Emirates Airlines
The latest Emirates Airlines news, reviews, and strategies to maximize travel status. Earn more miles, points, and rewards with One Mile at a Time.
Emirates Reviews
- March 30, 2025
- Ben Schlappig
Emirates Deals
Emirates quick facts
Emirates is the state carrier of Dubai, and operates an exclusively long-haul fleet.
Understanding the Emirates Skywards loyalty program
Skywards is the frequent flyer program for Emirates, and with several transfer partner programs, it’s fairly easy to accrue miles.
That’s a good thing, as if you want to redeem miles for Emirates first class, you’ll have to book directly through the Emirates Skywards program.
The latest in Emirates News
- August 7, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
- July 17, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
- July 14, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
- July 13, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
- July 5, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
- June 8, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
- June 5, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
- June 1, 2017
- Ben Schlappig
Emirates doesn’t offer a co-branded Skywards credit card in the U.S., but you can transfer points from all the major flexible points currencies.
- Unlimited 2x miles per dollar
- No Foreign Transaction Fees
- Capital One Travel Portal
- $0 intro for first year; $95 after that
- Earn 1.5x on purchases of $5,000 or more in a single transaction on up to $2MM per calendar year
- Redeem Points For Over 1.5 Cents Each Towards Airfare
- Amex Centurion Lounge Access
- $695
- Earn 5x points on flights purchased directly from airlines or through Amex Travel (up to $500k/year)
- $200 Annual Uber Credit
- Amex Centurion Lounge Access
- $695
- Access to Amex Offers
- Redeem Amex Points Towards Airfare
- $375
- 2x points on purchases up to $50k then 1x
- Access to Amex Offers
- No annual fee
- 4x points at restaurants worldwide, on up to $50,000 in purchases annually
- 4x points at U.S. supermarkets, on up to $25,000 in purchases annually
- 3x points on flights booked directly with airlines or through amextravel.com
- $325
Emirates Insights
TRAVEL REVIEW
Review: Lufthansa Allegris First Class Airbus A350 (EWR-MUC)
For the first segment of my trip of downgrades, suspensions, and delays, I flew Lufthansas Airbus A350-900 Allegris first class on the 7hr15min flight from Newark (EWR) to Munich (MUC). As you might expect, after having flown Lufthansa’s ”old” first class…
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