Even business
class partner flights would be within reach for travel to certain regions.
Saver fares are the best, especially for economy round - trip tickets to Europe, the Caribbean and South America, and for first
class partner flights in Asia.
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.
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.
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.
Transferring 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points to one of their airline
partners, like the Korean Air SKYPASS miles program, would give you more than enough miles to book a first
class one - way
flight from the U.S. to Korea.
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).
Flights within Africa and the Middle East only cost 30,000 miles round - trip in economy
class when you fly Star Alliance
partners like South African Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and Egypt Air.
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.
Economy
class redemptions cost just 50,000 Flying Blue miles for a round - trip
flight operated by a mix of SkyTeam
partners, such as Delta, Air France or KLM.
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.
The only one
partner per itinerary rule allows you to create an excellent round - the - world itinerary by flying Cathay Pacific through Hong Kong to South Africa for just 140,000 miles in first
class: a bargain for that many long - haul
flights in a superior first
class cabin.
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.
Singapore Airlines» KrisFlyer is another good transfer
partner if you like international
flights in first
class, though you'll need much more than 15,000 points.
Transferring 100,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points to one of their airline
partners, like the Korean Air SKYPASS miles program, would give you more than enough miles to book a first
class one - way
flight from the U.S. to Korea.
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.
14.3.8 Not all routes and cabin
classes of Airline
Partners and oneworld Alliance Airlines are available for Reward
Flights.
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.
If you are flying a Star Alliance
partner, business
class flights to Europe would cost 130,000 Singapore Airlines miles — 30,000 more!
Flights within Africa and the Middle East only cost 30,000 miles round - trip in economy
class when you fly Star Alliance
partners like South African Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and Egypt Air.
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.
A one - way business
class flight will cost you 72,500 when you fly with a Star Alliance
partner airline.
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.
But the greatest potential value is when you transfer points to one of Chase's
partners and book travel, particularly for long - haul business or first
class flights.
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 %).
They don't let you book First
Class awards with
partners at all, they rarely have low - level award availability (and I think this might get worse after the recent devaluation), you can only redeem round trip
flights (one - ways are coming in 2015 though), and in general their miles are much harder to use than those of other programs.
The most notable use is to use for round trip first and business
class flights on their
partner ANA.
Business
class flights on United metal are 57,500 each way, or 70,000 on one of their
partners, like Lufthansa.
But occasionally, if you'd prefer to book business or first -
class seats or expensive international
flights, transferring points to frequent traveler
partners will save you a lot of miles in the end.
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.
Many people like to transfer points to an airline loyalty program to redeem first
class flights or
partner flights as they have better award values than your typical economy seat.