For example, you can book non-stop
flights on partners like American Airlines and Alaska Airlines for as little as 4,500 points (instead of 12,500 miles).
Note: You can also avoid higher fees by using British Airways to book
flights on partners like Air Berlin (the cheapest), Finnair, and American Airlines.
Avianca is a Star Alliance member in Latin America and, now that US Airways has moved to oneworld, one of the only good sources of cheap miles to book
flights on partners like Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa, Thai Airways, and... yes, even United Airlines.
Cathay Pacific is a member of the OneWorld Alliance so you can use Asia Miles to book
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United typically does not charge exorbitant fuel surcharges or other hidden fees for its own flights or
flights on its partners like you'll see when redeeming Avios or American Airlines miles on British Airways.
Singapore Airlines is a member of Star Alliance, meaning
flights on partners like United are possible and can often offer good value.
Domestic flights within the U.S. don't have any fuel surcharges, so you don't have to worry about this if you use Miles & More to book
a flight on partners like United and US Airways within the United States.
Not exact matches
Ultimate Rewards (earned from the Sapphire Reserve / Preferred) can be used at a fixed - value when booking through UltimateRewards.com but can also be worth more when transferring to travel
partners like Hyatt or United where you pay a fixed number of points in those programs which are not dependent
on the cash cost of that room /
flight otherwise.
Like Korean Air SkyPass, Air France / KLM Flying Blue can book award
flights on SkyTeam
partner Delta but also with their
partner Alaska Airlines.
And
on some routes,
like to Hawaii, you'll pay fewer Singapore Airlines miles than you would for the same
flight if you used United Airlines or other
partner miles.
Singapore Airlines miles are handy because you can use them to book
flights on Singapore Airlines, plus any of Singapore Airlines» Star Alliance
partners,
like United Airlines, Air Canada, or Lufthansa.
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!
You can then redeem your AA miles for airfare
on flights with American Airlines or American Airlines
partners like British Airways and Cathay Pacific.
Then, you can use the points to book award
flights on partner airlines
like Alaska Airlines or American Airlines.
You can use to get lots of Big Travel
like British Airways Avios points for short domestic
flights on partner airlines
like American Airlines and US Airways.
This means you can book award
flights to Europe
on partners like Air Canada or United Airlines.
Or get the Chase British Airways to book award
flights on partner airlines
like Alaska Airlines or American Airlines.
Air Canada is also part of Star Alliance, meaning you can use them to book
flights on European
partners like Lufthansa.
Ultimate Rewards (earned from the Sapphire Reserve / Preferred) can be used at a fixed - value when booking through UltimateRewards.com but can also be worth more when transferring to travel
partners like Hyatt or United where you pay a fixed number of points in those programs which are not dependent
on the cash cost of that room /
flight otherwise.
- Hawaiian redemptions for American must be
on American - operated
flights, not
on American
partners like British Airways).
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).
Like Korean Air SkyPass, Air France / KLM Flying Blue can book award
flights on SkyTeam
partner Delta but also with their
partner Alaska Airlines.
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.
Business class
flights on United metal are 57,500 each way, or 70,000
on one of their
partners,
like Lufthansa.
The number of miles we earn via travel
on British Airways marketed
flights has already been devalued and now we're seeing lower earning rates
on partners like Cathay Pacific and JAL as well.
Keep in mind that you can redeem your Elevate points for
flights or upgrades
on Virgin America as well as
partners like Hawaiian Airlines (to Hawaii or Asia), Singapore Airlines or Virgin Atlantic.
Both 20,000 - and 30,000 - mile awards will appear in the «lowest» category depending
on which one is available, but only
flights offered at 20,000 miles are actually offered to
partners like British Airways.
As domestic carriers
like United Airlines and American Airlines raise the cost of their award
flights — particularly when
partners are priced much higher than the domestic carrier — I've been focusing
on earning more miles with foreign airline loyalty programs.
Korean Air
partners with Alaska Airlines for good values
on their long
flights, including U.S. transcontinental routes
like New York to Seattle.
I'm a hybrid user of ThankYou points in that I have a 50:50 split in how I use my balance (roughly speaking)-- I
like to use my points for transfers to
partners and for reducing my outlay
on American Airlines
flights.
As a general rule, the best ways to redeem your Delta SkyMiles are for short
flights in the U.S. for as little as 5,000 miles; for international
partner bookings in premium cabins,
like Air France business class to Europe; or for bookings between zones that don't include the U.S., such as Japan to Australia
on Air New Zealand.
This same tactic can be used for award
flights booked
on partner airlines and this is where understanding what you can and can not do becomes more important — not all airline website will show you the overnight options
like AA.com does.
Also, keep in mind that you can use Delta miles to book
flights on partner airlines
like Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, Air France and many more.
But again since you've decided to potentially go with alliance
partners like United, you'd be able to search for award
flights with United that you'll use Singapore Airlines miles
on.
While those Avios are great for short - haul
flights, particularly within Europe, you won't want to use them to fly between the U.S. and Europe unless you book
on one of British Airways» oneworld alliance
partners,
like airberlin.
By simply googling things
like «best use of British Airways Avios to get to Europe» you'll come across articles that will explain to you how to effeciently use points for British Airways to book
flights on partner airlines.
Your best value with No Hassle Rewards will be for
flights, hotels and other travel expenses that you would never be able to get for free through another program,
like non-chain hotels you got for a great deal
on hotels.com, or
flights with a regional airline overseas that don't
partner with any major carriers and probably wouldn't be worth the miles even if they did.
You can redeem those points for
flights on United or any of its
partners, including some of the best airlines in the world,
like Singapore Airliens, giving you access to destinations around the world.
For example, this means that you can use British Airways Avios to book
flights on Oneworld
partners like American Airlines, Air Berlin, etc..
Lufthansa uses two different award charts: one for Lufthansa (and associated airlines
like Swiss)
flights, and one for Star Alliance
partners, which is based
on regions.
But there is nothing
like Alaska that not only allows you oneway travel at 50 % miles (
on most
partners) but also lets you have a free stopover
on both outbound and inbound
flights.
-LSB-...] British Airways Avios are perfect for short, direct, economy
flights on British Airways
partners that do not levy fuel surcharges
like these
partners.
-LSB-...] for short, direct, economy
flights on British Airways
partners that do not levy fuel surcharges
like these
partners.
There are a myriad of ways to redeem these points for maximum value, especially when you transfer them to
partners like Hyatt (for free stays at properties
like the Park Hyatt Tokyo) or Singapore (for award
flights like Suites Class
on the A380).
Like the British Airways Executive Club program, Iberia Plus imposes similar fuel surcharges to
partner award
flights, but it charges substantially less for awards
on flights that it operates (though still some that can be hundreds of dollars
on transatlantic
flights).
With ANA you can book Star Alliance
flights like those
on ANA or Thai Airways which have good availability onward to New Zealand, for just 120,000 miles roundtrip using any ANA
partner, or 105,000 — 120,000 miles roundtrip using ANA's own
flights.
@Stephen — They do but unfortunately they rarely release award space
on the
flight to the ThankYou
partners like Singapore Krisflyer or Virgin Atlantic.
ANA has separate prices for awards that involve
partner airlines,
like United or Lufthansa, or awards that are entirely
on ANA's own
flights.
In addition, the high fuel surcharges often charged
on award
flights operated by British Airways make these points most valuable when used
on partners like American Airlines, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Aer Lingus, and others (see How to Redeem Avios Without Huge Fees and Surcharges).