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Originally Posted by pinniped
AA also has the HHonors conversion, which is about the only air-miles-to-something-else conversion I've seen that makes any sense whatsoever. (I consider it a basic push in raw value, but a great benefit to be able to diversify your travel awards if you happen to earn tons of AA miles.)
HHonors Points and Variable Miles Participating Airline Partners AeroMexico Air Canada Aeroplan® Air France/KLM (Flying Blue) Air Miles (1 mile per every 10 U.S. dollars spent) Air New Zealand (1 Air New Zealand point per every 25 U.S. dollar spent) Alaska Airlines America West Airlines® American Airlines Amtrak Asiana Airlines British Airways Cathay Pacific Airways China Eastern Airlines Continental Airlines® CSA Czech Airlines Delta Air Lines® El Al Israel (1 El Al Israel point per every 40 U.S. dollar spent) Emirates GlobalPass® Gulf Air Hawaiian Airlines® Jet Airways LAN Malaysia Airlines® Mexicana Airlines® Midwest Airlines Northwest Airlines® Qatar Airways Saudi Arabian Airlines Singapore Airlines South African Airways Thai Airways International United® US Airways® VARIG Virgin Atlantic Airways (2 miles for every U.S. dollar spent) |
Originally Posted by pinniped
True, but partner miles don't count. If somebody gives you 300k banked miles on AA, they count towards Lifetime levels. On UA, you actually gotta fly.
UA's system keeps the perk a big more exclusive - flying 1MM is a heckuva lot harder than accruing 2MM from all sources - but the side effect is that AA miles are worth a bit more in the "secondary market" than anything else. I didn't start flying on UA before the other year and have about 250K BIS miles. I have probably already crossed 1MM UA MP miles, however, due to all promotions that UA has run in the last two years. |
Originally Posted by aSiAnRiCk
not just AA
We're referring to the AA miles --> HH points conversion. Only the following airline miles/points can be converted to HH points. American Airlines Amtrak Hawaiian Airlines LAN Mexicana Airlines Midwest Airlines South African Airways Virgin Atlantic Airways As mentioned on the Reward Exchange page |
American, by far
they are the most user-friendly when it comes to booking award trips. We have used them on several occasions to book anywhere from 7 to 11 award tickets for a family vacation. United is a much greater hassle & you can forget Delta.
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I like UA first and then AA second. The best part of M+ over AAdvantage for me is 120,000 mile F award on SQ to Asia (from N America). Using AAdvantage, I would need 135,000 miles. Both awards are just as hard to get in my opinion, and I prefer SQ over CX slightly, so I like M+ a little more.
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