Turkish Airlines Six Continents Challenge: Win 1,000,000 Bonus Miles & Smiles Miles by Cameron Laufer June 29, 2025 0 Turkish Airlines is challenging travelers to fly to all six continents, and offering 1,000,000 bonus miles to those who succeed. It’s a tall order, with strict rules. But for the right traveler, this could be the ultimate adventure. Here’s how the challenge works — and whether it’s worth the effort.
Act Fast: Turkish Airlines Offering 70% Off Award Flights to/from Miami for Just Two Days by Tyler Glatt and Skye Class June 11, 2025 9 The Turkish Airlines Choose Your City Promotion has selected Miami as the next award sale destination. Miles & Smiles members will receive 70% of their miles back when booking award flights to or from Miami on June 10 and 11. Eligible travel is between September 1 and November 30, 2025. These are very narrow booking and travel windows, but it's nevertheless a great deal.
Points of Interest: Delta Drops a Partner, Marriott Tweaks Breakfast Policy, and More Loyalty Updates by Tyler Glatt March 21, 2025 0 Change is the only constant in points and miles, and that’s certainly been the case in the first quarter of 2025. In this third installment of Points of Interest, we’ll walk you through some of the behind-the-scenes loyalty program changes that have happened over the past few months.
How To Add a Stopover on a Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Award Ticket by Ian Snyder December 24, 2024 0 After some recent devaluations, Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles doesn't offer quite the bang it once did for your buck. On program aspect you may not be aware of, though, is the ability to build in a stopover on an award ticket. Here we detail when and how you can book a Miles & Smiles stopover, plus all the ways you can amass miles.
Points of Interest: Emirates Slashes Mileage Earnings, IHG Doubles Point Earnings, Marriott Inks New Partnership, And More by Tyler Glatt and JT Genter December 8, 2024 0 Airlines and hotels routinely make minor changes to their loyalty programs. Many of these modifications fly under the radar, as they're rarely shared with public and aren't objectively flashy. In our second installment of "Points of Interest," we'll introduce you to several changes that have occurred in the loyalty landscape within the past couple of months, including changes to Accor, Choice, Emirates, IHG, Marriott, and Wyndham.
Flash Sale: 50% Off Turkish Airlines Awards. Fly US–Istanbul from 20k Miles! by Tyler Glatt and Skye Class November 22, 2024 35 Turkish Airlines is running a flash sale on its route from Boston to Istanbul through the end of today, November 21, for 20,000 miles each way. But it's worth scrambling to take advantage of this offer. If you don't already have Turkish Miles & Smiles, you can transfer points from Citi, Capital One, or Bilt to book these amazing awards.
How To Claim a Free Hotel and City Tour With the Turkish Airlines Stopover Program by Skye Class August 15, 2024 4 The Turkish Airlines stopover program offers a free hotel for up to three nights, or a free TourIstanbul excursion for shorter layovers. Here are all of the freebies you can take advantage of during your next connection through Istanbul.
Should You Apply for the Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Premier Visa Signature® Credit Card? by Sam Helmy August 10, 2024 0 Turkish Airlines launched its first co-brand credit card just for U.S. residents: the Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Premier Visa Signature® Credit Card. It is now taking applications! The card is issued by First Electronic Bank and carries a $99 annual fee. Here's an overview of the card to help you decide if it's right for you.
Turkish Airlines Passengers to Get Free Wi-Fi by the End of 2025 by Skye Class October 23, 2024 0 As the world goes more digital, getting free Wi-Fi with airlines is a huge benefit. Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Qatar Airways are some airlines that offer free Wi-Fi already. Now Turkish Airlines has announced it will bring free Wi-Fi to all passengers by 2025. Here are the details.
Turkish Airlines Offers a ‘Hold the Price’ Feature. Should You Use It? by Mark Jackson June 27, 2024 0 There are plenty of reasons why you should consider using your points, miles, or best travel rewards card to book a Turkish Airlines flight. But what do you do if you see a flight you want but aren't quite ready to complete your booking? The answer is to make use of Turkish Airlines' "Hold the Price" feature. Read on for a more detailed explanation of what it is and how it works.
Book Soon: Widespread Turkish Airlines Business Class Availability From the US to Istanbul by Tyler Glatt June 17, 2024 0 We love it when award availability is prevalent. That's the case right now with Turkish Airlines business class. So, if you've never flown lie-flat to Istanbul, here's your chance; availability is generous between the end of this year and into the first quarter of 2025. Here's a look at some ways you can book a Turkish Airlines business class seat to Istanbul.
Transfer Citi Points to Turkish Miles & Smiles With a 50% Transfer Bonus by Tyler Glatt June 17, 2024 1 Through June 15, 2024, you can transfer Citi ThankYou® Points to Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles with a 50% bonus. No, that's not a typo. However, you'll want to pay attention to a few of the strings attached to this offer before initiating a transfer. Here's what you need to know about the Citi–Turkish transfer bonus, plus a few ways to maximize it.
Turkish Airlines Promotions: 5X Miles with Booking.com Stays, Up to 10,000 Miles by Skye Class May 13, 2024 0 Turkish Airlines has a new promotion this month. Miles & Smiles members can earn 5 miles per euro spent through Booking.com, but only when using a specific link. We've had several other promotions already this year from Turkish Airlines, but this is the only one currently active. Here's how you can earn up to 10,000 bonus miles with this offer.
How To Search and Book Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Awards by Tyler Glatt May 10, 2024 3 If you've never done it, booking a Turkish Airlines award with Miles & Smiles miles can be a bit of a challenge. From start to finish — logging in to completing your reservation — here's a step-by-step guide to booking an award flight through Turkish Airlines.
Buy Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles With a 100% Bonus (1.5¢ Per Mile) by Andrew George Bradshaw June 23, 2025 4 Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles just launched a new buy miles offer. Valid until May 9, 2024, Miles & Smiles members can buy up to 99,999 miles during this deal and receive up to 100% bonus miles. If maximized, this promotion can drop the price per mile down to as low as 1.5¢ each. But with Turkish Airlines devaluing its charts and miles earlier this year, does a promotion like this still make sense? Let's dive into the details of this promotion and see a few times you can grab a sweet redemption at a cheaper price than the cash rate.
Do Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Miles Expire? by Sam Helmy April 10, 2024 2 Turkish Airlines miles expire after a set period of time, and their validity cannot be extended through account activity. However, you can reinstate expired miles and pay to extend the validity of your mileage balance.
Turkish Airlines Offering a 25% Discount on Reinstating or Transferring Miles by Skye Class April 1, 2024 0 Turkish Airlines is running an interesting promotion through the end of the month. Miles & Smiles members get a 25% discount when activating or transferring miles through March 31, 2024. Here are the details and what we think about this promotion.
Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Award Chart Sweet Spots by Ajay Jain and Tyler Glatt February 25, 2024 59 The Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles program can offer a wide variety of excellent redemptions at great value for your miles — despite the recent devaluation. Here's a review of a few of Turkish Airlines' top sweet spots within its Miles & Smiles loyalty program.
Book Now: Turkish Airlines to Devalue Miles & Smiles, Introduce New Award Charts by Tyler Glatt February 7, 2024 2 Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles seems to be in the process of devaluing its award chart. A change to the carrier's website indicates that a change to its beloved award pricing is likely on the horizon. But higher rates have yet to go live, meaning you still have time to take advantage of current award pricing. Here's what you need to know about Turkish Airlines' potential new award charts.
Status Match to Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles, Get Star Alliance Gold Perks by Tyler Glatt July 16, 2024 5 Turkish Airlines elite status and Star Alliance Gold perks are only a status match away. While there's no official offer on the table, many are reporting success stories about matching into Miles & Smiles and picking up Turkish elite status. Even better, the vast majority of data points suggest the requirements to keep your status past the trial period are nothing short of reasonable. Here are the details.
Deal Alert: Excellent Turkish Airlines Business Class Award Availability to Istanbul by Tyler Glatt December 6, 2023 0 There's a lot of Turkish Airlines business class award space between the carrier's gateways in the United States and Canada and its hub in Istanbul (IST). Flights are bookable from just 45,000 miles, which makes this deal nearly too good to be true. As such, you'll want to act fast before the award space dries up.
Get Bonus Miles When You Sign Your Child up for Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles by Jenna Hansen February 16, 2024 0 Sign your child up for Turkish Airlines High Five Kids Club and they will earn 2,000 bonus miles — half when they sign up and half after their first flight. This article walks you through the process for signing up, plus gives you some ideas for earning more miles and sweet spots to spend those miles on.
Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles Partners With GOL Airlines by Sam Helmy February 10, 2023 0 Turkish Airlines and GOL have announced a new partnership letting you earn miles when you fly on each other's flights. The new partnership lets you earn up to 150% of miles flown. However, so far, neither mileage program is offering the option to redeem your miles for award flights.
Earn Up to 15,000 Bonus Turkish Airlines Miles for IHG Stays by Sam Helmy September 19, 2022 0 Earn up to 15,000 Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles bonus miles with IHG's latest promotion. Through December 31, 2022, you can earn 1,000 Turkish bonus miles per eligible stay of two nights or more at IHG properties worldwide. However, you'll need to opt into earning Miles&Smiles instead of IHG One Rewards points. Here's how to take advantage of this promotion.
Earn Miles While Redeeming Miles Using Turkish Airlines New Cash & Miles Option by Sam Helmy June 23, 2022 0 Turkish Airlines now lets you pay for a portion of your fare using miles. The new Cash & Miles option allows members to pay for up to 50% of their ticket on Turkish Airlines flights using Miles & Smiles miles, and can only be done via its website or mobile app.
Fly to Europe in 2021 in Polaris Business Class for Just 45,000 Miles by Patrick Stouffer June 8, 2020 34 We've hit the jackpot of business class award availability to Europe! There's excellent availability through May 2021 to almost all European destinations served by United Airlines. Even better, most of this award availability is bookable with Turkish Miles & Smiles, meaning that these redemptions can cost as little as 45,000 miles per person! Who's ready to book a European vacation?
Turkish Allows Mixed Partners, Updates Award Chart by Ross Denkin November 26, 2019 39 Turkish Airlines’ Miles&Smiles program has made some significant updates that deserve a closer look. On the positive side, there are several big improvements to the online booking experience. On the other hand, the infamous 7,500-mile award to Hawaii is notably absent from their latest award chart. The online booking tool hasn't yet caught up to the new pricing, but it looks like higher mileage requirements are on the way.
Transfer Citi ThankYou Points to Turkish Airlines with a 25% Bonus by Sam Helmy February 15, 2019 39 Citi ThankYou Rewards has announced a 25% transfer bonus to Turkish airlines Miles and Smiles. Through February 20, 2019, you will receive 1,250 Turkish miles for every 1,000 Citi ThankYou Points. If you are ready to book a trip soon, there are some excellent sweet spots in the Turkish Miles & Smiles award chart for travel from North America and beyond.
