With a bit of searching and knowledge
of partner award charts, it is common to achieve redemption values of 3 - 4 cents per point.
However, for those that can make shrewd use of
transfer partner award charts, the sign - up bonus could easily be worth $ 2,000 - $ 3,000 or more.
After February 1, when the
new partner award chart takes effect, that'll increase to 140,000 United miles (let's assume the taxes and fees stay the same for now).
Scott reported about the KrisFlyer devaluation last month but in case you forgot (or weren't aware), Singapore Airlines» KrisFlyer program will devalue their Star Alliance
partner award chart on December 7, 2017.
Update: Don't forget the unfortunate massive United Award Chart Devaluation which will increase Lufthansa First Class awards by up to 86 %, due to the new
separate partner award chart and hikes in first class and business class award prices.
Singapore Airlines has a pretty good Star Alliance
partner award chart right now, and Singapore miles are insanely easy to get ahold of considering that they are 1:1 transfer partners of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints.
This is why we were worried when we looked at Japan Airlines Mileage
Bank partner award chart and noticed that it now lists award prices separately: one for awards prior to October 1, 2017, and a separate chart for awards after that date.
The
same partner award chart applies to partners like Garuda Indonesia, but non-alliance partners can not be mixed with other carriers.
While one of the award charts did see a major valuation last year — that of Emirates — there are still
multiple partner award charts which offer international premium cabin awards for much less than the number of miles that would be required by booking directly with the airlines» own award programs.
-LSB-...] By using a sweet spot on the Virgin
Atlantic partner award chart you can get from the US to Africa and back in business class for only 50,000 miles and $ 131 in taxes and fees.
I booked 2 First Class tickets from North America to Asia, on Cathay Pacific, which are 150,000 each on the current BA
single partner award chart.
Even if you don't know anything about navigating
transfer partner award charts and making award bookings, the difference in sign - up bonus alone is more than enough to make up the difference in annual fees.
In this game that we play, trying to redeem miles and points for more than the amount we paid to earn them,
partner award charts offer up some of the most lucrative opportunities.
In addition, Alaska has a variety
of partner award charts, though these typically price out at the standard 12,500 mile price each way.
As shown on their Star
Alliance partner award chart, flights from North America to Europe can be booked as low as 55,000 miles, but partner airlines are not given the 15 % discount and the redemption rates are higher, so the deal is not to sweet (though still decent).
The partner award chart for Etihad prices per segment, not per direction, so your best value is the Etihad non-stop routes to Abu Dhabi from Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington.
For travel on partner airlines, consult
the partner award chart for each.
You can use the LifeMiles award calculator to look up flights on Avianca, but most people are interested in
the partner award chart.
If you need to connect on American Airlines (or another partner airline) to get to your flight on Japan Airlines, you will need to use
the partner award chart to determine the number of miles required.
If you want to fly on American Airlines from Philadelphia (PHL) to Chicago (ORD) then connect on Japan Airlines to Tokyo Narita (NRT), this will require you to use
the partner award chart.
While you can simply search for award flights and see the resulting prices for available flights, you may want to scan
the partner award charts and search specifically for the carriers that offer the cheapest flights to your destination.
There's still a lot of value in United's
partner award chart!
Alaska miles can be redeemed for free tickets both on Alaska's award chart as well as a wide variety of
partner award charts.
Once you have done that, you can check Japan Airlines»
partner award chart to see how many Mileage Bank miles are required.
If you need to (or want to) fly partners to get to your final destination, ANA's
partner award chart to Asia isn't quite as good as the ANA - only chart, but it still presents some decent options.
If you have a flight on a partner, you will need to refer to ANA's
partner award chart.
For travel on partner airlines, consult
the partner award chart for each.