Great Award Space to Rio de Janeiro for Carnaval 2016 and Olympics
October 2, 2015
To anyone who will listen, I say that you should not expect to use your miles at peak times on high demand routes. Airlines use miles to get rid of distressed inventory--seats they don't expect to sell.
My Experience Changing My Asiana Award
August 17, 2015
A few weeks ago, I used 27,500 Asiana miles (transferred from 22,500 Starpoints) to book myself a Business Class award from Honolulu to Bogota, Colombia. Now I'll tell you how to change an Asiana Club award.
I chose to use Asiana miles because it has a number of ridiculously cheap sweet spots including from Hawaii to South America.
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
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Amazing United Dreamliner Business Class Space to Rio and Santiago
July 30, 2015
United is offering tons of Business Class award space for the next 11 months on its flights to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Santiago, Chile.
Both routes will soon be flown by United's brand new 787-9 Dreamliners with flat beds in Business Class. You can book either route for as little as 35,000 miles one way.
United 787-9 Dreamliner
The United 787-9 Dreamliner has 48 beds in Business class in a 2-2-2 configuration. I would choose a middle seat, since both have direct aisle access.
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Amazing United Dreamliner Business Class Space to Rio and Santiago
July 30, 2015
United is offering tons of Business Class award space for the next 11 months on its flights to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Santiago, Chile.
Both routes will soon be flown by United's brand new 787-9 Dreamliners with flat beds in Business Class. You can book either route for as little as 35,000 miles one way.
United 787-9 Dreamliner
The United 787-9 Dreamliner has 48 beds in Business class in a 2-2-2 configuration. I would choose a middle seat, since both have direct aisle access.
Lufthansa First Class to Europe for 40,000 Points + $311
June 3, 2015
Updated June 3: The Asiana miles showed up today, meaning the transfer took 14 days. My last transfer in September 2014 took 17 days. In the interim, I've decided not to book Lufthansa First Class from Europe to the United States in June, but the Asiana award chart is so good that I don't mind have 60,000 points on hand. That's almost enough for Business Class one way USA to Argentina (35k) + First Class USA to Hawaii (27.5k).
You can book Lufthansa First Class for 50,000 Asiana Club miles--40,000 Starpoints--one way.
Asiana Miles Might Be The Cheapest Miles to Hawaii, South America
October 3, 2014
How long does it take to transfer Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints to Asiana Club Miles?
An astounding 17 days.
Why would you want to transfer Starpoints to Asiana Miles?
Starpoints transfer 1:1 to Asiana miles. As with all 1:1 Starpoints transfers, you get 5,000 bonus miles for every 20,000 points transferred.
Asiana has an incredible award chart.
Trip Report: Seoul to Los Angeles in Asiana First Class A380
September 18, 2014
I just arrived in Los Angeles after 10 hours flying Asiana First Class on its brand new A380. I booked my seat last month for 70,000 United miles (at pre-devaluation prices using this trick.)
This is a really important trip report because Asiana First Class is a true luxury product that is extremely easy to book with miles!
Champagne wishes & caviar realities in Asiana FirstAward space on the Asiana A380 is wide open in Business Class and First Class between Los Angeles and Seoul, especially at the last minute.
How Rich Would I Need to Be to Buy First Class
September 17, 2014
I'm sitting in the Asiana First Class Lounge in Seoul, about to fly one of the newest and hopefully best First Class products in the world on the Asiana A380.
First Class Suite on Asiana A380I booked the ticket for 70,000 United miles and around $150 all in because you can still book awards at the old pre-devaluation United award prices.
On a whim, I checked the cash price for the ticket.