Anatomy of An Award: Asiana Miles to Fly Honolulu to Bogota and an Automatic Alert
August 5, 2015
Last week I used 27,500 Asiana miles + $38.30 to book myself a Business Class award from Honolulu to Bogota that I'll fly next month.
This is a steal of a deal because United would have charged 45,000 miles for the same ticket.
While I am ticketed, one of my two legs is in economy, so I have set an automatic alert to let me know if Business Class space opens on the leg on which I'm currently ticketed in economy.
Why use Asiana miles?
How to get Asiana miles and transfer time
Route planning
Award Search
Award
Anatomy of An Award: Asiana Miles to Fly Honolulu to Bogota and an Automatic Alert
August 5, 2015
Last week I used 27,500 Asiana miles + $38.30 to book myself a Business Class award from Honolulu to Bogota that I'll fly next month.
This is a steal of a deal because United would have charged 45,000 miles for the same ticket.
While I am ticketed, one of my two legs is in economy, so I have set an automatic alert to let me know if Business Class space opens on the leg on which I'm currently ticketed in economy.
Why use Asiana miles?
How to get Asiana miles and transfer time
Route planning
Award Search
Award
SPG to Aeroplan Transfer Bonus Means 40k Roundtrips to Europe, 80k First Class Roundtrips to Europe
August 5, 2015
Right now 40k Starpoints plus taxes will get you a roundtrip economy class trip to Europe, 65k Starpoints will get you a roundtrip Business Class ticket, and 80k will get you a roundtrip First Class ticket.
Starpoints always transfer to dozens of airlines at a rate of 20k Starpoints to 25k miles. On top of that standard bonus, until August 24, 2015, Aeroplan is giving a bonus of up to 40k miles on transfers of hotel points to Aeroplan miles.
Transfers in from any of these partners count, and the best deal is to transfer in SPG Starpoints.
SPG to Aeroplan Transfer Bonus Means 40k Roundtrips to Europe, 80k First Class Roundtrips to Europe
August 5, 2015
Right now 40k Starpoints plus taxes will get you a roundtrip economy class trip to Europe, 65k Starpoints will get you a roundtrip Business Class ticket, and 80k will get you a roundtrip First Class ticket.
Starpoints always transfer to dozens of airlines at a rate of 20k Starpoints to 25k miles. On top of that standard bonus, until August 24, 2015, Aeroplan is giving a bonus of up to 40k miles on transfers of hotel points to Aeroplan miles.
Transfers in from any of these partners count, and the best deal is to transfer in SPG Starpoints.
I GOT IT WRONG: Virgin Australia Miles and Singapore Miles Don’t Transfer Freely Back and Forth
August 4, 2015
Update 8/5/15 at noon ET:
I totally messed this one up. Transfers are 1.35 Singapore miles to 1 Virgin Australia point or 1.35 Virgin Australia points to 1 Singapore mile. In both directions you lose about a quarter of your miles, so this is a terrible deal.
I GOT IT WRONG: Virgin Australia Miles and Singapore Miles Don’t Transfer Freely Back and Forth
August 4, 2015
Update 8/5/15 at noon ET:
I totally messed this one up. Transfers are 1.35 Singapore miles to 1 Virgin Australia point or 1.35 Virgin Australia points to 1 Singapore mile. In both directions you lose about a quarter of your miles, so this is a terrible deal.
Travel Style,Anatomy of an Award
I’ve Booked Basically All of My 2015 Travel
August 4, 2015
I have a clear picture of where I'll be until about April 2016. Last week, I booked a flurry of awards, mostly with obscure mileage programs to lock in my dates for 2015.
Travel Style,Anatomy of an Award
I’ve Booked Basically All of My 2015 Travel
August 4, 2015
I have a clear picture of where I'll be until about April 2016. Last week, I booked a flurry of awards, mostly with obscure mileage programs to lock in my dates for 2015.
Qatar Airways First Class Award Space on Its A380 for 40,000 Miles
August 3, 2015
Qatar's A380 First Class looks fantastic. It is not the best Middle Eastern product and looks a half step behind Emirates First Class and Etihad First Class on their A380s, but overall the Qatar A380 is definitely a plane I would love to fly in First Class, especially for 40,000 or 45,000 miles.
The spacious seat/beds are not fully enclosed, but are luxurious.
You and a companion can dine at one table.
The bathrooms are large, but do not contain showers like Etihad's and Emirates'.
The star of the Qatar A380 is the bar behind Business Class.
Qatar Airways First Class Award Space on Its A380 for 40,000 Miles
August 3, 2015
Qatar's A380 First Class looks fantastic. It is not the best Middle Eastern product and looks a half step behind Emirates First Class and Etihad First Class on their A380s, but overall the Qatar A380 is definitely a plane I would love to fly in First Class, especially for 40,000 or 45,000 miles.
The spacious seat/beds are not fully enclosed, but are luxurious.
You and a companion can dine at one table.
The bathrooms are large, but do not contain showers like Etihad's and Emirates'.
The star of the Qatar A380 is the bar behind Business Class.