United vs Ana miles
May 23, 2016, 10:15 am
#1
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United vs Ana miles
Hi guys! I'm pretty new to the points game and I wanted to get LAX-NRT on business using miles by transferring points from Chase Ultimate. Using their respective websites, United round trip is 150k per person (boo!!!) but ANA round trip is only 75k....for the same flight!! 
Since they are Star Alliance partners, can I call United and ask them to lower the miles to match ANA? Or is there a way for me to transfer Chase points to ANA mileage?
And I noticed that you can use Star Alliance points on ANA website but it's economy only and I really want to spoil myself in business class for my birthday LOL
Since they are Star Alliance partners, can I call United and ask them to lower the miles to match ANA? Or is there a way for me to transfer Chase points to ANA mileage?
And I noticed that you can use Star Alliance points on ANA website but it's economy only and I really want to spoil myself in business class for my birthday LOL
May 23, 2016, 10:27 am
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none. Membership Rewards points or spg points.
your questions show u havent looked into the details of the two frequent flyer programs.
please google a bit, study the two frequent flyer programs (united and ana), then ask a question.
May 23, 2016, 11:51 am
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I'm asking because it's possible to pull up obscure flights on ANA's system that United's wouldn't catch and then call United to book the flight (according to points hacking blogs)
Fair enough. I just wanted to look at all possible options
May 23, 2016, 9:57 pm
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As this question involves comparing two different *A airlines' mileage programs, I am moving this to the Star Alliance forum.
Regards,
armagebedar
ANA forum moderator
Regards,
armagebedar
ANA forum moderator
May 23, 2016, 11:00 pm
#6
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Yes, that's the sweet spot on the ANA redemption chart . . . a much better deal than the UA redemption. But unfortunately, you can't transfer Ultimate Rewards points to ANA. If you have AMEX Membership Rewards points, those do transfer to ANA.
Your UR points do transfer to Singapore KrisFlyer . . . you might consider flying them LAX-NRT. Total cost will be similar to the UA redemption but it's an aspirational product.
Nonsense.
Your UR points do transfer to Singapore KrisFlyer . . . you might consider flying them LAX-NRT. Total cost will be similar to the UA redemption but it's an aspirational product.
Nonsense.
May 23, 2016, 11:07 pm
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