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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 11:57 am
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MarkXS
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Originally Posted by ac789
If using SPG points I'd recommend LAN; LAN is one of the only airlines that transfers SPG points on a 1:2 basis, and they give a 5k starpoint (10k miles) bonus for every 20k points transferred. This means that your 20k starpoints turns into 50k LANpass miles, redeemable on LAN or oneworld partners.
No - your 20K starpoints turn into 50K LANpass kilometers, not miles. LANPass is a kilometer-base program.

Still a good deal - but a LAN coach ticket USA-Chile is 70,000 KM, not the usual 50 or 60,000 Miles.

In general, convert the miles required by AA or other US-based airlines to KM, and that'll be close to what LAN requires. e.g. a US domestic award from LAN (usable on AA or AS) requires 40,000 kilometer.

1:2 SPG points to LAN kilometers is still a great deal compared to any other SPG transfer, because 2 kilometers is more than 1 mile.
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