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
- May 2, 2024
- Ben Schlappig
- April 20, 2024
- Ben Schlappig
- January 31, 2024
- Ben Schlappig
- November 16, 2023
- Ben Schlappig
- November 16, 2023
- Ben Schlappig
- November 15, 2023
- Ben Schlappig
- November 13, 2023
- Ben Schlappig
- September 16, 2023
- 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.
- 4x points on flights and hotels booked direct
- 3x points on Dining
- $300 Travel Credit
- $795
- 5x total points on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x points on dining
- 2x points on travel purchases
- $95
- 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
- June 3, 2022
- Ben Schlappig
- April 18, 2022
- Ben Schlappig
- July 26, 2021
- Ben Schlappig
TRAVEL REVIEW
Review: Iberia Business Class Airbus A321XLR (MAD-IAD)
For the return portion of my trip across the Atlantic on the Airbus A321XLR, I flew Iberia’s Airbus A321XLR business class on the eight-hour flight from Madrid (MAD) to Washington (IAD).
I’ve flown all of the major (and many minor) airlines, including every international first class cabin.
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