Simply put, by booking qantas operated award flights through asia miles, you could save significantly on the number of points required. If you book qantas first for yourself, let me know. Flying between north america and australia will cost 70,000 mileage plan miles for a oneway ticket in first class. A business class seat from sydneymelbournebrisbane to perth flying qantas will cost. Booking an around the world trip aka a oneworld classic award is undoubtedly one of the very best ways to use qantas points. Book any available seat on a flight on qantas and jetstar using your qantas points. When you call, dont be surprised if there is a long hold time. Thank you to our partners australian girls choir and gondwana national choirs for keeping our spirits up. Everything you need to know about cathay pacific asia miles. Flights are available on any flight with a qantas qf, jetstar jq, jetstar asia 3k, jetstar japan gk or jetstar pacific bl flight number and selected partner airlines when travelling on a qantas fare, as long as there is a seat available for sale. Strengths of qantas for aa redemptions earn miles without. You can also fly to new zealand on qantas if you combine a north american flight on the same booking for example.
Then you can redeem your miles for free flights, upgrades. Using qantas frequent flyer points to book cathay pacific flights. How to redeem emirates skywards miles on qantas flights. Youll find some qantas first class award space this fall but. For example, with the alaska award chart on cathay pacific you can fly from north america to asia oneway at the following rates. Heres a breakdown of how to book cathay pacific award flights with alaska miles. Asia miles are easily earned through credit cards, flying and bonus points promotions, and can be redeemed for award. Mar 27, 2019 to book first class, youll need 125,000 asia miles which might be a bit steep but business class is a real sweet spot at 85,000 miles. Best ways to book qantas first class with points stepby. Jan, 2017 asia miles is often overlooked because if you are looking to book simple oneway or roundtrip tickets, they dont represent a particularly good value, for the most part. How to book a cathay pacific asia miles roundtheworld award. Although jal is a one world carrier, it also collaborates with non.
You can use all points, or as long as you have a minimum of 5,000 points for qantas flights or 3,500 for jetstar flights, you can pay using a combination of points and cash with points plus pay plus, youll also earn qantas points and status credits on. A great way to book qantas first class is through the alaska airlines mileage plan program. Below is a list of airlines you can book with cathay pacific asia miles and where you can check for award space. For qantas flights marketed by alaska airlines and purchased as alaska airlines flights as 50005499, base miles and class of service bonuses earned are based on the alaska airlines earning chart. Iberia space doesnt show on asia miles booking engine even when other oneworld engines display plenty of space. Fly qantas a330 business class from sydney to denpasar for 50,000 asia miles. Mar 21, 2019 to book any of these, youll need to call asia miles 8668922598 which can be a harrowing experience. Use aadvantage miles to book award travel on qantas with oneworld and partner airline awards which allow you to travel to and from your desired destination using any combination of our airline participants.
Booking qantas first class using points is an incredibly difficult feat to. A return trip on the same routes is 80,000 asia miles, so steer clear of oneway bookings whenever you can on the domestic front, a return qantas business class. For example, shows business and economy available for iberia. You may consider crediting your qantas flights to asia miles instead of qantas frequent flyerthis. You can also earn points on qantas code share flights as long as the flight is operated on the qf code. Introducing cathay pacifics asia miles frequent flyer scheme.
Dec 16, 2019 you may be able to book a latam flight online. Heres the best way to redeem your asia miles before the devaluation kicks in. It is useful for those who fly on cathay pacific and its partners like qantas and qatar airways. If you have a credit card that allows transfers to skywards and wish to book a qantas flight, consider transferring your points to cathay pacific. Please refer to mileage requirement quoted at the online flight award booking. Qantas, qatar airways, royal jordanian airlines and srilankan airlines here. Ive called, taken a shower, madeeaten lunch and watched a tv show while. Members of marco polo club are automatically enrolled as asia miles members, using the same membership number for accrual and redemption purpose. Amex membership rewards, citi thankyou points, and capital one miles can be transferred to asia miles.
Cathay pacific airline partners qantas frequent flyer. Some awards can be booked online generally simple itineraries involving cathay pacific, cathay dragon, british airways, qantas, qatar airways or finnair. Introducing cathay pacifics asia miles frequent flyer. Airport information find out what facilities, lounges and transport options are available to you when you fly with cathay pacific to this airport. Cathay pacific asia miles cheat sheet for using your miles. You can only redeem for north americahawaii flights and domestic australian flights. How to book cathay pacific award flights with alaska miles. Cathay pacific is a hong kongbased airline and a member of the oneworld alliance that includes american airlines and british airways. The total number of flight miles comes to 8,975 miles which just sets you inside of 9,000 miles and allows to book for only 100,000 asia miles. For flights on qantas between australia and the us, youll pay 40,000 asia miles oneway in coach, 50,000 asia miles oneway in premium. Qantas charges fewer miles than aa charges on many itineraries under 1,200 miles oneway again, whereas the standard american airlines. Another potentially good redemption is on flights from eastern australian cities to perth.
You may be aware that you can fly around the world in business class for 280,000 qantas points. That said, qantas isnt the most economical way to book emirates redemptions for the reasons outlined below. Aug 27, 2019 below is a list of airlines you can book with cathay pacific asia miles and where you can check for award space. How to book latam award flights without using latam miles. Jun 21, 2018 asia miles award prices go up drastically for the first time in almost a decade. The redemption rates on cathay pacific when flying to to asia are outstanding. Enjoy an allinclusive service on australias favourite airline, with entertainment, refreshments and checked baggage on every qantas flight. Find out more by watching this video or checking this out.
Use qantas frequent flyer points to book cathay pacific. Deciphering the new cathay pacific asia miles award. Asia miles choice award and tailored award give you a better chance of booking a seat on cathay pacific and cathay dragon even on popular routes or during peak seasons. Emirates and qantas partnership emirates travel partners. With 50,000 asia miles, you can book a oneway american airlines businessclass flight from the centraleast coast u. The results returned by the asia miles site make it look like every date has direct availability at the 120,000 asia. Air china, jet airways and s7 cannot be included on an itinerary with a cathay pacificoperated flight. You can use your qantas points to book classic flight rewards 3 on jetstar airways jq, jetstar japan gk, jetstar asia 3k or jetstar pacific bl flights taxes, fees and carrier charges are payable in addition to the points required. If youre ready to book a flight in qantas first class but dont have enough miles for the itinerary you want, youll be happy to know that there are plenty of ways to earn more. Points cannot be earned on qantas subsidiary airline, jetstar. Qantas qf, jetstar jq, jetstar asia 3k, jetstar japan gk or jetstar pacific bl flight number and selected. Book now with qantasopens an external website in a new tab. Deciphering the new cathay pacific asia miles award booking.
How to book cheap qantas award flights with asia miles. Guide to making asia miles redemptions stopovers, holds. Best ways to book qantas first class with points stepbystep. Qantas airline partners mileage plan alaska airlines.
Enjoy a world of rewards when flying with emirates and qantas. Asia miles can be used for travel on cathay pacific and oneworld partners like qantas. And with this post youll have everything you need to book a great and valid ticket with asia miles. Youll find some qantas first class award space this fall but february 2020 is where things really open up from lax to mel and syd. Apr 18, 2019 however, qantas allows you to book the lap infant online for free on a domestic us itinerary. Between sydney and hong kong, business class travellers with qantas earn the same number of points as when flying with cathay, although one point per mile in economy is limited. Ive called, taken a shower, madeeaten lunch and watched a tv show while waiting for a phone rep.
But did you know that cathay pacific offers a virtually identical asia miles roundtheworld award. For example lets take a basic round trip from new york to dusseldorf which youll find on the oneworld map, and plug it into gcmap. May, 2019 you cannot redeem alaska miles on qantas flights to asia, europe, africa, south america, etc. For other partners, or complex routing and stopovers, you will usually have to call asia miles to. Book qantas first class for two to australia 10xtravel. As a skywards member you can earn and spend skywards miles on eligible qantas flights to australia, new zealand, the uk, europe, asia, the middle east and africa. How to book a round the world ticket with asia miles. We recommend using the qantas or british airways website to find award. Sep 18, 2019 with over 10 million members, qantas frequent flyer is easily the most popular airline points scheme for australian travellers. Along with emirates first class, its my personal redemption of choice for using up my qantas frequent flyer balance, and i recently completed an epic trip from australia to the usa, europe, asia, new zealand and back home using this strategy. Nov 29, 2018 with that said, if you can book online or if youre willing to put in some concerted effort, you can still get great value from asia miles. Those that arent available on one of the websites below can be booked by calling cathay pacific.
Oneworld partnership with cathay pacific unlocks plenty of options for redeeming frequent flyer points on journeys to hong kong and beyond to cities across asia, europe and north america. The results returned by the asia miles site make it look like every date has direct availability at the 120,000 asia miles level. Asia miles partner guide asia milestm, asias leading travel and lifestyle rewards programme,offers exciting awards. Ive also enjoyed both business and first class in the air. If you have a credit card that allows transfers to skywards and wish to book a qantas flight, consider transferring your points to cathay pacific asia miles instead. That may not seem like a big deal, but i recently got pushback from delta when trying to add a lap infant to a domestic us flight booked with virgin atlantic miles delta told me i needed to contact virgin atlantic. Asia miles award prices go up drastically for the first time in almost a decade. For flights on qantas between australia and the us, youll pay 40,000 asia miles oneway in coach, 50,000 asia miles oneway in premium economy, 75,000 asia miles oneway in business class, and 120,000 asia miles oneway in first class. We cant wait to welcome you onboard again soon, and to take you to every corner of our beautiful country. However, by booking a return journey rather than two oneway flights, youll save a pretty penny. What you may not have considered is using asia miles to book this. With 110,000 asia miles, you can book a oneway firstclass flight from the u.
They havent been able to practice together for a while but recorded this from their lounge rooms and backyards. All marco polo club members can use asia miles to instantly redeem lounge access. Asia miles is a rewards programme in which members can earn miles that can be used to redeem a huge range of travel and lifestyle awards. They offer great value for longhaul travel in first, business and premium economy. They offer great value for longhaul travel in first, business and premium economy class. However, because they have a distancebased award chart and super generous. The emirates and qantas partnership offers a seamless travel experience across one of the worlds largest networks. But in our experience, latam flights often require a phone call to british airways reservation desk. You can also fly to new zealand on qantas if you combine a north. You may also have to call the reservation desk to find out how many miles youll need to book a flight at 18002479297. What you may not have considered is using asia miles to book this flight. Zone d will cost 70,000 miles in business class to travel oneway or 120,000 miles 60,000 each way when traveling roundtrip. However, because they have a distancebased award chart and super generous routing rules, you can get some pretty great deal on ultralong and roundtheworld itineraries. Earn or use qantas points when you book an eligible domestic or international flight with qantas and partner airlines.
Book flights earn or use points qantas frequent flyer. You can redeem asia miles for oneway award flights on all oneworld carriers except iberia, which must be roundtrip. But did you know that you can easily book qantas award flights using the cathay pacific asia miles frequent flyer program often for significantly fewer points and taxes than youd pay via qantas itself. You cannot redeem alaska miles on qantas flights to asia, europe, africa, south america, etc. Nov 24, 2017 heres a breakdown of how to book cathay pacific award flights with alaska miles.
For added flexibility, you can redeem a oneway choice tailored award and oneway. Flying between north america and australia will cost 70,000 mileage plan. Redeeming alaska airlines miles on qantas travel miles 101. Frequent flyer flying qantas and partner airlines flying with. As we mentioned earlier, asia miles doesnt always win by having the lowest redemption rate. Here are some examples of sweet spots with asia miles all oneway. Asia miles members travelling with qantas or other oneworld members such as american airlines, british airways or malaysia airlines can pocket miles for their trouble. But did you know that cathay pacific offers a virtually identical asia miles roundtheworld award for just 210,000 miles in business class. Its cheaper to book qantas first class with asia miles than qantas points. For example lets take a basic round trip from new york to dusseldorf which youll find on the oneworld. As highlighted above, the cathay pacific asia miles scheme offers extremely favourable redemption costs when compared to qantas and the value is now even stronger with the qantas increases to points needed for premium award seats in. Qantas is widely regarded as the worlds leading long distance airline and one of. If you book for two, brag like crazy to all your friends and make sure you tell me. To book first class, youll need 125,000 asia miles which might be a bit steep but business class is a real sweet spot at 85,000 miles.
There is no real advantage in using emirates skywards miles on qantas, compared to just booking with qantas points. You can earn a mile for every mile for every mile you fly, when you book your qantas flight here on. Not all asia miles partners or combinations of partners are allowed in the above charts. Plus, youll also earn qantas points and status credits on. If australia isnt on your list right now, you can stopover in hong kong for some amazing food then jet off to cape town or tokyo. As of august 15, 2019, it will no longer be possible to earn points on code share flights with qantas airlines for flights recorded as qf. You can redeem miles online at for flights operated by cathay pacific, cathay dragon, qantas, finnair, iberia, qatar airways, alaska airlines and british airways. Cathay pacific asia miles program an overview pointshq. From its hub in hong kong, the airline serves more than 2 million passengers a month to countries across asia, the pacific region, north america, europe, the. Anything longer than 7,500 miles will be priced at a higher 125,000 miles in first class. Japan airlines frequent flyer program called mileage bank will likely cost you the fewest miles when you want to book an emirates first class award seat. There are currently no travel embargo dates on qantas. Weve been getting a lot of activity on miles instagram account and i thought id take a little time to describe the process of how i went about finding and ultimately booking tickets from the us to australia in qantas first class with points. Asia miles is a transfer partner of citi thankyou points at 1,000.
Asia miles is often overlooked because if you are looking to book simple oneway or roundtrip tickets, they dont represent a particularly good value, for the most part. Look for availability on, qantas, or expertflyer book by calling asia miles or online for cathay, british airways or qantas. How to redeem cathay pacific asia miles like a genius. Cathay pacifics asia miles frequent flyer program provides access to qantas operated flights usually at much cheaper rates than youd pay if you were to use qantas frequent flyer points. How to book qantas award flights with cathay pacific asia miles.
To book any of these, youll need to call asia miles 8668922598 which can be a harrowing experience. The best guides, deals and tips for more frequent flyer points in australia. Weve been getting a lot of activity on miles instagram account and i thought id take a little time to describe the process of how i went about finding and ultimately booking tickets from the us to australia in qantas. Qantas is australias largest airline and the oldest continuously operating airline in the world. In addition to flying and hotel stays, its easy to earn miles simply by doing what you normally do every day dining, shopping, and spending on your credit cards. Apr 27, 2019 look for availability on, qantas, or expertflyer book by calling asia miles or online for cathay, british airways or qantas. It is one of my favorite airlines, with spectacular first class lounges in hong kong. How to book flights to australia with transferable points.
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