As is always the problem with lots of international award tickets is finding the domestic flights to connect to the long
haul flights on partners.
They're good for short -
haul flights on partner airlines (American and US Airways), and an especially good value for West Coast flights to Hawaii.
Not exact matches
The distance - based award chart can be great for short -
haul flights and sweet - spot redemptions
on partner 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.
You'll soon be able to purchase short -
haul, one - way economy
flights on partners for only 8,000 United miles when your route is 800 miles or shorter.
British Airways is famous for having great deals
on their short
haul flights, so it's awesome that Chance has decided to
partner with them.
Off - peak dates and short to medium
haul flights on British Airways and
partner flights are a great way to book British Airways
flights and
partner flights with Avios.
Eva Air is a Star Alliance member, so transferring miles to
partners could be of use
on short
haul flights in regions outside of Asia.
That makes it ideal for short -
haul redemptions, including
flights on its
partners American Airlines and Alaska Airlines in the U.S..
As far as access goes, only customers traveling in United Polaris business class or United Polaris first class
on long -
haul international
flights, as well as customers traveling in international first or business class cabins
on Star Alliance
partner airlines, will have access to the United Polaris lounge.
However, as long as the long -
haul flight is
on Delta, you can add a connection within Europe
on a
partner airline for no extra miles.
You can get a lot of value out of your Starpoints when you transfer them to airline
partners, especially when booking premium cabin travel
on long -
haul flights.
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.
Long -
haul award
flights on Garuda and its
partners are expensive.
For their domestic
flights within Australia, I helped them to transfer their Ultimate Rewards points to British Airways, which offers excellent deals
on short -
haul flights on its Australian
partner Qantas.
All medium - and long -
haul award
flights on SriLankan Airlines and its
partners are very expensive.
When you transfer points to
partners, the value depends
on the
partner and the usage of the miles, but you can get a return of anywhere from 1.4 cents per mile for a domestic
flight on United or Southwest, which would typically run in the $ 300 to $ 400 range, to 4 to 5 cents per mile when you redeem for upper class, long -
haul flights.
My recommendation is to save your miles for one of the top deals sales or for premium cabins
on long -
haul partner flights to make the most out of them!
Ultimate Rewards outdo American Express Membership Rewards with a 1:1 transfer ratio to British Airways, which can be used to book relatively cheap domestic short -
haul flights on American Airlines, not to mention other
partner airlines all over the world.
In fact, an argument could be made that Avios are even more valuable for short -
haul flights here in the U.S.
on one of the
partner airlines, as redemptions start at just 7,500 Avios.
We redeemed 140,000 American Airline miles to use
on their
partner, Cathay Pacific, for our long -
haul flight to Hong Kong.
With Delta Skymiles the focus will be
on partner availability for long
haul and international
flights in 2015.