Alaska Adds Singapore Airlines Redemptions, Cuts Stopovers Within Asia by Ross Denkin November 10, 2019 37 Alaska has added the ability to redeem miles on Singapore Airlines, which is great news for Mileage Plan members. But there is also some bad news that largely overshadows the positive announcement: Stopovers on one-way award travel within Asia are no longer allowed.
Citi ThankYou® Adds Aeromexico as a Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy November 6, 2019 35 Citi ThankYou® has added Aeromexico as a transfer partner. Typically points will transfer to Club Premier at a ratio of 1:1 with a minimum transfer of 1,000 points. The new addition brings the total for Citi ThankYou® points to 15 airline partners.
Cathay Pacific Awards Now Bookable Online with American Miles by Sam Helmy September 26, 2019 68 American Airlines has added the ability to book Cathay Pacific partner awards on AA.com. This is the third major partner added to American's online search in the past few months, making it one of the best search tools for Oneword availability. Although this is great news for most, those who have been quietly booking Cathay tickets by phone will now have far more competition for these awards.
Redeem Your Alaska Miles on Aer Lingus Flights by Skye Class September 12, 2019 41 Alaska Airlines now allows you to redeem your MileagePlan Miles on Aer Lingus flights to Dublin and then onward within Europe. Although this option has been around for a few months, it's worth a closer look at how to maximize your value from the new partnership.
Garuda Indonesia No Longer a Citi ThankYou® Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy September 11, 2019 25 Citi ThankYou® has removed Garuda Indonesia as an airline transfer partner without providing any notice to ThankYou® Rewards cardholders. Although it's never a good thing to see a partner disappear, this was never one of the more valuable ways to redeem your Citi points.
Chase Adds Emirates as Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy August 30, 2019 31 Chase Ultimate Rewards has added Emirates Skywards as a new transfer partner, which brings its number of airlines you can transfer Chase points to 10. Although it's always great to see more options, this isn't likely to be one of the more lucrative partners for most Ultimate Rewards cardholders.
You Can Now Book Etihad and JAL Awards on the AA Website by Sam Helmy July 23, 2019 40 American Airlines has added the ability to book awards with Etihad Airways and Japan Airlines to its online booking system. While this improvement will make it far easier to book international travel without a phone call, it will also make these awards more accessible to millions of frequent flyers, meaning more demand for a small and finite number of award seats.
Royal Air Maroc to Join Oneworld in 2020 by Sam Helmy December 6, 2018 67 The Oneworld alliance has announced that Royal Air Maroc will become a full member in 2020. The move will bring the total number of full Oneworld members to 14 and open up valuable new options for award travel to Africa.
Amex Membership Rewards Adds Avianca LifeMiles As A Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy November 15, 2018 18 American Express Membership Rewards has announced the addition of Avianca LifeMiles as a transfer partner. The move brings the total number of airlines you can transfer Membership Rewards points to 17.
Transfers Between Accor and Club Eurostar Now Live by Sam Helmy October 6, 2018 19 Le Club Accor has announced that you can now transfer points between Club Eurostar and Le Club Accor. Since most Accor properties are in Europe, this potentially is good news for European travelers wanting a little more flexibility in their points.
Increased Transfer Ratio of ThankYou® Points to JetBlue TrueBlue by Sam Helmy September 16, 2018 15 The transfer ratio of Citi ThankYou® Points to JetBlue TrueBlue rewards has improved as of September 13, 2018. Citi has different transfer ratios depending on the credit card you hold. Ratios have increased across all cards although the percentage is not the same.
Amex Membership Rewards to Add Aer Lingus as a Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy August 28, 2018 27 Earlier this month American Express announced that Membership Rewards will add Aer Lingus as a transfer partner. No date has been announced for when this will happen, and Aer Lingus does not yet appear as a transfer partner on the Amex website.
Chase Adds JetBlue As An Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy August 27, 2018 27 Chase has added JetBlue TrueBlue as a transfer partner of Ultimate Rewards as of August 26, 2018. The move comes unannounced the day after Chase dropped Korean Air as a transfer partner, and does restore some value to Ultimate Rewards especially if you're a JetBlue loyalist. This won't get you to Australia in suites, but it could help you help you top off an account to try Mint service on a transcontinental flight.
Chase Eliminates Korean Air As Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy August 17, 2018 25 Chase has announced that Korean Air will no longer be an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner effective August 25, 2018. For anyone that has redeemed with Korean, this is a definite hit to the value of Ultimate Rewards.
Small Luxury Hotels Of The World And Hyatt Partnership Announced by Sam Helmy August 14, 2018 31 Hyatt and Small Luxury Hotels Of The World (SLH) have announced a loyalty partnership. At the moment details about the new deal are thin on the ground, and we will have to wait for more information to emerge. One thing we do know is that World of Hyatt members will have the chance to earn and redeem points, as well as receive elite night credit for stays at SLH.
Amazon & JetBlue Effectively End Earning Partnership by Sam Helmy March 21, 2018 34 JetBlue has announced in an email to its members that it is effectively ending its relationship with Amazon on March 27, 2018. Starting March 28, 2018, you'll no longer be able to earn 3x miles on Amazon purchases, unless you complete your purchase onboard a JetBlue flight. Time to book a JetBlue flight to buy what you need on Amazon?
Alaska Ends Partnership With Air France and KLM as of April 30, 2018 by Sam Helmy December 13, 2017 31 AwardWallet receives compensation from advertising partners for links on the blog. The opinions expressed here are our own and have not been reviewed, provided, or approved by any bank advertiser. Here's our complete list of Advertisers.Alaska has announced the termination...
Chase Adds Aer Lingus And Iberia As Ultimate Rewards Transfer Partners by Sam Helmy November 30, 2017 11 Chase has announced the addition of Aer Lingus and Iberia to its list of Airline Transfer Partners. This addition means you can now transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to 9 airlines.
Citi Adds LifeMiles as a Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy November 29, 2017 20 Citi ThankYou® Rewards has added Avianca LifeMiles as a new transfer partner. While this may not be exciting at first, there is some solid value in the program to be had.
Citi ThankYou Adds Turkish Airlines as a New Transfer Partner by Sam Helmy August 21, 2017 10 Citi ThankYou Rewards has added Turkish Airlines as a transfer partner. ThankYou Points transfer at a ratio of 1:1 in 1,000-point increments. Turkishs loyalty program Miles and Smiles has a sweet spot of only 90,000 miles roundtrip in business class to Europe.
