United award flights

[sillypainter]

IIRC it was 2:1. Not burn burning SPG points like that.

Correct. It's 2:1

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/preferredguest/account/starpoints/transfer/airline_partner_list.html

[AJK]

As long as there is award availability for four, just use your united for 2, and your amex/starwood to transfer to another star alliance partner like aeroplan and/or US airways and book the other two.

[philbenjoe]

As long as there is award availability for four, just use your united for 2, and your amex/starwood to transfer to another star alliance partner like aeroplan and/or US airways and book the other two.

+1. Forgot about that.

[elch]

As long as there is award availability for four, just use your united for 2, and your amex/starwood to transfer to another star alliance partner like aeroplan and/or US airways and book the other two.

Sounds good but please excuse my ignorance how then would I be able to use those points to get that united flight? will I see the united flight on US airways' website?
Thanks

[AJK]

Search for four saver seats on UA.com.

If they show up there, they should be available to be be able to be booked by any star alliance carrier.

[elch]

Search for four saver seats on UA.com.

If they show up there, they should be available to be be able to be booked by any star alliance carrier.

so i would book the united flight on the other alliance carriers website?

[AJK]

Or by calling in.

(Can't book partners on US website, for instance.)

[elch]

Or by calling in.

(Can't book partners on US website, for instance.)

Thanks and the point system works 1:1 between alliance airlines im guessing

[davidd75]

Just logged in with United club card on UA.com and NO award economy saver flights nonstop Nyc-tel aviv
can someone else check/verify please

Just want to make sure I am not searching incorrectly?

[AJK]

You're searching wrong.

[ilherman]

Thanks and the point system works 1:1 between alliance airlines im guessing

Yes. Also if you transfer 20K You'll get 25K.

[AJK]

Yes. Also if you transfer 20K You'll get 25K.

 

Who's talking about SPG?

[mdrills]

Yes. Also if you transfer 20K You'll get 25K.

i thought spg to united was 2:1 not 20k for 25k

[MEIR613]

is there any way to guarantee that all 4 tix will be on the same flight if I use points for 3 and pay for the 4th?

If there 3 saver seats, just transfer to AC and book it through them.

You could always purchase a flight and cancel if you can't get the other 3 seats.

[ilherman]

i thought spg to united was 2:1 not 20k for 25k

To UA it's 2:1, to most other airlines it's 1:1 and 20:25

[ilherman]

Who's talking about SPG?

See here http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=26570.msg751137#msg751137

[AJK]

You quote a post but are referring to a different non- quoted post ten posts earlier?

How does that answer the question he's asking now?

[ilherman]

Don't get me angry elch was looking to Book  3 UA award flights, two with his UA miles and one with his SPG that he will transfer to UA, so we all told him that SPG transfers 2:1 to UA, no good... and you told him to transfer to US airways where they transfer 1:1, so I added that it's 25:20 as well. He never said that he has some other miles/points he was talking exclusively about SPG.

[davidd75]

You're searching wrong.

My original point/questions was not accurate. I meant in the near future ie March, April and May.  No  nonstop economy saver award flights nyc-tel aviv even with club card for those months. zippo
For all the talk about the awesome United availability this is pathetic at least for nonstop flights

My guess is there is more economy saver nonstop availability for this route through AA on El-AL for these upcoming three months

at least for those who seek specifically nonstop flights nyc-tel aviv might be better to start amassing AA miles than UA miles?

[Dan]

The reason why UA is awesome is for having so many partners to choose from without fuel surcharges, not because of availability on their own metal (though they do open that up closer in)