Negatives: • United miles were devalued on February 1, 2014 so you will need a lot more United miles if you want to redeem them for
international awards on partner airlines (especially for first and business class flights).
Not exact matches
The Gold Delta SkyMiles ® Credit Card from American Express won't help you save
on any domestic
airline you choose, but it will help you earn
awards flights with Delta and other
international SkyTeam
partners.
But you also get free stopovers
on award flights booked with Alaska's excellent
international airline partners, including Emirates, Cathay Pacific and Qantas.
American AAdvantage miles can be used for
award travel
on American
Airlines and
on 25 domestic and
international partners.
For example, United
Airlines has very generous
award chart that permits a free stopover
on all
international round - trip
awards, but its MileagePlus program will sometimes charge twice as many miles for
partner awards vs. an
award on its own planes.
Airline partners are where you will find the most value for your points, particularly
on award flights in
international premium cabins.
The United reservation desk, however, was unable to rebook me
on a
partner airline, like Lufthansa, which operates a good
international product, even in Economy, unless the
partner airline had
award availability.
Unfortunately, it's very rare for a
partner to have access to
international business class
award space
on Singapore
Airlines.
United MileagePlus miles can be used for
award travel
on United
Airlines and
on 38
international and domestic
partners.
More expensive first class
awards on partner airlines mean I now only consider using them for
international business class.
Alaska
Airlines recently expanded its Mileage Plan program by offering mix - and - match one - way partner awards and allowing frequent flyers on international partner airlines to earn points towards MVP elite
Airlines recently expanded its Mileage Plan program by offering mix - and - match one - way
partner awards and allowing frequent flyers
on international partner airlines to earn points towards MVP elite
airlines to earn points towards MVP elite status.
American
Airlines doesn't add them to its own
international award flights, but if you use AAdvantage miles to book a flight
on partner British Airways, you'll get fuel - surcharged.
Alaska Mileage Plan miles can be used for
award travel
on Alaska
Airlines and
on 16 domestic and
international partners.
The program is still good for coach and business class
awards, good for
awards on United, but will not at all be good for
partner airline awards in
international first class.
While
airlines are raising the price of their first class
award redemptions (United announced a recent hike from 160,000 to a whopping 280,000 miles for first class from the US to the Middle East
on its
partners, and Delta will not even allow fliers to cash in miles for
international first class seats), there are still some good deals out there.
The Gold Delta SkyMiles ® Credit Card from American Express won't help you save
on any domestic
airline you choose, but it will help you earn
awards flights with Delta and other
international SkyTeam
partners.