The carrier also requires each person in the family to contribute at least 10 percent of the points they earn. You can transfer to non-family members, but it costs 1.
Hawaiian Airlines : You can transfer points for free to anyone who has a Hawaiian Airlines credit card. Each member can receive miles up to ten times a year and each transfer must be at least 2, miles.
Sun Country: This small Minneapolis-based airline has the most liberal transfer policy among domestic airlines. Any member of the UFly Rewards program can transfer points for free with up to ten other members.
The four largest U. American Airlines: It costs 1. You can transfer a maximum of 30, miles to up to four people per transaction. United Airlines : Not only do you have to pay a steep 1.
You must transfer at least 2, points, but no more than 60, points a day. Transfers can be from 1, to 30, miles. A maximum of , miles can be transferred per year. Virgin America : Virgin America charges the most at 2 cents per point. Foreign carriers are more generous with transfers than domestic airlines, though most restrict the perk to family members.
You may be required to set up a special family account to allow household members to pool their miles. Up to eight people can belong to a family account, and it costs 1, miles to join. Asiana Airlines: Up to five family members can join a Family Mileage Plan account and pool points for free.
Members must prove that they are related. British Airways : Free transfers are allowed among up to seven people living at the same address. Unlike many airlines, British Airways limits who you can book award flights for.
In the past I have used points. From a couple of years or even more I am not able to do some exchanges because less airlines and hotels give this possibility and even when they participate there are some restrictive thresholds minimum miles or points to convert. Thats what I love about flexible currencies.
I never heard of webflyer. Now I know more options, but i will take your advisement that transferring between frequent flyer programs is a poor transaction. Is there any way to transfer miles out of Delta?
Unfortunately, no. The caution is well warranted. The other routes are equally as bad, maybe one day all airlines will be able to agree a universal cost per point and open up transfers. The only time I found transferring miles is helpful is when you only need a small amount of miles to be able to get an award ticket with another airline. I agree that the exchange rate for Points. Great suggestions. The miles turned up pretty quickly. Is there a reason points.
A note on transferring Avios between Iberia and British Airways and vice versa…. I have never found it worthwhile at all. Another vote for points. The exchange rate was terrible, but to me, the value of the points I traded away was ZERO so I was happy to get anything for them. I know this is a unique case, but Virgin American transferred to Alaska currently runs at Alan that is an excellent point. Booking partner awards is a good way to go. One can also use orphaned points to buy stuff, maybe not things of great value but better than letting points expire.
Another great article. I once used points. Transferring Avios The first method applies solely to Avios. Transferring Miles via Points. You can exchange miles between the following programs on Points. Transfer Miles via Multiple Rewards Programs The last method is to convert miles to another frequent flyer program by routing them through various rewards programs that have transfer agreements. Not a recommended use of your miles. But, it could be helpful in a pinch. How does this work in practice?
Search for partner award availability on AA. Final Thoughts If you travel often, it's hard to avoid having your points spread out across multiple frequent-flyer programs.
Did you know you can filter the accounts in your AwardWallet profile by program? If you want to view only a subset of your loyalty accounts tracked by AwardWallet, use the Accounts Filter to display only the accounts you're interested in at the moment. Show me how. Hide image. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Comments August 22, at am. Exchange rates are horrible on points.
July 30, at pm. July 28, at am. July 26, at pm. Muchas gracias por vuestra atencion Marcelo Brzostowski. July 26, at am. July 25, at am. Hmm seems the exchange rate is very poor. You are so right, the exchange rates at points. July 24, at pm. July 24, at am. Hi, its sound good and great idea. I can use soon! Hilton HHonors hhonors1. There are several program options that allows you to use your HHonors points and redeem them for frequent flyer miles on the airline of your choice; therefore, a member can easily combine their existing mileage balance with redeemed HHonors points to get award travel to the destination of their choice.
Charu Suri has been writing articles on travel since Her work has appeared in magazines such as "Simply the Best" and "U. Airways Magazine," as well as various online publications. Suri received a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University.
Charu Suri, Leaf Group. Step 1 One of the easiest ways to combine miles between airlines is to enroll in a frequent flyer program in an airline that has several partners. Step 2 Another good strategy to easily combine air miles with other airlines is to enroll in American Express Membership Rewards program membershiprewards. Step 3 Points.
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