So far there has been a whirlwind of changes in the airline world in 2014, and it’s only May! We’ve seen airlines join new alliances and devalue their frequent flyer programs, all in addition to the colossal change that took place this year in the form of the American and US Airways merger.
In light of all these changes, I thought it was time to update my consolidated list of airline award charts and partner lists. Some items on the list are not award charts per se, because programs like Avios price award flights based on distance and have calculators you can use to find the required number of miles for specific redemptions, so I included those instead. This resource gives TPG readers access to all the links for award charts in one place, so bookmark and use it!
The list doesn’t cover every single airline, but includes those that readers are most likely to fly and have miles with, and more information will be added to the list periodically. Feel free to comment below with links to any other program or ideas to enhance this post, or if there are other resources you’d like to see included on TPG.
Airline Transfer Partners…quite the list!
Air Canada, Aeroplan (Star Alliance)
- Air Canada and Star Alliance Award Chart
- Star Alliance Upgrade Chart
- List of Partners
- As of January 1, 2014, Aeroplan launched a huge devaluation of their reward program, not to mention they often have hefty fuel surcharges and fees.
- Aeroplan is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Air France/KLM, Flying Blue (SkyTeam Alliance)
- FlyingBlue/Partner Award Calculator
- SkyTeam Upgrades
- List of Partners
- FlyingBlue runs Promo Awards, which can be great values at 50% fewer miles needed.
- Air France is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Alaska Airlines, Mileage Plan
- Alaska/Partner Award Chart
- Alaska Upgrades
- List of Partners
- Alaska is a transfer partner of Starwood Preferred Guest.
American, AAdvantage (Oneworld Alliance)
- American Award Chart
- American Upgrade Chart
- Oneworld and Partner Award Chart
- Oneworld Upgrade Chart
- List of Partners
- Amounts shown are for one-way flights. You can book award tickets on the American website for the following airlines: American, Airberlin, Alaska, British Airways, Finnair, Hawaiian, Qantas and Royal Jordanian. For travel on other partners, you will have to call AA.
- American is a transfer partner of Starwood Preferred Guest.
ANA, Mileage Club (Star Alliance)
- ANA Domestic Award Chart
- ANA International Award Chart
- ANA Partners and Award Chart
- ANA Upgrade Awards
- ANA is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
British Airways, Avios (Oneworld Alliance)
- British Airways Avios Calculator
- Oneworld and Partner Award Chart
- List of Partners
- British Airways is a transfer partner of both American Express Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards. I did a series on maximizing British Airways Avios including Master FAQ Post on British Airways 100,000 Mile Offer, Spotlight on Taxes and Fees, Distance-Based Awards, Travel Together Companion Ticket, Household Accounts and Using Avios to Upgrade Paid Tickets.
- Thanks to the American and US Airways merger, you can currently book BA tickets on US Airways to avoid hefty fuel surcharges (this may change soon!).
- British Airways is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Cathay Pacific, Marco Polo Club/Asia Miles (Oneworld Alliance)
- Cathay and Partners Award, Upgrade Chart, and Partner List
- Asia Miles is a transfer partner for American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Delta, Skymiles (SkyTeam Alliance)
- Delta and SkyTeam/Partner Award Chart
- Upgrade Awards
- List of Partners
- Delta recently changed their Skymiles program, effective in 2015.
- Delta is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Emirates, Skywards
- Flight and Upgrade Calculator
- List of Partners (towards the bottom of the page)
- Emirates is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Etihad, Etihad Guest
- Mileage Calculator
- List of Partners
- Etihad is a transfer partner of Starwood Preferred Guest.
Frontier, Early Returns
- Award Chart
- Frontier is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards.
Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaiian Miles
- Hawaiian Airlines Award Chart
- Hawaiian Partner List
- Hawaiian Airlines is not in an alliance, but is partners with several airlines including American, Delta, Jet Blue, Virgin Atlantic and more.
- Hawaiian is also a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
JetBlue, True Blue
- JetBlue Award Information
- List of Partners
- JetBlue is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards.
Korean Air, Sky Pass (SkyTeam Alliance)
- Korean Air Award Chart
- Korean Air SkyTeam and Partner Award Chart
- List of Partners
- Korean Air is a transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Lufthansa, Miles & More (Star Alliance)
- Lufthansa Mileage Calculator
- Upgrade Awards
- List of Partners
- Lufthansa is a transfer partner of Starwood Preferred Guest.
Qantas, Frequent Flyer (Oneworld Alliance)
- Qantas and Partner Classic Flights Points Calculator/Chart
- Upgrade Chart
- List of Partners
- As of July 1, 2014, Qantas is making some changes to their Frequent Flyer Program.
Qatar, Privilege Club (Oneworld Alliance)
- Qatar Award Calculator
- List of Partners
- Partner Award Chart
- Qatar is a transfer partner of Starwood Preferred Guest.
Singapore, KrisFlyer (Star Alliance)
- Singapore One Way Award Chart
- Singapore Round Trip Award Chart
- Singapore Upgrade Chart
- Star Alliance Upgrade Chart
- List of Partners
- Singapore is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest.
Southwest, Rapid Rewards
- No award charts – points have fixed values. $1 towards flights costs between 70 and 120 points depending on the fare class.
- List of Partners
- Consider aiming for the Companion Pass.
- Southwest is a transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards.
United, Mileage Plus (Star Alliance)
- United Interactive Award and Upgrade Map
- United Award Chart/Upgrade Chart
- List of Partners
- Search for awards at United.com, and I also recommend using the ANA tool to find more Star Alliance availability.
- United is a transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards (1:1) and Starwood Preferred Guest (2:1).
US Airways, Dividend Miles (Oneworld Alliance)
- US Airways Award Chart
- Star Alliance/Partner Award Chart
- US Airways Upgrade Chart
- List of Partners
- I also recommend using the ANA tool to find more thorough Star Alliance availability. Please note only specific Star Alliance partners are available through US Airways.
Virgin America , Elevate
- Fixed value: points are usually worth around 2.1 cents each towards airfare.
- List of Partners
- Virgin America is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards.
Virgin Atlantic, Flying Club
- Virgin Atlantic Award Calculator
- Virgin Atlantic Upgrades
- List of Partners
- Partner Award Chart
- Virgin Atlantic is a partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards (1:1) and American Express Membership Rewards, but it may make sense to transfer to ANA because they may have lower point thresholds and/or fees.