Not exact matches
These
fees include a
partner booking
fee of $ 12.50 for each direction of the trip, so $ 25 for a round - trip
award booking.
The following as specifically excluded in the fine print: Airline ticket purchases, mileage point purchases, mileage point transfer
fees, gift cards, duty - free purchases,
award tickets and
fees incurred with airline alliance
partners do not qualify.
2 Welcome Bonus Aeroplan Miles («Welcome Bonus Miles») will be
awarded to the Aeroplan Member Account of the designated owner / sole proprietor or
partner associated with the business who is the holder («Primary Business Cardholder») of the TD Aeroplan Business Credit Card Account that is charged an annual
fee of $ 149 (the «$ 149 Account»).
Since I can redeem United miles on their
partner airlines, in this case Lufthansa, at the same mileage cost as on United metal, using the current
award chart I'll pay 100,000 United miles and $ 97 in taxes and
fees.
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).
* It's important to note that all
award bookings on Etihad airways incur a
partner booking
fee of $ 50 in economy, $ 205 in business, and $ 300 in first class.
American
partner Qatar Airways offers service to Johannesburg from its hub in Doha, and so long as you fly on Qatar to Doha as your transatlantic hop, it's possible to book an
award at this same mileage amount while avoiding almost all fuel surcharges and
fees.
US has some serious limitations, like not being able to book
partner awards online, and
award fees that are higher than UA.
First, they lowered mileage earning rates on
partner airlines without notice and now, I just found out they will be raising their
fees for
award travel changes.
$ 12.50
partner award ticket
fee — Alaska charges $ 12.50 per person each way for
award travel on
partner airlines.
Because the same
award space is generally available to all
partners, consider the possible
fees and surcharges that will apply before you redeem your miles.
You can fly on Star Alliance
partner Austrian by booking with a frequent - flyer program such as United MileagePlus from 60,000 miles per round trip or even by booking via Avianca LifeMiles, also for 60,000 miles per round trip, though without the $ 75 close - in
award ticketing
fee that United charges within 21 days of travel.
Yes, it is possible to pay 18,000 miles to cover the cost of taxes and
fees on
award flights within Europe operated by Lufthansa and Miles & More airline
partners.
In order to find the best values, you have to navigate the terms and conditions of each transfer
partner — understanding the routing restrictions and keeping an eye out for fuel surcharges and other hidden
fees — and you need to familiarize yourself with their
awards charts.
Fuel Surcharges are not charged on any
partners and the ability to book nearly anything online allows you to save the phone booking
fee others will charge you for
partner awards.
For a
partner award you will see the price on the next page, including the number of miles as well as a breakdown of the fuel surcharge and other taxes and
fees.
There will be revisions to the
fees for changes or cancellations to your
award ticket or flight upgrades on Singapore Airlines, SilkAir and our
partner airlines.
From free stopovers and extended layovers to
partner airlines and zero change
fees, using your miles wisely can add a lot of perks to your next
award trip.
There's no domestic carrier and many of the
partners don't have great
award charts and / or require you to pay high
fees.
(Any reservation
fees for
partner awards or telephone bookings will not be refunded.)
You should be able to lower the
fees by booking flights on American Airlines, but keep in mind that the milage requirement will go up since Iberia charges more miles for certain
partners and you can't book one - way
awards on American Airlines with Iberia.
For one, they pass on fuel surcharges on their
partner award flights and I'm not sure how much those
fees can be.
there will be no booking
fee, when you book
awards with Etihad, Cathay Pacific, Malaysian Airlines or other
partners that can not be booked online.
Although I don't fly United very often (mostly because when I do I deal with nasty / clueless employees or my travel reservations simply aren't honored), I rank their frequent flyer miles as the most valuable mileage currency out there thanks to low
fees on
award tickets, the ability to book one - way
awards and great airline
partners in Star Alliance.
If you are willing to do this, you'll be rewarded with a strong set of airline
partners, the ability to make stopovers on one - way
awards, and no -
fee changes and cancellations even if you aren't an elite member.
You can ask the agent to waive this
fee if it was not possible to book online (certain
partners and complex
awards, for example).
Because the same
award space is generally available to all
partners, you should also consider the possible
fees and surcharges that will apply before you redeem your miles.
Awards must be booked as round - trips and some partner awards include significant taxes and
Awards must be booked as round - trips and some
partner awards include significant taxes and
awards include significant taxes and
fees.
An example from Flying Blue that shows the taxes and
fees including fuel surcharges for booking an
award with SkyTeam
partner Delta.
The surcharges listed (at the bottom of the
award chart) for American Airlines and Cathay Pacific are both below $ 100, so if you're looking to book with a
partner, I'd consider those two to limit
fees.
Given the potential to book Star Alliance
partners with no fuel surcharges and other
awards with reasonable
fees, I think Asiana should be on your radar.
I generally wouldn't recommend using British Airways Avios for business class
awards to Europe because the
fees can be so high but if you fly on a
partner from the East Coast, it's not bad at all.
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.
The only problem is that these special promo
awards must be flown on Air France or KLM, meaning that you won't be able to settle for lower SkyTeam
partner fees.
All of these programs have a variety of
partner airlines which you may be flying on when you book an
award flight, and all of them add taxes and
fees to
award tickets.
Different transfer
partners offer more value than others, usually because they have cheaper
awards, lower
fees, or better
award availability.
-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.
Airline ticket purchases, mileage point purchases, mileage point transfer
fees, gift cards, duty - free purchases,
award tickets and
fees incurred with airline alliance
partners do not qualify.
While many frequent flyers use Lufthansa miles to get into their (and Swiss) first class cabins without waiting until the last minute, as Lufthansa doesn't release first class
awards to
partners until very close to departure, first class redemptions with Miles & More can in many cases be the worst value
awards because of
fees.
This analysis isn't meant to be dispositive: you may value the perks of elite status with Delta or United, like waived
award change and cancellation
fees, more than the miles you're foregoing by not crediting your flights to Alaska (in the case of Delta) or another Star Alliance
partner in the case of United.
BA's
award chart for travel around the United States starts at 7,500 Avios points per flight, but if you want to hop around Europe, Australia or some other international regions, you can book nonstop
award flights on British Airways and its
partners from just 4,000 - 4,500 Avios plus about $ 28 in taxes and
fees.
Since this is a
partner award, it priced at the saver level, which was 60,000 miles one - way and only $ 2.50 in
fees!
I was about to pull the trigger, but then I thought to check out options using my British Airways Avios, since I have way more of them than AAdvantage miles and I value my AA miles much higher than BA Avios for several reasons: primarily the lower
fees and mileage amounts needed for most
awards (especially those with multiple connections) and because AA miles are generally harder to accrue vs. British Airways, which is an instant 1:1 transfer
partner of both American Express Membership Rewards (often with up to 50 % bonuses) and Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Using Alaska's
partner award chart, you can book a one - way ticket from Africa to the continental US in business class for 120,000 miles — worth about $ 2,160 based on TPG's most recent valuations — plus $ 79 in taxes and
fees.
United.com shows
award availability for most
partners and it shows the taxes and
fees very clearly for each portion of your flight.
The changes to advance seat selection and baggage allowance apply to
award tickets on Singapore Airlines and SilkAir; however, the revised
fees for changes or cancellations apply to
award tickets and flight upgrades on Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, and our
partner airlines.
In addition, the high fuel surcharges often charged on
award flights operated by British Airways make these points most valuable when used on
partners like American Airlines, US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Aer Lingus, and others (see How to Redeem Avios Without Huge
Fees and Surcharges).
Book European
awards using British Airways miles — you'll be hit with massive surcharges on BA flights, which all go through London and are heavily taxed; even on
partners such as American there will be high
fees
Considering BA often has great last - minute
partner award redemption availability and doesn't charge last - minute booking
fees either, you could be looking at huge savings on this route.
Infants traveling on certain
partner carriers with
award ticketed passengers to international destinations are subject to an additional
fee at the point of departure.