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ANA is one of the two main Japanese airlines and the largest airline operator in Japan. From its hubs in Tokyo, ANA serves a wide range of domestic and international destinations. The airline also has several smaller subsidiaries, such as Air Nippon and Air Do. ANA has been a Star Alliance member for over 25 years.
Considering the airline's Star Alliance membership and the amazing quality of its first-class product, you may wonder if all those ANA miles you accumulated expire. Here is all you need to know.
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Do ANA Miles Expire?
ANA Mileage Club miles generally expire at the end of the month 36 months after you earn them. But beware that this isn't true for all ANA miles.
ANA has four “groups” of mileage expiration policies. Per the ANA FAQs page, miles in Group 1 expire 36 months after you earn them. This group applies to miles not earned under promotions for special validity or limited uses. Therefore, unless ANA indicates that miles will expire on a different timeline, you can assume your miles will expire after 36 months.
For “group 1” miles, ANA gives you until the end of the month, 36 months after earning them, to redeem your miles. This means miles earned on January 15, 2023, will expire on January 31, 2026.
There is no way to extend your miles' validity or reinstate them once they have expired.
The only exception to ANA's expiration policy is if you are a top-tier ANA Diamond Service member. In this case, your miles will never expire. Also, once you have reached ANA Million Miler status, your miles never expire.
Related: How To Book ANA Mileage Club Award Flights
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Earning ANA Miles
Boosting your ANA mileage balance is relatively straightforward, and there are a host of ways to earn ANA miles without leaving the ground. You can earn ANA miles in all of the following ways:
- Fly with ANA — both domestically in Japan and internationally.
- Take a flight with Star Alliance partners — including Lufthansa, United, and Turkish Airlines — and credit your flight to ANA.
- Credit flights to ANA from flights on non-alliance partners — including Etihad, Garuda Indonesia, and Virgin Atlantic.
- Stay at partner hotels, including Hyatt, IHG, and Marriott Bonvoy.
- Earn miles for various activities at partner shops, including The Bicester Village Shopping Collection and NAKA Golf Academy.
- Shop through the ANA Global Mileage Mall.
- Rent a car from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, National, Sixt, or several Japanese domestic agencies.
- Transfer hotel points to ANA miles from brands including IHG, Marriott Bonvoy, Shangri-La, and World of Hyatt.
Earning ANA Miles With Cards
ANA is a partner with two major U.S. flexible points currencies. You can transfer the following points to ANA Mileage Club:
That means U.S.-based travelers can indirectly earn ANA miles through cards that earn Amex Membership Rewards points, such as:
(Terms Apply)
- Earn 2X points on everyday business purchases such as office supplies or client dinners. 2X applies to the first $50,000 in purchases per year, 1 point per dollar thereafter. Terms and limitations apply.
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- 4X Membership Rewards® Points at restaurants worldwide, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S. (on up to $50,000 per year in purchases, then 1X)
- 4X Membership Rewards® points at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $25,000 per year in purchases, then 1X)
- 3X Membership Rewards® points on flights booked directly with airlines or on amextravel.com
- 2X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid hotels and other eligible travel booked on amextravel.com
- 1X on other eligible purchases
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- Earn 5X points for flights booked directly with airlines or with American Express Travel® (up to $500,000 in purchases per calendar year).
- Earn 5X points on prepaid hotels booked with American Express Travel®.
Alternatively, the First National Bank of Omaha issues the ANA Card U.S.A.. This card lets you build up your ANA mileage balance by earning miles for everyday purchases without ever setting foot on an ANA aircraft.
Related: ANA Mileage Club Award Charts and Stopover Rules
Use AwardWallet to Track ANA Mileage Club Expiration
With four separate mileage expiration policies, it pays to have someone take the hassle out of keeping track of all your ANA Mileage Club miles. The best way to do this is to let AwardWallet do the heavy lifting for you and keep track of all four policies. That way, you will receive a timely email reminder if any of your ANA miles are about to expire.
To add your ANA Mileage Club account to AwardWallet, log into your AwardWallet account and use this link to link your ANA account to AwardWallet. Once your ANA and AwardWallet accounts are linked, you'll get alerts ahead of expiration dates.
Related: How to Track Your Rewards Using AwardWallet
Our Take
Giving you 36 months before your ANA miles expire is on the generous end of the spectrum when compared with other programs. Couple that with the ability to boost your balance with transfers from Membership Rewards — plus some excellent ANA Mileage Club award sweet spots — and ANA miles are an excellent option. That's especially true if you regularly travel between the U.S. and Japan or other destinations in Asia.
For rates and fees of the cards mentioned in this post, please visit the following links: The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express (Rates & Fees), American Express® Gold Card (Rates & Fees), and The Platinum Card® from American Express (Rates & Fees)
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