Of the 3
main airline alliances, the Oneworld Alliance has the most extensive routing throughout Central and South America.
I'll write more later on about alliance partners and how you can best go about finding the most efficient use of your points in a later step, but you can start by just getting familiar with the three
main airline alliances below:
Not exact matches
You have access to all three of the major
airline alliances, one of the
main quasi-
alliances (Virgin), and a top independent American carrier (Southwest).
Generally speaking, the rule of thumb is to choose one
airline from each
alliance (Star
Alliance, One World, Sky Team) to be your
main accumulation vehicles.
As it's owned by IAG, Aer Lingus will undoubtably eventually join the oneworld
alliance but, until that happens the
main airline currencies you can use for travel on Aer Lingus are United Miles & British Airways Avios.
The 747 - 400 flight will move to Dallas / Ft Worth airport, the
main hub of QANTAS» Oneworld
alliance partner, American
Airlines.
Well, it seems reasonable to have one
main program (or two, maybe even three, if you are a very frequent flyer), but you should have secondary programs: at least one per
airline alliance (you may unexpectedly end up on another
alliance if you need to be rerouted), and sometimes even within the same
alliance.
Applying for a status match with one of your
airline's
alliance partners, as the three
main alliances Star
Alliance, Oneworld, and Skyteam have informal agreements not to «steal» each other's elite passengers.
Chase Ultimate Rewards gives you access to the
main three
alliances — SkyTeam through Korean Air, Star Alliance through United and oneworld through British Airways — as well as regional domestic locations through Southwest, the Virgin network through Virgin Atlantic, and Singapore
Airlines famous suites, which can only be booked directly through Singapore.
You have access to all three of the major
airline alliances, one of the
main quasi-
alliances (Virgin), and a top independent American carrier (Southwest).
The lack of
airline partners or an
alliance membership makes Mabuhay Miles less attractive to anybody not living in the Philippines or traveling in Asia, their
main area of operation.
The
main US
airlines in the Skyteam
alliance is Delta.
It really shines for frequent travelers though, who have the option to either transfer their points to a variety of
airline programs, including partners in all three of the
main alliances, or get 20 percent off and flexible redemption options for using points towards travel like cash back through the Ultimate Rewards travel portal.