What You Need to Know About Airline Partnerships & Alliances
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
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Ben Schlappig talks about airline partners and alliances.
Redeeming airline miles can be really complicated and if there is one thing that is more important to understand than anything else, it is the alliances and partnerships that airlines have.
In many cases the best uses of your miles is actually by booking through an airline that is a partner or part of the same alliance as where you have your miles.
A common misconception people have is that if they are earning American miles then they have to redeem on American. Or if they are earning Delta miles they have to redeem on Delta.
Not only is that not the case, the vast majority of cases, the best use of miles is redeeming on other airlines. How does that work:
There are 3 Major Global Airline Alliances
1. Star Alliance which in the US United Airlines is a member of.
2. Skyteam which Delta Airlines is a member of.
3. One World which American Airlines is a member of.
With each of these alliances there are more than a dozen global carriers, most of these are good and some not so good, but you can avoid those quite easily. The great thing is with these partnerships you can redeem your miles on any alliance airline.
Airline partnerships go beyond the major alliances. It is not just so that you can redeem miles on an airline within that alliance, but in many cases airlines have many unique partnerships that can add a ton of value.
One of the common misconceptions with one of these partnerships, people think, for example, if you have Delta Sky Miles they are in Sky Team which includes a bunch of airlines but people assume that if you are going to redeem on one of their partners, that the way it works is that you are actually transferring points to that airline.
That is not the case at all, rather you are booking through Delta at Delta's Award Prices on those other airlines. That is an important distinction because there is no transfer of miles going on, so you don't even have to go to the other airline's website to figure out what is their award cost or rules associated with it because you are going based on the airline that you have your miles with.
Most airline websites have the ability for you to search award availability for travel on the airline that you have miles with directly on their website. However in the cases of some of these partnerships, you might not be able to find the award seats online but you may have to call.
While that sounds annoying, the good news is it means that fewer people are seeing those awards seats and it actually gives you better odds of finding those seats.
It can be a little complicated to understand all of these partnerships but if you either google this or go to www.onemileatatime.com and go to any airline Redeem Miles page, it should show you all of their partnerships as well as the award costs.
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This was a super comprehensive breakdown of airline alliances, thank you
I enjoyed this RUclips video post since I have some miles with Alaska Airlines. I know Alaska Airlines is unique since it is not part of an alliance per se. However, I now know that I can book miles with American Airlines, British Airways, and the airlines in that alliance. Thanks so much!
Great video Ben! Thanks for all of the posts and videos, I always look forward to them!
Another nice video full of useful tips. Thanks!
It’s always to see your videos!! I have been reading your blogs for a long time ..glad I can see your face now!
Love the Ben & Tiffany banter. :)
Confusing..., need to see the video again.
Great channel! Why didnt you do this sooner?! Lol thumbs up!
A legend in your own mind
Excellent video Ben Schlappig. I have 2 questions ) which award calculator you use that tells you which is the lowest redemption from one city to another city example like the one you mentioned on qatar airways which was 70000 AA miles. 2) Which is the best way to be alerted when there is award space on a specific airline. I am trying to book a one way business class from South Africa to Turkey and cant find a single business class but there is tons of availability on turkish airlines website for cash bookings.
As an ex-PANAM employee, I love your product placement of the blue ball. 😄
Having such issues trying to book future tickets using Avios. Really like your vlogs. Are you coming back?
Fantastic video. only problem is with one world you cannot use your points to upgrade with a one world partner using your points to upgrade from economy to business class but with star alliance if you holding a y,B class economy you can upgrade to business class.
Thanks for your great stuff and yes. I found it helpful... BTW if I'm flying with wizz air, Ryan air etc. Are there any reward miles I could get?
The ultra-low-cost carriers don't have traditional loyalty programs, but sometimes you can get an extra discount or credit for signing up for an account, so it's always worth checking their websites!
@@onemileatatime thank you! I actually got a better fare with wizz... ( I do not recommend it but sometimes wizz air is the only non-stop route avail. )
so if i have an alaska mile # i enter that # when booking say Iceland airlines? And i get alaska miles for an Iceland ticket? this stuff gets confusing
So I already booked with my miles as award ticket on Delta web site for June my trip to Paris Do I need to tell in check in insert my Delta sky miles number ??
Delta showed to me their miles for award ticket ,
so I don't understand how I can have better deal with their partnerships??? Do I need to be a member of another in my case Air France Company??
haha you're awesome. its only the second video we watching and u won't believe we flew 9 times just in 2019 and we never collected miles in our life :(
The background music is too loud. I had a hard time paying attention and getting the most out of the video.
maria garza I agree. It is distracting
What did you say about Alaskan Airline?
So much useful information! I have a decent amount of points (about 350k) but not really sure which is the best way to use them.
See the world!!
What? Do you take an airplane to go to work every morning how did you collected so many points.😂😂😂
I'm a little frustrated with KLM, I have flying club with Virgin Atlantic, I tried to add my membership number to the Klm website, I kept seeing an error message, unknown flying club number, yet I have tripple checked this number, can this be done at check in, seems very strange this isn't working, any help would be useful?
Just a correction... It's not ben from one mile at a time, one mile at a time is from Ben...
I need help with understanding something about alliances/transfer partners. I've never booked a flight using points, so I'm still trying to figure this out.
As an example, is there a difference between Amex having ANA as a transfer partner, versus using United to book a flight through ANA? Since United and ANA are both in the Star Alliance, doesn't that mean I can do everything with UR points through United that I could do with MR points through ANA directly? As another example: Then does it even matter that Chase lost Korean Air as a transfer partner, when Korean is still part of the SkyTeam alliance with Air France?
Yes, there are huge differences, because each program has their own award chart and routing rules. The carriers you can fly are similar, but United's program works differently than ANA -- everything from how you book to the price you'll pay is different. Similarly, Korean Air only makes one business class seat available to partners, as opposed to plentiful first and business through their own program. Does that help?
Do you transfer points speculative????? To specific airlines?
Good question! For the most part I try not to transfer points until I'm ready to book, and have confirmed award space is available.
Ok so you can earn miles on one airline that is within one of the three alliances and use the miles earned within different airlines within the alliance it is part of? Did I get that right? So if I fly with Delta and earn miles and want to go to Korea I can use the miles earned with Delta to book a flight with Korean Air?
Yep, that's exactly right!
Hey Ben, cause I have a bunch of Ultimate Rewards points, if I accidently transfer them to United Points..will I be able to use it at any Star Alliance airlines?
Yes, you will
@@leabrosky6975 thanks for the info... where can I find the list for the alliance airlines
@@fulim226 www.staralliance.com/en/member-airlines
I live in England and wish to travel around the world using Avios points. I also have Virgin Atlantic points. I will have a look at your website. British Airways let me book two flights in the Caribbean with American Airlines.
Etihad Guest is way better than any Skyteam FF program, it has a partnership with the best arlines of Skyteam and Star Alliance (except Singapore) and also with many boutique european and arab/asian airlines.
How can I book a flight with AA with Avios?
It should be possible online: onemileatatime.com/use-avios-points/
Music is too loud...difficult to hear you clearly!
Music was extra.