Given the devaluation of United MileagePlus, and the reduction by Asiana of first
class partner award seat allocations (including A380s), Korean looks like a better option for spending Chase Ultimate Reward points.
Now that United has two award charts for itself and for partners, it charges some ludicrous amounts for first
class partner awards.
Since U.S. SkyTeam partner Delta doesn't allow first -
class partner awards, there is much less competition for these seats than you would find on other airlines.
Unlike with Delta, you can book first -
class partner awards, and availability on Korean Air flights tends to be very good.
Not exact matches
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For only 65,000 MileagePlus
award miles, you can fly first
class one - way on a Star Alliance
partner such as Lufthansa.
One important point to remember when using United miles to book this flight is that Lufthansa only releases first
class award space to its Star Alliance
partners 14 days before departure.
> Value: 25,000 miles is enough for a roundtrip Economy
Class award less than 1,201 miles each way on Cathay or
partners like American Airlines.
JAL uses a distance - based
award chart and is not only part of Oneworld; it also
partners with Emirates (and hasn't devalued first -
class redemptions like Alaska, another SPG transfer
partner).
And if you think that's bad, First
Class awards are going up even more, especially on American Airlines»
partners.
Keep in mind that you're still earning a fixed rate of return, so these rewards are worth the same for coach, business
class or any hotel room, and they can not be transferred to airline or hotel
partners for
award bookings.
However, Korean Air SkyPass will still be your best option for booking business
class awards since their mileage requirements are better than their
partners».
For example, see the New British Airways Avios Devaluation which really made first
class and business
class awards a terrible value, especially for peak travel dates on British Airways and on
partners, since all
partner awards are at the peak travel rate.
Since United charges more for premium
class awards on
partners, you will pay considerably less if you fly on United metal.
But, it could also have to do with the filing of an 8 - K on May 2nd in which the general
partners announced that 1.5 million units of
class c units (eventually exchangeable into common units) were issued to management representing incentive
awards for 2012 and 2013.
Using a Star Alliance
partner award, anywhere in Australia or New Zealand to Tahiti or Fiji is only 12,500 miles each way for economy
class or 28,000 miles each way for business
class with no fuel surcharges.
Using a Star Alliance
partner award, anywhere in North America to Hawaii on United is 17,500 miles each way for economy
class or 30,000 miles each way for first
class (on a two - cabin plane) with no fuel surcharges.
United Airlines changed its
award chart last year to create separate categories for
partner awards in business or first
class.
While
award availability in economy
class has generally improved on American Airlines and its
partners over the last few years, you will have more options when you can choose any airline to fly to your destination.
SWISS first
class awards are not bookable using KrisFlyer Miles and neither are premium economy seats on Star Alliance
partner airlines.
Using a Star Alliance
partner award, Turkey to North Africa or the Middle East is only 20,000 miles each way for economy
class or 32,500 miles each way for business
class.
Flying from the East Coast, you can book a business
class award for 110,000 Alaska Mileage Plan miles if you can find an itinerary that includes only 1
partner (American Airlines or Qantas).
* It's important to note that all
award bookings on Etihad airways incur a
partner booking fee of $ 50 in economy, $ 205 in business, and $ 300 in first
class.
But Lufthansa doesn't release
award space to
partners further than 2 weeks in advance (at least that seems to be the pattern the last few years) so there were no other viable First
Class options.
Unlike Lufthansa first
class award space, which is only released to
partners about 2 weeks prior to departure, business
class is available long before that.
They told me they would not / could not honor the SWISS First booking, but they could reaccommodate me on another carrier or in another
class of service if we could find
partner level
award space available.
Keep in mind that you're still earning a fixed rate of return, so these rewards are worth the same for coach, business
class or any hotel room, and they can not be transferred to airline or hotel
partners for
award bookings.
That's because there are some fantastic ways to utilize these
partners such as booking Singapore Airlines Suites (or first
class), Delta One, and Etihad's
award - winning first
class known as The Apartment.
With so many Star Alliance
partners you can use to book a business
class award, you won't have any trouble earning enough miles and points to fly with EVA Air.
Similarly, Air France / flyingblue opens up more
award space to their account holders than to
partners, but adds $ 600 per person of fuel surcharges to business
class award tickets.
If you are more flexible and using a
partner program to book, start looking for Lufthansa first
class award space 15 days prior to your departure.
Another great redemption option is for first
class saver
awards on
partner airlines.
Compared to 115,000 American Airlines miles or 140,000 United miles for a
partner award, this is a great deal for long - haul first
class travel.
Often overlooked, All Nippon Airways (ANA) Mileage Club is a great way to book Star Alliance
partner award tickets... and booking business
class awards on EVA Air is no exception.
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.
With several routes to the US, a competitive
award chart, and plenty of
partner booking options, let's dive into ANA first
class.
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).
You can book airline
awards on Turkish Airlines or Lufthansa via Star Alliance
partners such as United, using 70,000 United miles each way in business
class or 30,000 miles in economy.
While this isn't the best way to earn Alaska miles because of the cost, it can help you get those last few miles needed for to book a first
class award ticket with Cathay Pacific, one of Alaska's best international
partners.
If only
partner awards are available, then ANA will display all three booking
classes regardless of the original request.
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.
If both
partner and ANA international
awards are available, then ANA will only display the requested booking
class and will display each option side - by - side.
If you need to fly International First and Business
Class awards on Star Alliance
partners you really may need to drop United completely.
Do note that Flying Blue's best
award redemptions tend to be in economy
class vs business and offer low rates to places like Hawaii, Central and South America, and even Europe at costs less than many of their
partner airlines included Alaska or Delta.
For example, Delta recently changed its
partner redemption rates so that a one - way business
class award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France,... read more
They have also started requiring significantly more miles to book
partner awards such as Virgin Atlantic Upper
Class which now costs 85,000 miles one - way to London.
Whether booking a first
class flight on ANA or booking a fun
partner award, ANA Mileage Club is a great program to know.