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Using partner miles for awards on VX
Greetings, folks. There's a thread about redeeming VX points on partner airlines, but I haven't see anything on the flip-side of that: using partner airlines' miles for awards on VX. Anyone have experience with this?
I'm particularly curious about Hawaiian miles. For 40/60/90K HA miles (depending on distance), you can get a roundtrip F award on VX. I wonder if VX imposes any inventory restrictions on such awards.
You can transfer AmEx MR points to Hawaiian, and there are HA-branded credit cards with mileage bonuses. I wonder if this might be a crafty way to sneak into the VX F cabin for cheap.
BTW, Singapore also has partner awards on VX, but for way more miles. Roundtrip in VX F is 54/126/170 SQ miles. No thanks.