000 miles one - way for a Star Alliance
partner such as Lufthansa.
Amex points transferred to one of the program's
partners can generate a higher value per point, depending
on the airline, route, date and booking
class, which also affects the cost of revenue
flights.
Thanks to Korean Air's SkyTeam
partner, you can book an award
flight on Air France in economy
class from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tahiti (PPT) for 60,000 Korean Air SkyPass miles.
You can fly economy
on United or one of their
partners for 30,000 miles, in business
class on their metal for 55,500 miles, or in business
class on one of their
partners, like Lufthansa, for 70,000 miles each way (sometimes they will have sales
on partner award
flights).
If you're someone who's comfortable travelling economy
class, you'll need to shell out only 40,000 MileagePlus miles for booking a round - trip
flight to and from Northern part of South America
on United or
on any of United's Star Alliance
partner airlines such as Copa Airlines etc..
As a member of Star Alliance, there are tons of
partner programs you can use to book a first
class flight on United.
At only 15,000 miles for economy
class and 30,000 miles for business
class award
flights on Flying Blue
partner Delta, these are among the cheapest options available.
Here are 19 suggestions that will maximize the value of your Mileage Plan miles
on both Alaska Airline
flights and
partner flights... especially for those of you who fly in business or first
class!
Whether booking a first
class flight on ANA or booking a fun
partner award, ANA Mileage Club is a great program to know.
If you're looking to fly in economy
class, United only charges 40,000 miles round trip for
flights on United or any of its Star Alliance
partners.
Flights on partners will always cost 85,000 miles in business
class.
Flying ANA in economy
class will only cost you 40,000 miles in low season, while
flights on partners will always cost 50,000 miles.
The MQDs you will earn when traveling
on select
partner marketed
flights not ticketed through Delta (i.e. the ticket number does not start with «006») as well as when traveling
on «exception fares» (such as consolidator, cruise, vacation packages, inclusive tour and other tickets) will be equal to one - fifth of the base miles and
Class Bonus miles (when applicable) earned
on the itinerary.
All those rewards you earn can be redeemed for seats
on Delta and
partner flights, upgrades to First
Class or Delta One ™, hotel stays, car rentals and merchandise.
Promo awards, offering 25 - 50 percent off the standard award chart, are available each month for select
flights, but most passengers will spend the bulk of their miles
on classic awards, which can be used
on any
partner airline but not
on first
class cabins.
While economy
class awards aren't changing much, there will be some significant increases in the cost of business and first
class awards
on American Airlines»
partners —
flights on American Airlines have their own award chart.
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Flights to most of Africa
on Star Alliance
partners used to go for 120,000 miles in business
class and 150,000 in first.
>
Flights to Europe
on partners from North America in business
class jump 40 % from 100,000 miles roundtrip to 140,000 miles roundtrip.
For example,
on many long haul
flights and those served by the A380 it has been virtually impossible to use Star Alliance
partners like United or Aeroplan to book Singapore business
class or first
class seats.
Unlike Delta marketed
flights that earn based
on fare,
partner flights still earn based
on distance plus
class of service bonuses (Air France is 150 % MQM bonus for a Z fare and 200 %
on a J fare) PLUS my Medallion bonus (Silver = 40 %).
Business
class flights on United metal are 57,500 each way, or 70,000
on one of their
partners, like Lufthansa.
Award
flight tip *: Round - trip business
class awards from the US - Europe cost 88,000 miles, just beware of high fuel surcharges
on some
partners.
For the LA — Zurich portion of my trip Aeroplan was showing no Business or First
Class availability
on SWISS — the only
flights available were
on other Star Alliance
partners and they all involved a stopover:
At 140,000 miles, which is the lowest possible rate
on partner business
class flights to Europe
on United, and $ 166 in taxes and fees, that's a nearly a 5 - cent - per - mile value
on a really great plane with access to top lounges.
The lounge is accessible by first / business
class passengers and Star Alliance Gold members traveling
on any Star Alliance
partner flight, Miles and Smiles Elite members and those with United Club or Air Canada Maple Leaf Club membership departing
on a Star Alliance
partner flight.
Earning award miles for travel
on flights marketed by
partner airlines will be based
on a percentage of the
flight distance and the fare
class purchased.
Alaska Airlines increased the cost for business and first
class awards
on flights with their
partner, Emirates.
In fact, if you want to fly first
class on a
partner airline, United charges 60,000 miles more than if you were to fly
on United - operated
flights!
If your
flight is ticketed by a
partner airline, you'll earn your miles based
on the distance and
class of service, but not the ticket price.
For example, miles can be transferred to ANA Airlines of Japan, and 104,000 ANA miles can be redeemed for a round - trip award
flight in business
class between the United States and Africa
on any of ANA's Star Alliance
partners such as Lufthansa, Turkish, Ethiopian, or South African Airlines.
Premium
class award seats
on Asiana
flights and some Star Alliance
partner flights are notably cheaper when bought with Asiana miles rather than United MileagePlus miles.
Under the new system for award miles,
flights on partner carriers not issued
on 016 ticket stock — meaning they don't earn PQDs — will earn award miles based
on distance flown and fare
class as under the current system.
For example, a round - trip
flight to Europe in business
class on a
partner airline comes to 140,000 MileagePlus miles.
The miles towards elite qualification awarded
on partner marketed
flights varies from
partner to
partner so, to get a general idea of what each airline offers, I selected a few of each airline's more prominent
partners and used them to get a range of miles awarded for each fare
class.
The best deal is
on United
partner airlines business
class flights to Europe or Asia.
Business and first
class flights on Star Alliance
partners from the United States to Europe cost 70,000 and 110,000 MileagePlus miles each way, respectively, while Asiana charges just 40,000 and 50,000 Asiana Miles each way.
You can also earn status points
on partner flights, but only 10 - 80 percent of the miles flown depending
on the airline and fare
class of your ticket.
Business
Class flights on all the OneWorld and
partner airlines earn redeemable miles at 100 % of miles flown + a 25 % cabin bonus
150,000 miles is A LOT of miles, but don't worry, you can use these miles to fly round trip businss
class to Europe
on United or
partners or just about anywhere in Asia
on United
flights or be just 10,000 miles short of a
partner redemption to Asia in business
class!