{"id":204941,"date":"2025-04-08T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=204941\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:12:29","slug":"ana-mileage-club-one-way-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/ana-mileage-club-one-way-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"ANA to Introduce One-Way Award Bookings, but Hike the Cost of High Season Tickets and Axe Round the Worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"custom-blue\"><em>The changes below have taken effect, and this post is no longer being updated. Here is our <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/tag\/major-updates\/\" target=\"new\">archive of major updates<\/a> from card issuers and loyalty programs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In just over two months, ANA Mileage Club will roll out three rather big changes. Starting <strong>June 24, 2025<\/strong>, the Tokyo-based airline will begin allowing one-way award bookings \u2014 but it will also increase the number of miles required for several awards and completely axe Round the World award tickets. Here\u2019s a quick look at what\u2019s changing with ANA.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#ANA_to_Allow_One-Way_Award_Bookings\">ANA to Allow One-Way Award Bookings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ANA-Operated_Awards_Increasing_In_Price_Starting_in_June\">ANA-Operated Awards Increasing In Price Starting in June<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ANA_to_Stop_Ticketing_Round_the_World_Awards\">ANA to Stop Ticketing Round the World Awards<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"ANA_to_Allow_One-Way_Award_Bookings\">ANA to Allow One-Way Award Bookings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the good news. Beginning <strong>June 24<\/strong>, ANA will \u2014 finally \u2014 allow one-way award bookings. This summer, the airline is dropping its long-standing requirement that travelers book round-trip award flights. Even better, this change will also apply to partner bookings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_204943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/341\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204943 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-One-Way.png\" alt=\"ANA to allow one-way award bookings\" width=\"750\" height=\"341\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-One-Way.png 1560w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-One-Way-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-One-Way-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-One-Way-768x350.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-One-Way-1536x699.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: ANA<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never booked an ANA award before, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/book-ana-mileage-club-award-flights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">the process can be a bit quirky<\/a>. And it\u2019s been made even more complicated by the need to find round-trip availability. So it\u2019s safe to say that allowing one-way bookings should make it much easier to use the Mileage Club program.<\/p>\n<p>Now if we could do something about those <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/mile-transfer-times?program=ANA\" rel=\"noopener\">slow transfer times<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/airlines\/ana-mileage-club-sweet-spots\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best ANA Mileage Club Award Sweet Spots: Seven Great Ways To Redeem Your Miles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"ANA-Operated_Awards_Increasing_In_Price_Starting_in_June\">ANA-Operated Awards Increasing In Price Starting in June<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, there\u2019s (sort of) some bad news, too. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ana.co.jp\/en\/jp\/guide\/amc\/award\/international\/terms\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ANA has penciled in a devaluation<\/a> for select ANA-operated awards taking effect <strong>June 24<\/strong>. The silver lining is that &#8212; at least for flights between Japan and both Hawaii and the mainland U.S. and Canada &#8212; the mileage increases seem to be limited to \u201chigh season\u201d award rates.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, here\u2019s the updated ANA award chart for round-trip flights between Japan (Zone 1) and Hawaii (Zone 5):<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1044\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1044 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Class<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Low Season<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Regular Season<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">High Season<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Economy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">35,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">65,000 (up from 43,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Premium Economy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">53,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">58,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">88,000 (up from 61,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">80,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">85,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">135,000 (up from 90,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">First<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">120,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">140,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">240,000 (up from 160,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>And here\u2019s the updated chart for round-trip flights between Japan and North America (Zone 6):<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1045\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1045 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Class<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Low Season<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Regular Season<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">High Season<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Economy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">40,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">50,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">72,000 (up from 55,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Premium Economy<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">62,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">72,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">101,000 (up from 77,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">100,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">105,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">165,000 (up from 110,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">First<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">150,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">170,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">300,000 (up from 200,000)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>These charts will officially take effect on <strong>June 24<\/strong>. And to calculate one-way pricing, simply divide the rates above by two.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that ANA hasn\u2019t announced any plans to devalue partner awards. The airline made <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/news\/airlines\/ana-mileage-club-changes-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\">negative changes to its partner charts<\/a> about a year ago, so the current rates should stick around for at least a little while longer. That said, it\u2019s fair to assume that future sweet spots like 50,000 miles for one-way United business class to Europe won\u2019t be around forever.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"ANA_to_Stop_Ticketing_Round_the_World_Awards\">ANA to Stop Ticketing Round the World Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But wait, there's more. ANA will no longer ticket Round the World Star Alliance awards come <strong>June 24, 2025<\/strong>. If you can come up with the miles necessary to book one of these awards, they're a great deal. So it's pretty disappointing to see them go away.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_204975\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/384\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204975 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW.png\" alt=\"ANA round the world webpage\" width=\"750\" height=\"384\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW.png 2236w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2048x1048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: ANA<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>However, there's a bit of a runway to make one of these bookings before June 24. And the following table will still apply until then:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_204976\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/434\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-204976 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2.png\" alt=\"ANA round the world award chart\" width=\"750\" height=\"434\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2.png 2120w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2-1536x888.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ANA-RTW-2-2048x1184.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><center><em>Credit: ANA<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ANA\u2019s award rates have long been quite competitive \u2014 but the round-trip booking requirement has kept many a traveler from taking advantage of them. It\u2019s great to see Mileage Club finally dropping that rule, though it\u2019s hard not to imagine this making award availability \u2014 especially in premium cabins \u2014 even harder to come by.<\/p>\n<p>As for the devaluation, well, it could\u2019ve been worse. Generally speaking, unless you absolutely need to fly ANA to or from Japan during the high season, it\u2019s worth looking for low or regular season rates instead. You\u2019ll save plenty of miles that way.<\/p>\n<p>But we're pretty sad to see Round the World bookings end. If you have the patience to make one, they can present a great deal. Thankfully, there's a bit of time to make one last booking before this functionality is gone for good.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, these changes officially take effect on <strong>June 24, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>H\/T: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/viewfromthewing.com\/ana-finally-adds-one-way-awards-starting-june-24-while-peak-season-first-class-jumps-to-300000-miles-roundtrip\/\" rel=\"noopener\">View from the Wing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just over two months, ANA Mileage Club will roll out three rather big changes. Starting June 24, 2025, the Tokyo-based airline will begin allowing one-way award bookings \u2014 but it will also increase the number of miles required for several awards and completely axe Round the World award tickets. 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