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Page Contents<\/p>
- Getting to the Dolomites<\/a>
- Flights<\/a><\/li>
- SkyTeam<\/a><\/li>
- Ground Transportation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Staying in the Dolomites<\/a>
- Ortisei (and West) Region<\/a><\/li>
- Cortina Region<\/a><\/li>
- Booking Through Portals<\/a><\/li>
- Milan and Venice<\/a><\/li>
- Lake Como<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n
Getting to the Dolomites<\/span><\/h2>\n
The Dolomites comprise a large swath of mountains in Italy, nestled between River Adige in the west and the Piave Valley in the east. Its remote location makes it more difficult to get to. Luckily, for award travelers, the Dolomites are centrally located between major hub cities. Both Milan (MXP) and Venice (VCE) in Italy are perfect jumping-off points for the Dolomites, as well as airports like Innsbruck (INN), Munich (MUC), and Ljubljana (LJU) within a reasonable distance.<\/p>\n
Flights<\/span><\/h3>\n
Flying to the Dolomites can be relatively easy thanks to the extensive route network throughout Europe. You can either fly into one of the airports close by or just concentrate on getting to Europe and then taking short-hop European flights or trains to the mountains.<\/p>\n
You can start with our comprehensive posts:<\/p>\n
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- Cheapest Ways to Book flights to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- 8 Best Business Class flights to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Amex Membership Rewards Sweet Spots to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
- Best Ways to Use Chase Ultimate Rewards to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
But as it pertains to the Dolomites specifically, here are a few suggestions.<\/p>\n
Emirates<\/h4>\n
Emirates Airlines flies a fifth-freedom route from New York (JFK) to Milan (MXP). The taxes and fees on this route have recently increased, but you can fly as low as 17,500 miles plus $122.50 in economy and 87,000 plus $433.50 in business class.<\/p>\n
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Emirates in economy. Credit: Emirates<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Emirates in business class. Screenshot of Emirates<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n Note that\u00a0Chase Ultimate Rewards<\/a>\u00a0will be\u00a0dropping Emirates as a transfer partner<\/a> on October 16, 2025, and Amex Membership Rewards now transfers to Emirates at 1:.08<\/a> — a 20% devaluation. That will leave Capital One<\/a> rewards and Bilt Rewards<\/a> as the only 1:1 transfer partners to Emirates.<\/p>\n
From<\/div>To<\/div>Transfer Ratio<\/div>Min.Transfer<\/div>Average Time<\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:800Amex-Emirates transfer rate dropped to 5:4 on September 16, 2025<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Capital One<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>100:75Transfer ratio devalued effective January 13, 2026<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>1,000<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Chase (Ultimate Rewards)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>Emirates dropped as a Chase transfer partner on October 16, 2025<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Citibank (ThankYou Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:800<\/div>-<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div>Marriott (Bonvoy)<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>3:1<\/div>3,000<\/div>3 days<\/div><\/div><\/div>Bilt Rewards<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>2,000<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div>Brex Cash<\/a><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>3:2<\/div>500<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div>HSBC RewardsUnited States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Emirates (Skywards & Business Rewards)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nStar Alliance<\/h4>\n
The heavy presence of Star Alliance airlines throughout Europe — including United Airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Swiss Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, and Brussels Airlines — means this may be your best chance to get to the Dolomites with points and miles. It also means you may be able to connect all the way from your home city rather than positioning to New York like in the Emirates example above.<\/p>\n
Air Canada Aeroplan<\/a> — a transfer partner of all major transferrable points except Citi — is the perfect place to start. Here is just one example of various flights from Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Venice (VCE) during the Olympics in February, using Star Alliance partners for 40,000 points in economy and 70,000 points in business class.<\/p>\n
Screenshot of Air Canada Aeroplan<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n You could use fellow Star Alliance partner United Airlines — which has a friendlier cancellation policy<\/a> — as well. This Milan (MXP) to Cleveland (CLE) flight is 40,000 in economy and 80,000 in business class.<\/p>\n
Screenshot of United<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n From<\/div>To<\/div>Transfer Ratio<\/div>Min.Transfer<\/div>Average Time<\/div><\/div>Amex (Membership Rewards)<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Air Canada (Aeroplan)<\/div><\/div><\/div>1,000:1,000<\/div>-<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div>Capital One<\/a>United States<\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u2794<\/span>Air Canada (Aeroplan)<\/div><\/div><\/div>100:100<\/div>1,000<\/div>Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div> - 8 Best Business Class flights to Europe<\/a><\/li>\n
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