I can't thank you enough for taking the time to list all of these details! Surely it helped! I have a question though about the following statement:
Originally Posted by
84fiero
However you must search using the FFP whose miles you will be redeeming, not the partner airline. For example you mentioned Turkish Airlines. They're not a UR transfer partner but are a redemption partner for United and Singapore airlines. Let's say you want to redeem United miles for a Turkish Airlines flight. You would search on United's award website and not on Turkish Airlines' site.
How to know which is which? meaning, how do I suppose to know that Turkish Airlines flight is a redemption partner for United and Singapore? Is there is like a directory or more for such information? Or Google is the best way?