My quick A380 jaunt to Asia was prompted by two things:
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does MLE is considered Indian Ocean, If it is , I wonder the logic of less miles than going S Asia.
100k miles to fly first class from USA to Europe? Which airlines can i book at that rate using Korean Air miles?
@ Luis -- None, that's the problem. 😉
Air France only makes first class award space available to their own elite members.
@ MEOW -- It's interesting that on the Korean Air award chart it's considered "Southwest Asia," while on the partner award chart it's considered "Central & South Africa/Indian Ocean." Odd.
Ben, did the benefits at the W Guangzhou change as what's posted on this list from David differs? $220 seems quite cheap as most of the "preferred" rates I see are in the neighborhood of $300 before taxes (1800 CNY).
@ Kevin -- As far as I know these are the same benefits that have been in place since the program started (for this property). The Luxury Privileges rate was the same as the flexible/best available rate.
Lucky, you might be planning on it, but can you also review how to search for KE space and not just the booking process. When I've tried on their site I get an error that I don't have enough miles. I imagine most of us are trying to transfer in from Chase UR, so probably a common problem.
Do you receive SPG Status credit when you book Starwood hotels via Fine Hotels & Resorts?...I have always avoided doing that as was told nights do not count for status and only book Starwood via SPG.com
Hmm, I thought both of your Korean Air segments were in the suites class. Nonetheless, would have preferred to see a compare/contrast between these two products.
Can you talk about Korean rules for booking a one-way award? Can you have a stopover? For example could you book LAX-ICN(stopover)-NRT all on Korean metal for 80,000 miles?
@ Tom -- I'll talk more about the booking process in the post tomorrow. You're not allowed a stopover a one-way award, though. Only on a roundtrip.
@ nathan -- Hah, for the sake of continuity think I should do it in chronological order.
So A380s to Asia and then an A330 and 777 intra-Asia? They look so similar inside, respectively. Will you be contrasting the seat etc. in your reviews?
Would it be possible to redeem an award flt on Asiana, Qatar, and Etihad on USDM before they officially exit *A? 120K F RTW sounds great in trying all 3 products.
@ CalAggie21 -- Unfortunately not. At the moment US Airways only partners with Asiana, while they'll only begin partnering with Qatar as of March 31 (when they join OneWorld). While Etihad is an American AAdvantage partner, we don't know if/when they will be a US Airways Dividend Miles partner.
Lucky, what happens to the KAL award chart after 3/31/14? Does the 160K award go up in price?
@ Ryan -- There are some minor award rates changes, but the 160K award to North Asia remains the same price.
@ Lucky -- in your next installment, could you discuss options for using KE miles to book US-Europe in Business, please? You may have covered it already, but I'm curious about how much space AF releases to partners.
Don't have too many options from Houston to Europe, so whenever AF upgrades equipment, IAH-CDG sounds appealing. I believe, AF charges 100K so KE would be 20K cheaper.
@ Hong Kong Airline News -- Because for the most part the flight was forgettable. I'll be covering it in the trip report, though.
Can you tell us more about the Starwood Luxury Privileges program and how you can book that?
@ Carl -- Lots more info in this post:
https://onemileatatime.com/great-deals/hotel-deals/