Roame.Travel Adds EVA Air Redemption Options — Why This Matters

Roame.Travel is continuing to beef up its platform by supporting another airline rewards program: EVA Air Infinity MileageLands.

EVA Air is based in Taiwan and is a Star Alliance member. It also offers a high-quality business class product and was the first airline to launch premium economy, setting a new trend in the industry.

What can you do with EVA Air miles now that Roame supports this program? Let’s take a look.

Roame Adds EVA Air Availability

Roame.Travel is a popular and useful award search tool that can help you search multiple airline loyalty programs at once to find the best options to get from A to B using your points and miles. It already supported 2 dozen programs. Now, it’s adding another: EVA Air Infinity MileageLands.

According to a spokesperson for Roame, the platform currently supports EVA Air-operated routes and only sees space for 1 passenger — meaning anyone searching for award space for multiple passengers will need to reconfirm the availability before transferring any points to Infinity MileageLands.

Roame shows results for both nonstop and connecting itineraries, and the feature is available to all users. However, the same spokesperson said this capability “will eventually be limited to Pro users.”

The Best Uses of EVA Air Miles

For travelers based in the U.S., a few EVA Air redemptions stand out.

You can book EVA business class to Taiwan for 75,000 miles or to Vietnam for 80,000 miles.

The best value using EVA miles on a partner is Turkish Airlines business class from the U.S. to Europe for 65,000 miles one-way. Turkish keeps its fuel surcharges modest, around $310, and with cash fares often north of $3,300, you’re getting close to 5 cents per mile on a comfortable, well-fed flight to Istanbul.

If you’d rather stay stateside, United Polaris between the West Coast and Newark (EWR) costs just 29,000 miles each way. It’s a lie-flat seat, real bedding, and minimal taxes on a domestic hop.

LOT Polish is another winner to Europe at 65,000 miles, with surcharges near $285 and nonstops to Warsaw from several US cities.

And for a genuine economy sweet spot, EVA lumps all of South America into 1 region. Fly from the U.S. to Buenos Aires (EZE) or Santiago (SCL) for 30,000 miles one-way in economy, and the farther you go, the better the deal gets.

Points That Transfer to EVA Air

Along with flying EVA Air and Star Alliance partners, there are other ways to earn Infinity MileageLands miles.

The following programs transfer to EVA Air:

That means earning these points with travel or a credit card can help you earn more EVA Air miles.

Final Thoughts

Roame has added support for another Star Alliance program: EVA Air Infinity MileageLands. So far, you can only see availability for EVA Air’s own flights — not partner award space — but since EVA makes more seats available to its own program than to its partners, this is a useful addition for anyone looking to make solid award redemptions across several regions of the world.