How to combine travel on singapore airlines and its partners to maximise stopovers. Travel pr news 17 star alliance member carriers claim a. The star alliance round the world fare is your ticket to travel the world. Aeroplan offers you roundtrip flight rewards to over 1,300 destinations worldwide, on air canada, the star alliance member airlines, the canadian domestic partners and our other worldwide partners.
Are there child discounts on star alliance bonus trips. Looking into carriers i can get my wife to rome on sq and of course. Youll be able to search for and book star alliance and other partner award flights on and the singapore airlines app. Using miles on a star partner airline is a fairly routine task, and it is only made difficult in three circumstances. Since 2010, the best airline alliance has been selected on. Star alliance is also particularly stronger than oneworld for award flights to europe because of member airlines like lufthansa, austrian, brussels, and lot, among others. You will see how many air miles are needed to travel between lax and icn.
However, ive been noticing a new phenomenon with star alliance availability hidden inventory. Star alliance rewards are applicable for travel on one star alliance airline, excluding air canada, or two or more star alliance airlines, which may include air canada. Will a pet be traveling with you in the aircraft cabin. Star alliance, the worlds first and largest airline alliance, headquartered in frankfurt, germany, was founded in 1997 by five of the worlds leading airlines air canada, lufthansa, scandinavian airlines, thai airways international and united airlines to offer passengers worldwide reach and a. You can look for award space one week at a time, although you can only search for one airline at a time. Im going to be looking into redeeming some ua mp miles for a star alliance award for my wife for a trip to london with stopover in rome. I thought this was a potentially awesome booking, since there arent any direct star alliance flights between south america and australia, so youd have to connect between north america or possibly south africa. This means that turkish airlines miles can be used for star alliance flights, but unlike other airlines where this process is easily done online, this is not the case. Get the most out of your travels and daytoday life with the ana mileage club. You are only allowed to book corporate travel for yourself. All passengers on one booking will be included with your upgrade request. Comprehensive spread sheets of eight star alliance award. Your interactions have to be with your card holding airline, since they have to debit the miles and issue the ticket.
Hidden star alliance award inventory dont call the. It consists of 28 airlines, such as germanbased lufthansa and asiabased singapore airlines. Up until now, star alliance award programs have varied widely in online award availability and booking options. The next screen shows you the star alliance flights for your award route. Receiving the business traveller best airline alliance award for the third consecutive year is continuing proof that star alliance continues to be the airline alliance of choice for the international traveller, said jaan albrecht, ceo star alliance. If youre planning award travel, chances are that youll be flying on a star alliance airline. Plan and book your ticket with our online booking tool, alternatively, contact a member airline or your travel agent. Star alliance regains best alliance title at skytrax world. Passengersstar alliance upgrade awards applies to eligible fares only. What are the cancellation rules for star alliance award. Are there any other carriers in the alliance that i could redeem for on united short distance flights. A star alliance upgrade award can be used if a paid ticket shows a star alliance operated 3 digit flight number on the international sector that is being upgraded, and if the booking class is. Application and collection star alliance upgrade awards. How to book star alliance awards with turkish airlines miles.
They list flights first that are all on united planes. Star alliance award ticketmember logineva air america. Even though singapore devalued both its own award chart and its award chart for star alliance partner flights in the last several months, it still holds one of the best sweet spots for flights from the us to hawaii. Best websites for searching star alliance award availability. You can use award miles to fly on any star alliance tm network airline the airline network that opens your travel possibilities to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide. While theyre technically part of the alliance, for years now theyve been heavily restricting first and business class award space to their star alliance partners, to the point that its virtually impossible to get a first or business class award on singapore when booking through. A 3 region award lets you fly between 3 different regions on the award chart for a flat price of 100,000 miles. Stepbystep on how to book a star alliance award ticket with miles and smiles for someone else. Updated 10615 to reflect new ana award prices effective for awards booked 101515 or later. What is the best star alliance frequent flyer program. In the last few weeks, i have published some comparative charts of star alliance award charts. Their combined fleet of over 4,700 airplanes flies to more than 1,317 destinations in 193 countries worldwide, making us the largest global airline alliance. Then select the number of passengers for this upgrade request.
Add destinations by entering the city name or by selecting cities on the map. We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience as outlined in our cookie policy. All scheduled flights operated by star alliance carriers only. How to use the ana search tool for awards with united and. Most direct route must be used, additional award miles will be required should the journey not be based on the most direct route. Award tickets on star alliance book flights from the. Updated 12916 to reflect new aeroplan award prices effective for awards booked 121515 or later. You can customize your itinerary with your preferred cities, dates, flights, and cabin class of service.
Using us airways miles to book awards on their former star. For each segment of the journey, select flights from the star alliance network that best suit your need. My intent is to use the tool to snag seats on qatar airways, but the tool just endlessly spins in a loop, without returning any info. Star alliance has won the best airline alliance award from business traveller uk, for the third consecutive year. Finding award travel on star alliance partner airlines. Choosing my 2017 star alliance elite program challenge.
This method should work virtually all of the time, just specify in the email that you would like to book the flights as they are, but the website is not showing them despite the flights being available. Our recommendation is award nexus as its more userfriendly. Turkish airlines is a member of the star alliance, which includes many airlines across the globe. By using the star alliance route map you can find direct flights from the regions you are visiting in order to not add an additional region or go over the maximum flight segments allowed. In this case there isnt any low level availability on united which is fine, because other star alliance flights are nicer especially in business class if you scroll down, you will see star alliance partner flights availability. Remember that you can always email us, send a message via facebook or use twitter and include photos too. Phantom availability is when an award search engine shows award seats as available, but when you go to confirm them, they come up as unavailable. It held the title in both 2007 and 2009 at that time the alliance award was only handed out every two years. Unfortunately, anas search results arent as ironclad as they used to be. Combined ana card family miles is ineligible for star alliance upgrade awards.
Star alliance was the first airline alliance to receive the best alliance award from skytrax, when the category was first introduced in 2005. Star alliance brings together 28 member airlines, offering more than 18,800 daily departures. It is worth looking for star alliance flights operated by american or brazilian airlines as they may not have fuel surcharges. Ill be going as well but i will be purchasing a ticket but only going to rome and back. You can now fly round the world with just two stops. So there you have it, you can book lifemiles awards not available online. Star alliance round the world booking tool star alliance. Start with longer, intercontinental flights first as these are harder to find, and then tack on your connecting flights taking careful note of the dates, times, and flight numbers of the partner airlines so you can feed all of this information to the phone agents. No, child discounts are not available on star alliance bonus trips. Norway sweden denmark australia belgium china finland france germany hong kong, china ireland italy japan netherlands poland russia singapore spain switzerland thailand united kingdom united states other countries.
Once you understand the basics of airline alliances, its time to move on to finding routes, to learn where to search for award flights, and to compare award pricing by using what you know about airline partnerships. For example, i had to book my brothers ticket to laxicnlax, i couldnt find any business class seat, so i check again with and it was showing thai business class for the date i want so i was able to book it using us airways miles. Has anyone ever successfully used miles earned on one star. Customers who had requested their seats or special services wheelchair assistance, special meals, etc. Star alliance is the only alliance to offer this benefit between all its airlines. This award is applicable across all 26 member airlines. A loyaltylobby reader sent us a question on facebook that must be on the minds of many that visit our website. Im putting all of those charts into this post for easier reference. For a search of award flights from sfojnb, the tool returns a null set, even though i know for a fact that there are seats on british to jnb, via lhr.
Most flight awards on nonstar alliance partner airlines are limited to a few routesdestinations. I am looking for a star alliance program where i can maintain star alliance gold membership for access to usa domestic and international airport lounges. Ins and outs of lufthansas 3 region award chart points. Heres where you can update your account, get transaction info, sign up to receive great offers and more. The caveat is that youll have to find saverlevel award space on united to take advantage of this deal. Wed like to use technologies, such as cookies, to make your experience with us as enjoyable as possible. Start by entering your point of origin and ensure your round the world journey ends in the same country where you started.
Its often good to have another account within the alliance for various reasons though even if you have no miles with them. The system is not allowed to book star alliance world travel award ticket, please contact eva air reservation office for assistance. Star alliance is the biggest airline alliance in the world. You can cancel star alliance bonus trips up to one business day before departure of the outbound trip. As long as your points havent expired youll get them back. Our brand book helps you to understand and apply the star alliance brand. Maximising your stopovers when redeeming krisflyer miles. Star alliance is working on a shared award flight system. What are the cancellation rules for star alliance award trips.
With nearly 30 carriers around the world, star alliance provides numerous options for redeeming your miles, and the above websites are your best bet for finding award options. Award flights are permitted for roundreturn trip travel on scheduled flights operated by star alliance carriers. Travel around the world with award flights to seven cities of your dreams. Earn miles to enjoy a full range of services such as flight awards, campaigns, and more besides. However, at the time us airways made the move to oneworld, they also announced that they would be maintaining relationships with many of their former star alliance partners.
Star alliance airlines, star alliance flights, star. Theres plenty to love about the lifemiles program, but dont make it your first or second stop to find star alliance award space. With a star alliance upgrade award you can use accumulated miles or points to pay for an upgrade, allowing you to fly in a class of travel that is one higher than your original booking. I know that ana at one point was distance based but i do believe that ship has sailed. All you need is 180,000 krisflyer miles in economy class, 240,000 krisflyer miles in business class and 360,000 krisflyer miles in first class. While united mileageplus shows almost all star alliance award space, sas eurobonus only displays flights on sas, for example. Oneway fixed mileage flight rewards require 50% of the miles listed below for roundtrip flight rewards. Star alliance award flights australian frequent flyer. With 27 star alliance member airlines operating over 21,000 flights every day, book and fly can take you to 1,160 destinations in 181 countries spanning the globe. Some availability, even when searching segmentbysegment, doesnt seem to be showing up on either the aeroplan or.
For example, at the time of writing, longhaul south. The search engine still shows flights you wont find on, but sometimes fails to show flights that you will find on. While i care somewhat about miles redemption, my primary objective is to find a program where i will maintain an uppermidtier. Ive always thought of singapore airlines as more or less being a silent member of the star alliance.