The conversion rate is 1 GC Award Point to 1 Airline Mile, but there may be different conversion rates for
specific Airline Partners and this is subject to change without notice at the sole and absolute discretion of The Company.
Not exact matches
Travel rewards cards have no
specific travel affiliate like an
airline or hotel
partner.
With hotel - and
airline - branded cards, you can redeem for those
specific brands and sometimes their
partners.
If you don't want to be tied to Delta and it's
partners, or if you want to earn more points towards travel on things you buy every day, you'll want to consider a more general travel card (ie, not one that's tied to a
specific airline or hotel chain).
Any
airline or hotel
specific credit card will pay for a travel purchase with any travel provider, but, you should not expect to earn bonus points if you do not use one of the authorized travel
partners.
Travel rewards cards have no
specific travel affiliate like an
airline or hotel
partner.
Lindsay, as Dan mentioned, cards that earn
specific miles or hotel points keep them in that program, whereas AMEX Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards are flexible programs that hold points that you can transfer out to various
airline and hotel
partners.
With hotel - and
airline - branded cards, you can redeem for those
specific brands and sometimes their
partners.
Ultimate Rewards points issued by a variety of Chase - branded cards address this problem by letting you accumulate one generic point and transfer it to a variety of
airline, hotel, and rail
partners only when you need to make a
specific redemption.
Travel rewards cards have no
specific travel affiliate like an
airline or hotel
partner.
Travel and shopping rewards may be usable with many
partners, or may be
specific to an
airline or retailer.
to see
partner airlines when booking, you must select a
specific option or you only have access to BA flights
Cards co-branded with a
specific airline will often limit redemption to purchases made with that
airline and its
partners.
There are even
specific cards that will allow you to
partner with
Airline loyalty programs such as WestJet Rewards and Aeroplan.
Under the new program, the best values are on
specific routes, but since there are two different award charts, they differ depending on whether you're flying on Asiana or a
partner airline.
These fees are often route
specific and will often depend on which
airline partner of theirs you are flying with, so you'll need to test out the routes to see what the fees come to.
Airlines invited to join the Connecting Partner program will enter into agreements with specific Star Alliance member airlines — so not all Star Alliance airlines will have the same Connecting P
Airlines invited to join the Connecting Partner program will enter into agreements with
specific Star Alliance member
airlines — so not all Star Alliance airlines will have the same Connecting P
airlines — so not all Star Alliance
airlines will have the same Connecting P
airlines will have the same Connecting
Partners.
Hawaiian
Airlines is not part of a
specific alliance but is
partnered with American
Airlines.
Cathay Pacific has been talking about releasing less award space to
partners, but that's not an issue
specific to Alaska
Airlines — and there's no indication that cost is the issue, just exclusivity.
Travel on United
Airlines or MileagePlus
airline partners is subject to the filed tariffs and standard contract of carriage of the
specific carrier.
Both programs have
airline partners in OneWorld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam, meaning that your
specific travel needs will determine which selection offers the best value for you.
Besides, each
airline has a list of
partners that offer miles, and you can earn more miles by making
specific purchases.
Because your points are flexible in which transfer
partner you redeem them with you have flexibility and some safety against
specific hotels or
airlines devaluing their points.
Their travel
partners list has grown in the last few years and they include most of the ones I would prefer to move points into, like United
Airlines» MileagePlus, my favorite
airline -
specific frequent flyer program...
Etihad is a
partner with American
Airlines and its award program uses
specific award charts for each
airline.
Cards that are co-branded with
specific airlines or hotels, such as the Gold Delta SkyMiles ® card from Amex, will limit your travel to that brand (and its
partners).
While both cards will give you the ability to redeem miles for flights, you will lose a lot of flexibility because you will only be able to redeem on the
specific airlines and their
partners.
Co-branded credit cards
partner with
specific airlines or hotel chains and deposit any points or miles directly into that membership account.
Since transfers are usually only allowed to
specific partner brands, check the issuer's website to ensure your credit card rewards points can be transferred to your preferred
airline or hotel loyalty program.
Often times, you may get a credit card for a
specific airline but intend on using the miles earned from that card on a different
airline alliance
partner.
Im finding everything you have written very helpful but a few things like the
partner airlines I think I need to find some info more
specific to the Asis / Oceania area.
Just because a
specific airline is listed as a transfer
partner, it does not mean you actually have to fly that
airline.
Each flight conveniently shows each
partner airline with different colored logos, not text, so it's easy to skim through the list if you're trying to book a
specific partner.
If an airport near you is a
specific airline's hub, which alliance is that
airline in and who are their
partners?
Please refer to the American
Airlines partner award chart for the
specific mileage requirements based on your destination.
You can also earn miles with
partners Etihad and ANA as well as on codeshare flights with a long list of other
airlines, including WestJet of Canada, Hawaiian Airlines and Malaysian Airlines on specific routes (complete lis
airlines, including WestJet of Canada, Hawaiian
Airlines and Malaysian Airlines on specific routes (complete lis
Airlines and Malaysian
Airlines on specific routes (complete lis
Airlines on
specific routes (complete list here).
We should note that Delta does collect fuel charges on some of their Asian
partners, such as China Southern, but that is
specific to the
partner airline not the region in which you originate.
The second type of
airline credit card is not
partnered with a
specific airline and accrues points that can be redeemed for flights with any carrier.
For full details on these changes, including eligible fare classes and
specific bonus levels for each applicable
partner airline, please visit Airline Partners and select the airline you wish to learn more
airline, please visit
Airline Partners and select the airline you wish to learn more
Airline Partners and select the
airline you wish to learn more
airline you wish to learn more about.
Overall, this bonus isn't all that great, so I wouldn't speculatively transfer your Membership Rewards points to Starwood unless you're looking to top up your Starwood account for a
specific redemption, or if you're trying to transfer over to an
airline that isn't also a Membership Rewards transfer
partner, such as American
Airlines, US Airways or Alaska
Airlines.