{"id":237988,"date":"2025-12-04T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=237988\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:29:21","slug":"turkish-hawaii-award-chart-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/turkish-hawaii-award-chart-change\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Sweet Spot: Miles&#038;Smiles Kills Off Cheap United Awards to Hawaii, Increases Rates Up to 167%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/travel\/award-program-sweet-spots\/\" rel=\"noopener\">best airline sweet spots<\/a> just unceremoniously killed off this week. Before this month, travelers could book United Airlines awards to Hawaii for just 10,000 Turkish Miles&Smiles miles each way. Those awards now cost 25,000 miles each way &#8212; a 150% increase overnight.<\/p>\n<p>AwardWallet first caught this change on Tuesday, December 2. However, Turkish Airlines has a habit of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/turkish-airlines-award-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener\">updating its award chart before it implements new award pricing<\/a>. So, we've been continually checking award pricing to Hawaii in hopes of finding the old award pricing. However, all Turkish Airlines award searches have errored out since the airline updated its award chart.<\/p>\n<p>With that caveat, here's what to know about Miles&Smiles' brutal award chart changes.<\/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=\"#Turkish_MilesSmiles_Hawaii_Award_Chart_History\">Turkish Miles&Smiles Hawaii Award Chart History<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Turkish_MilesSmiles_New_Hawaii_Award_Chart\">Turkish Miles&Smiles New Hawaii Award Chart<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#What_Hasn8217t_Changed_About_the_MilesSmiles_Award_Chart\">What Hasn't Changed About the Miles&Smiles Award Chart<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h2><span id=\"Turkish_MilesSmiles_Hawaii_Award_Chart_History\">Turkish Miles&Smiles Hawaii Award Chart History<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before this week's change, Turkish Airlines priced all U.S. domestic flights the same. Whether you were flying a short 1-hour hop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Las Vegas (LAS) or flying 9 hours from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu (HNL), the rate was just 10,000 miles each way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219584\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/428\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-219584 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Turkish-Airlines-10k-Chicago-to-Hawaii-example-1024x487.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing United award flight results bookable through Turkish Airlines miles\" width=\"900\" height=\"428\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Turkish-Airlines-10k-Chicago-to-Hawaii-example-1024x487.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Turkish-Airlines-10k-Chicago-to-Hawaii-example-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Turkish-Airlines-10k-Chicago-to-Hawaii-example-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Turkish-Airlines-10k-Chicago-to-Hawaii-example.png 1452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Turkish Airlines' previous award pricing to Hawaii.<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>This rate was a slight increase from the even more appealing 7,500-mile rate offered for many years and up through an <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/turkish-airlines-award-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener\">early 2024 devaluation<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82910\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/419\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-82910 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Turkish-United-award-DEN-HNL-7500-miles-1024x477.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Turkish Airlines' previous award pricing to Hawaii\" width=\"900\" height=\"419\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Turkish-United-award-DEN-HNL-7500-miles-1024x477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Turkish-United-award-DEN-HNL-7500-miles-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Turkish-United-award-DEN-HNL-7500-miles.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Turkish Airlines' previous award pricing to Hawaii.<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>Even after the 33% jump from 7,500 to 10,000 miles, this remained one of the best sweet spots in award travel. Sadly, it is no more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/favorite-mileage-redemptions-2024\/\" rel=\"noopener\">From Maldives in Qatar Qsuite to Sydney in First: My 9 Best Mileage Redemptions of 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Turkish_MilesSmiles_New_Hawaii_Award_Chart\">Turkish Miles&Smiles New Hawaii Award Chart<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, it seems Turkish Airlines has finally realized how good a deal this was. Miles&Smiles has now tweaked its intra-country award chart and added a new chart specifically for domestic flights to\/from Hawaii.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238280\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/445\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-238280 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Airlines-new-domestic-and-Hawaii-award-chart-900x445.png\" alt=\"Turkish Airlines new domestic and Hawaii award chart\" width=\"900\" height=\"445\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Airlines-new-domestic-and-Hawaii-award-chart-900x445.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Airlines-new-domestic-and-Hawaii-award-chart-750x371.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Airlines-new-domestic-and-Hawaii-award-chart-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Airlines-new-domestic-and-Hawaii-award-chart.png 1227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Turkish Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p>The revised &#8220;OW Domestic Flights&#8221; award chart is applicable for all domestic awards within the same country &#8212; whether that's within the U.S. or wholly within another country. The award rate for each cabin increased by 50%:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1172\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1172 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Star Alliance Domestic Flights<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Price prior to<br \/>\nDecember 2025<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Price effective<br \/>\nDecember 2025<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">% Increase<\/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\">10,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">15,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">22,500<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">First Class<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">30,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>The new &#8220;OW Hawaii Domestic Flights&#8221; chart is specifically for partner airline flights from\/to Hawaii. When you compare these new rates with the prior chart, prices have effectively increased by 150% or more:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-1173\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1173 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Star Alliance Domestic Flights<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Price prior to<br \/>\nDecember 2025<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Price effective<br \/>\nDecember 2025<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">% Increase<\/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\">10,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">25,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">150%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Business<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">15,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">40,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">167%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">First Class<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">20,000<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">50,000<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">150%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2><span id=\"What_Hasn8217t_Changed_About_the_MilesSmiles_Award_Chart\">What Hasn't Changed About the Miles&Smiles Award Chart<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new award chart for Hawaii flights is the only change to Turkish's award charts &#8212; at least so far. That still leaves plenty of solid <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/airlines\/turkish-airlines-award-chart\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkish Airlines sweet spots<\/a>, including flying from the U.S. to Istanbul for 65,000 miles each way in business class. Even the 13-hour flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Istanbul (IST) prices at this excellent rate:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_238295\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-aspectratio=\"900\/377\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-238295 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAX-IST-65k-Turkish-business-900x377.png\" alt=\"Turkish Airlines saver award pricing from Los Angeles to Istanbul\" width=\"900\" height=\"377\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAX-IST-65k-Turkish-business-900x377.png 900w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAX-IST-65k-Turkish-business-750x314.png 750w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAX-IST-65k-Turkish-business-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAX-IST-65k-Turkish-business-1536x644.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LAX-IST-65k-Turkish-business.png 1586w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><center><em>Screenshot of Turkish Airlines<\/em><\/enter><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/turkish-airlines-business-class-booking\/\" rel=\"noopener\">How I Stacked Two Credit Card Bonuses to Fly Turkish Business Class for $0 Out of Pocket<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If this sounds good, I wouldn't sleep on any Turkish Airlines sweet spots. Over the past couple of years, Turkish Airlines has repeatedly shown that it will devalue award charts without notice.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/turkish-airlines-business-class-booking\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you're looking for ways to top off your Miles&Smiles account, here are the current transfer partners and rates:<\/p>\n<div class=\"transfer-times\"><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-head tt-from\">From<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-to\">To<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-ratio\">Transfer Ratio<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-mintransfer\">Min.Transfer<\/div><div class=\"tt-head tt-avg\">Average Time<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/capital-one-rewards\/capital-one-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Capital One<\/a><div class=\"tt-from-region\">United States<\/div><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow tt-arrow--region\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">100:100<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">1,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-immediate\">Immediate<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citibank (ThankYou Rewards)<\/a><div class=\"tt-from-region\">United States<\/div><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow tt-arrow--region\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1,000:1,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-days\">16 hours<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/marriott-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marriott (Bonvoy)<\/a><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">3:1<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">3,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-days\">1 day<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Accor Group (ALL - Accor Live Limitless)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">4,000:2,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div><a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/credit-cards\/bilt-rewards\/bilt-transfer-partners\/?cid=transfer-times-transfer&mid=web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilt Rewards<\/a><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1,000:1,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">2,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-days\">6 days<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Choice Hotels (Choice Privileges)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1,000:200<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">5,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Hilton (Honors)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">10,000:1,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>HSBC Rewards<div class=\"tt-from-region\">United States<\/div><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow tt-arrow--region\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1,250:1,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Klarna<div class=\"tt-from-region\">United Kingdom<\/div><\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow tt-arrow--region\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1:71<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Revolut (RevPoints)<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">1:1<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Rove<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">100:100<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">2,000<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-row\"><div class=\"tt-body tt-from\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><div>Wyndham Rewards<\/div><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-to\"><div class=\"tt-body-wrap\"><span class=\"tt-arrow\">\u2794<\/span><div>Turkish Airlines (Miles&Smiles)<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-ratio\">6,000:1,200<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-mintransfer\">-<\/div><div class=\"tt-body tt-avg\"><div class=\"tt-avg-unknown\">Unknown<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Bottom_Line\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Miles&Smiles just quietly killed off one of the best sweet spots in award travel. The ability to fly from anywhere in the U.S. to Hawaii for just 10,000 miles was a deal that seemed too good to be true. Sure, award availability was hard to find. And Turkish Airlines' policies can make it extremely hard to book partner awards. However, this sweet spot was worth taking advantage of for those who didn't mind jumping through hoops.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of this devaluation is suspect. Just a few weeks ago, Turkish Airlines deposited a million bonus miles into seemingly hundreds of Miles&Smiles accounts. Ever <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/turkish-airlines-million-miles-posted\/\" rel=\"noopener\">since my miles posted<\/a>, I've been trying to use a chunk of them to book a trip to Hawaii for my sister's family. But Turkish Airlines' online award search tool has continually errored out when searching for flights to Hawaii. (And it still is.)<\/p>\n<p>It seems the airline is looking for more ways to reduce its loyalty program liabilities. So, we won't be surprised to see further no-notice devaluations coming from Miles&Smiles. Act now if you want to take advantage of current rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best airline sweet spots just unceremoniously killed off this week. Before this month, travelers could book United Airlines awards to Hawaii for just 10,000 Miles&#038;Smiles miles each way. Now, awards to Hawaii start at 25,000 miles one-way. 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