As it's not possible to book partner flights or search for seats online, you'll need to look for available award seats on
the partner airlines website.
Be aware that Etihad flights do not show up on
partner airline websites so going there will not help.
Not exact matches
They can be exchanged for statement credits or cash back, used to book travel through AmEx's travel
website, or transferred to any of 17
airline and three hotel transfer
partners (transferable points are among the most valuable).
The card earns Membership Rewards points, the currency in Amex's loyalty program, which can be exchanged for statement credits or cash back, used to book travel through Amex's travel
website, or, to get the most value, transferred to any of 17
airline and three hotel transfer
partners (transferable points are among the best).
The Department of Transportation is issuing a third «Enhancing
Airline Passenger Protections» final rule to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment as follows: expanding the pool of reporting carriers for service quality data; requiring reporting carriers to include service quality data for their domestic scheduled flights operated by their code - share
partners; enhancing the Department's code - share disclosure regulation to codify the statutory requirement that carriers and ticket agents must disclose any code - share arrangements on their
websites on the first display presented in response to a search of a requested itinerary for each itinerary involving a code - share operation; and prohibiting undisclosed biasing based on carrier identity by carriers and ticket agents in any electronic displays of the fare, schedule or availability information of multiple carriers.
Also, these
partner awards sometimes don't appear on the
airline's
website, so you'll have to call to book these awards.
Many
airlines offer the opportunity to purchase additional miles at a promotional rate, and our
partner website ThePointsGuy.com offers a monthly valuation to help guide your calculations.
These points can usually be redeemed through the credit card issuer or transferred to travel
partners, such as
airlines or hotels, to redeem on their
website.
It also may be harder to find available flights on alliance
airlines without going to the
partner websites.
If you can't find the flight you need through Chase's
airline partners, you can also redeem for travel through the Ultimate Rewards
website.
For those looking to purchase a flight on a
partner airline, research the flights on your own
airline's
website.
I recommend using the Alaska
Airlines website only when trying to book an award flight operated by Alaska
Airlines or Horizon Air, or for a few select
partners that are relatively easy to find.
For Star Alliance
partner airlines award space, you can also search United, ANA or Air Canada's
websites.
For that annual fee you'll get a bigger sign - up bonus, a higher max on category bonuses, the ability to transfer points to
airline and hotel
partners, and a discount on travel purchased through the Ultimate Rewards
website.
The card's flexible ThankYou points can be redeemed for various items, including travel through ThankYou's
website, award flights with the Citi's
airline partners, merchant gift cards and statement credits.
United is arguably the most popular Chase
airline transfer
partner, and transferring Ultimate Rewards points to United often makes sense when the price in points on the Ultimate Rewards
website is too high compare to what you could pay for the flight using alternative currencies — frequent flyer miles.
Most
partner airlines can be searched on the Air France
website.
But, keep in mind that not all hope is lost since many
airline websites fail to show award space from all of their
partners.
You're able to book American
Airlines flights with Avios since they are
partners, and you can do this on the British Airways
website.
Non-alliance
partner awards can not be found on the Asia Miles
website, so you'll need to look up award space elsewhere (such as the operating
airline's
website) and then call Asia Miles to book the ticket.
Check the
website of the
airline you're flying on to find out what
partners they have.
The Iberia
website has recently added more of its
airline partners for online award searches, though there are a few you still need to call in to search and book.
If you can't find the flight you need through Chase's
airline partners, you can also redeem for travel through the Ultimate Rewards
website.
In particular, Fiji Airways is a
partner available only on the Alaska
Airlines website and not on the American, British Airways, or Qantas
websites.
True, you could find award space by looking at these
airlines» own
websites, but remember that they may offer more awards to their members than they provide to the members of
partner airlines like American.
Hot Tip: Save time searching for
partner awards by checking
websites of Emirates
partner airlines.
You can search for and book award flights on Delta and many of its
partner airlines on Delta's
website.
The British Airways and Qantas
websites are the most comprehensive, but you can also search on American
Airlines or on Alaska
Airlines for some JAL
partners.
Lastly, Singapore
Airlines»
partners Scoot and Tigerair can be booked by cashing in KrisFlyer miles for vouchers on Singapore Air's
website.
Information regarding participating
airline partners is available on the
Website.
See the Hilton Honors
website for a complete list of
airline partners from every continent.
Though United's
website allows an extremely seamless level of
partner bookings compared to many other
airline award booking
websites, it often runs into trouble processing complex itineraries with stopovers.
You can visit American's
website to find the current award chart for travel booked on or before March 21, as well as the new award charts for travel on American and travel on
partner airlines when booked on or after March 22.
Depending on the card and the program, they can be used to purchase travel via the program's
website, transferred to
airline and hotel
partners, redeemed for gift cards from a variety of merchants and more.
For those looking to purchase a flight on a
partner airline, research the flights on your own
airline's
website.
As far as booking an award ticket on a
partner flight goes, let's clear something up: If you want to use Flying Blue Miles to fly to Hawaii on Delta
Airlines, you would transfer your UR points to the Flying Blue program, NOT Delta's, and then call Air France or use their
website to book the
partner flight on Delta.
The biggest advantage to searching the ANA
website is that it usually shows all of the alliance
partners (with some exception mentioned below), which is very handy for
airlines like Singapore Airlines which don't usually show up on United or A
airlines like Singapore
Airlines which don't usually show up on United or A
Airlines which don't usually show up on United or Aeroplan.
If you are booking a Star Alliance flight, the United
Airlines website is easy to use and includes most
partners.
Also, these
partner awards sometimes don't appear on the
airline's
website, so you'll have to call to book these awards.
Note that Chase will only accept frequent flier number (s) for the
airline or
airlines operating your itinerary, not for partners — so if you want to earn British Airways points for your Alaska Airlines flight, you'll need to wait and enter your British Airways number directly on the Alaska Airlines
airlines operating your itinerary, not for
partners — so if you want to earn British Airways points for your Alaska
Airlines flight, you'll need to wait and enter your British Airways number directly on the Alaska Airlines
Airlines flight, you'll need to wait and enter your British Airways number directly on the Alaska
Airlines Airlines website.
The net result of this is that you can go to a given
airline's
website and be offered award flights on their
partners» planes — and if you're not paying attention this fact may pass you by.
We had a general set of rules that said you had to purchase economy tickets for domestic travel, you had to purchase tickets 21 days in advance wherever possible, and you had to book with our preferred
airline partners using our custom travel
website, which was run by Orbitz.
Use the
partner airline's confirmation number to double - check your flights and to reserve seat assignments on its
website.
When you take a look at the Flights & Hotel packages on the US version of Marriott's
website all looks well and American
Airlines clearly listed as a Marriott Rewards transfer
partner:
I recommend visiting the
airline website to learn more about its
partner relationships.
In this example I'll search for an award from Los Angeles to Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific — a good example because Cathay Pacific is one
partner that you can book using American
Airlines or Alaska
Airlines miles, but you can't search for it using their
websites.
To find available award space, search for available flights on the
partner airline's
website and then call Virgin Atlantic to book.
If you want to fly on United, their
website lists Singapore
Airlines and ANA as
partners.
Hot Tip: Be cautious searching for awards directly on other
airline partner websites.
One of the key benefits of the ANA
website is that you can search for every Star Alliance
partner, including Singapore
Airlines (which United excludes).