Aegean Airlines is one of the safest airlines in the world. They do not have any recent safety incidents or accidents at all.

Where does Aegean Airlines fly to?

Aegean Airlines flies to many destinations around the region, but it focuses almost exclusively on intra-Europe flights.

Do Aegean Airlines provide food?

Aegean Airlines may provide food in business class, but they may not provide food in economy class.

Who does Aegean Airlines partner with?

Aegean Airlines is partnered with all Star Alliance airlines, including Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Egyptair, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, and United Airlines.

What is the difference between tier miles and award miles on Aegean?

Tier miles are used to determine your elite status, while award miles are used to book free flights. When you think of using miles to book flights, you’re referring to award miles.

How do I add miles to Aegean?

There are lots of different ways to earn Aegean Airlines miles, and you’re not just limited to flying on Aegean Airlines — you can earn miles on United Airlines flights, Air Canada flights, and much, much more.

Is Aegean Air part of Star Alliance?

Yes! Aegean Airlines joined Star Alliance on June 30, 2010, after its membership application was approved on May 26, 2009.

18 Best Ways to Earn Aegean Airlines Miles [2022]

Greece is one of the world’s most politically important places of all time. Touted as the birthplace of democracy and the inventor of the Olympic Games, Greece has solidified its place as one of the world’s hottest tourist destinations.

And if you’re contemplating going to Greece, you’ll probably hear of Aegean Airlines, the flag carrier airline of Greece. Headquartered in Athens, this Star Alliance partner offers critical connection opportunities to the Mediterranean country.

Aegean Airlines was founded in 1987 under a different name, Aegean Aviation. And as time progressed, Aegean Airlines cemented itself as an essential regional airline. As a result, Aegean Airlines doesn’t operate any long-haul, wide-body aircraft.

Aegean Airlines’ loyalty program is known as Miles+Bonus, but it’s pronounced as “miles and bonus.” Miles+Bonus miles, also referred to as Aegean Airlines miles or Aegean miles, are part of a unique frequent flyer program with some fascinating redemption sweet spots.

Before we go into great detail about how you can maximize Miles+Bonus miles, let’s dig deep into the best ways you can earn lots of them!

Sign up for an Aegean Airlines Miles+Bonus Account

Before we dive deep into all the best ways to amass Aegean miles quickly, the first thing you need to do is create a Miles+Bonus account. If you don’t have a Miles+Bonus account, you won’t have anywhere to store your miles!

You can follow these steps to register with Miles+Bonus:

Visit the Miles+Bonus registration page
Fill out the online form to register for Miles+Bonus
- You will have 2 registration options: Miles+Bonus and Basic; choose Miles+Bonus if you want to earn and redeem miles
You’ll receive a welcome email with your Miles+Bonus information that will contain your Miles+Bonus account number that you will use whenever you wish to earn miles

Hot Tip: Aegean Airlines offers 1,000 welcome miles when you create a Miles+Bonus account, so this is an excellent way to jumpstart your mileage earning!

Now that your Miles+Bonus account has been created, all you have to do is enter your Miles+Bonus account number when you’re booking online flight reservations on Aegean Airlines, United Airlines, and all other eligible partners!

Earn Aegean Miles With Credit Cards

Aegean Miles+Bonus isn’t 1:1 transfer partners with any major transferable currency. As a result, it won’t be as easy as earning United MileagePlus miles or earning Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Virgin Points, but we’ve still got plenty of ways to earn miles.

Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards

Aegean Miles+Bonus is a transfer partner with Marriott Bonvoy. You can transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to Miles+Bonus at a 3:1 ratio. This means that for every 3 Marriott Bonvoy points transferred, you will get 1 Aegean mile.

Also, you will receive a bonus of 5,000 Aegean miles for every 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points you transfer to Miles+Bonus. That means if you transfer 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points to Miles+Bonus, you will earn 25,000 miles instead of 20,000 miles.

Transfers to Aegean Miles+Bonus will take around 3 business days to process.

Refer a Friend for Bonus Miles

Because Chase and American Express both issue Marriott Bonvoy co-branded credit cards, it’s easy to earn bonus Marriott Bonvoy points without making any additional purchases, particularly by using referral programs.

Chase’s referral program functions a bit differently from American Express’. With Chase’s referral program, you must refer from a Marriott Bonvoy credit card.

That means that as long as you have either the Marriott Boundless card or the Marriott Bold card, you will earn a referral bonus if your friend is approved for either card — it doesn’t have to be the same card you have.

Hot Tip: Check out our guide on the best Chase Marriott Bonvoy credit cards to decide which card fits you best!

With American Express, the referral program is much more flexible. As long as you have a co-branded Marriott Bonvoy American Express card, you can send a referral link to your friend, and you will receive a referral bonus as long as your friend is approved for any Amex card!

Non-U.S.-Based Credit Cards

As we mentioned above, Aegean Airlines is, for all intents and purposes, Greece’s airline. So it makes a lot of sense that the opportunities to earn Aegean miles directly are for those located in that geographic area.

Aegean Airlines offers co-branded credit cards in 2 countries:

Aegean Bonus Visa (Greece)
Aegean Visa Cyprus (Cyprus)

If you’re a resident of Greece or Cyprus or have some other way of applying for these Aegean Airlines co-branded credit cards, you can directly earn Miles+Bonus miles very quickly with your ordinary spending!

Earn Miles Through Shopping

You can earn Aegean miles for your daily shopping activities. After all, if you’re going to spend the money anyway, why not use the handy Miles+Bonus shopping partners to get rewarded even more?

Miles+Bonus Shopping Partners

Miles+Bonus maintains several unique shopping partners. These are almost all focused on Greek shopping opportunities, but there are a few opportunities not limited to brick and mortar shops in Greece.

Here’s the complete list of Miles+Bonus shopping partners:

Miles+Bonus Partner	Earning Structure	Miles+Bonus Partner	Earning Structure
Aegean Shop On Board	2 miles per €1 spent	Marks & Spencer (Greece)	3 miles per €1 spent
Cellier	4 miles per €1 spent	mastihashop	10 miles per €1 spent
Fiorissimo	1 mile per €1 spent	Under a Fig Tree Boutique	5 miles per €1 spent
Gofas Jewelry	1 mile per €1 spent	Voyager Luggage	5 miles per €1 spent
Heathrow Rewards	Can only convert at a 1:1 ratio (Multiples of 250)	YellowKorner	5 miles per €1 spent
Hellenic Duty Free Shops	2 miles per €1 spent

Earn Miles Through Travel

Our next category of purchases is travel purchases. And as you can probably tell, Aegean Miles+Bonus offers a diverse list of ways you can earn miles through travel.

So if you’re looking to earn bonus miles on your travel plans, whether it’s hotel bookings or plane tickets, we’ve got your covered. Let’s talk about earning Aegean miles through travel!

Airfare and Airline Purchases

The most straightforward way to earn Aegean Airlines miles is to fly on a qualifying Aegean Airlines plane ticket! And since Olympic Air is owned by Aegean Airlines, the earning structure is identical.

Your miles may take up to 60 hours after the flight is finished to be credited to your account. Also, all tickets booked in I, X, N, and R are ineligible for accruing miles.

Aegean Miles+Bonus sets out 2 separate mileage accrual schemes for flights on its own metal: 1 chart for domestic flights and 1 chart for international flights.

Here’s the domestic accrual chart:

Aegean Miles+Bonus Accrual Chart for Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air (Domestic Flights)
Fare Group	Fare Class	Number of Miles Earned
Business class	C, D, Z, A	1,200
Economy class (Comfort Flex)	Y, M, B	1,000
Economy class (Comfort Flex)	L, W, V, O, G, Q, K, J, S, E, H, F	900
Economy class (Comfort Flex)	U, P, T	500
Economy class (Flex)	Y, M, B	800
Economy class (Flex)	L, W, V, O, G, Q, K, J, S, E, H, F	600
Economy class (Flex)	U, P, T	300
Economy class (Light)	Y, M, B	500
Economy class (Light)	L, W, V, O, G, Q, K, J, S, E, H, F	250
Economy class (Light)	U, P, T	100

For example, if you book a business class ticket from Athens (ATH) to Thessaloniki (SKG) in the C fare class, you will earn 1,200 Aegean miles.

With the international accrual chart, the accrual rate is offered as a percentage of the total flight distance. Additionally, there’s a minimum number of miles you will earn.

Here’s the international accrual chart:

Aegean Miles+Bonus Accrual Chart for Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air (International Flights)
Fare Group	Fare Class	Accrual Rate	Minimum Number of Miles Earned
Business class	C, D, Z, A	250%	2,500
Economy class (Comfort Flex)	Y, M, B, H	200%	1,800
Economy class (Comfort Flex)	L, W, V, O, G, Q, K, J, S, F	130%	1,400
Economy class (Comfort Flex)	U, P, T, E	100%	1,000
Economy class (Flex)	Y, M, B, H	150%	1,200
Economy class (Flex)	L, W, V, O, G, Q, K, J, S, F	100%	1,000
Economy class (Flex)	U, P, T, E	75%	600
Economy class (Light)	Y, M, B, H	100%	800
Economy class (Light)	L, W, V, O, G, Q, K, J, S, F	60%	500
Economy class (Light)	U, P, T, E	30%	200

For example, if you fly one-way from Lisbon (LIS) to Athens (ATH) in an Aegean Airlines economy flex ticket booked in the T class, you will fly a total distance of 1,788 miles. Therefore, you will earn 75% of 1,788 miles, which is equal to 1,341 miles earned.

Crediting Star Alliance Flights to Miles+Bonus

Star Alliance planes — If you credit your Star Alliance flight activity to Aegean Airlines, you’ll earn miles on non-Aegean Airlines flights. Image Credit: Anton_Ivanov via shutterstock

Aegean Airlines is a Star Alliance partner, meaning you can earn Aegean Airlines miles when you fly on these various partners, like domestic U.S. flights with United Airlines, for instance!

The number of miles you’d earn will vary depending on which airline you fly on. The other factors are your fare class and your specific flight route. Check out this chart for earning Aegean miles on all Star Alliance airlines below:

Star Alliance Partner	Maximum Accrual Rate	Star Alliance Partner	Maximum Accrual Rate
Air Canada	Up to 200%	Ethiopian Airlines	Up to 200%
Air China	Up to 200%	EVA Air	Up to 130%
Air India	Up to 300%	LOT Polish Airlines	Up to 125%
Air New Zealand	Up to 150%	Lufthansa	Up to 300%
All Nippon Airways (ANA)	Up to 300%	Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)	Up to 200%
Asiana Airlines	Up to 200%	Shenzhen Airlines	Up to 150%
Austrian Airlines	Up to 200%	Singapore Airlines	Up to 150%
Avianca	Up to 200%	South African Airways	Up to 300%
Brussels Airlines	Up to 200%	TAP Air Portugal	Up to 200%
Copa Airlines	Up to 150%	Turkish Airlines	Up to 150%
Croatia Airlines	Up to 200%	United Airlines	Up to 100%
Egyptair	Up to 200%

Boost Your Miles With Elite Status

Aegean Airlines MilesBonus Elite Status — Using elite status can increase your mileage earning by up to 20%. Image Credit: Aegean Airlines

Aegean Miles+Bonus has 3 elite status tiers that can get you a mileage bonus of up to 20%. Unfortunately, you are only eligible to earn an elite award miles bonus on Aegean and Olympic Air flights, so keep that in mind.

Here are the 3 tiers of Miles+Bonus elite status:

Miles+Bonus Blue — 0% bonus
Miles+Bonus Silver — 10% bonus
Miles+Bonus Gold — 20% bonus

You will not earn an elite status bonus on partner flights.

Car Rental Partners

Hertz Car Rental — If you’re in need of a rental car and would like to earn Aegean miles, you can easily do that. Image Credit: Hertz

Aegean Airlines is partnered exclusively with Hertz. To earn miles with Hertz, all you have to do is:

Provide your Miles+Bonus number when making a reservation
Show your Miles+Bonus card when you pick up your rental car

Here’s the accrual structure:

Vehicle Type	1-Day Rentals	2- to 3-Day Rentals	4 or More Day Rentals
Groups A, B, and C	350 miles	700 miles	1,250 miles
All other groups	500 miles	1,000 miles	1,500 miles

You will have to book via this website or at any Hertz office around the world to earn miles.

Cruise Partners

Celestyal Cruises Olympia ship — Thinking about booking a cruise? You can earn bonus Aegean Miles+Bonus miles, as well! Image Credit: Celestyal Cruises

Aegean Airlines’ sole cruise partner is Celestyal Cruises, a cruise line focusing on Mediterranean journeys.

On qualifying cruises, you can earn up to 5 miles per €1 spent on the bookings, and then 1 mile per €1 spent on purchases on-board.

Qualifying cruises are booked in 1 of 2 ways:

Celestyal Cruises website
Celestyal Cruises phone number (+30 216 4009999)

When you book your cruise, be sure to fill in your Miles+Bonus member information. Also, when you initially board your cruise ship, you must present your Miles+Bonus card to the reception.

Hotel Partners

Greece hotel — Earn Aegean miles when booking hotels with partners! Image Credit: Olga Gavrilova via Shutterstock

Greece is home to some of the most wonderful independent hotels and Aegean Airlines partners with a ton of boutique hotels and smaller hotel chains.

These are its hotel partners:

Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure	Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure
Accor Live Limitless	Can only transfer at a 2:1 ratio (2,000-point increments)	Imaret Hotel	2 miles per €1 spent
Aldemar Resorts	Up to 1,500 miles per stay	Kriti Hotel	250 miles per stay
Amathus Hotels	2 miles per €1 spent	Kydon	250 miles per stay
Anatolia Hotels Thessaloniki	Up to 1,500 miles per stay	Londa Hotel	2 miles per €1 spent
Aquila Atlantic Hotel	250 miles per stay	Makedonia Palace Hotel	250 miles per stay
Aristi Mountain Resort Resort & Villas	2 miles per €1 spent	Marriott Bonvoy	Can only transfer at a 3:1 ratio with a 5,00- mile bonus after every 60,000 points
Ariti Hotel Corfu	Up to 1,500 miles per stay	Mayor Hotels & Resorts	Varies
Astra Suites	2 miles per €1 spent	Mediterranean Beach Hotel	2 miles per €1 spent
Athenaeum Hotels	250 miles per stay	Mediterranean Hotel Rhodes	250 miles per night
Atlantica Hotels & Resorts	Up to 1,500 miles per stay	Myconian Collection Hotels & Resorts	2 miles per €1 spent
Best Western Plaza Rhodes	250 miles per stay	Perianth Hotel	250 miles per night
Centrum Hotel	250 miles per stay	Porto Palace Hotel Thessaloniki	250 miles per night
Chandris Hotels & Resorts	Up to 1,500 miles per stay	Porto Veneziano Hotel	250 miles per night
Daios Hotels	Varies	Ramada Plaza Thraki	250 miles per night
Divani Collection Hotels	250 miles per night	Rocabella Santorini Hotel & Spa	250 miles per night
Domotel Hotels & Resorts	Varies	Rodos Palace	250 miles per night
Electra Hotels & Resorts	250 miles per night	Rodos Park Suites & Spa	250 miles per night
Elena Hotel	250 miles per stay	Santorini Secret Suites & Spa	2 miles per €1 spent
Elysian Hotel	250 miles per stay	Serenissima Boutique Hotel	250 miles per night
Elysium Hotel	2 miles per €1 spent	Siorra Vittoria Boutique Hotel	250 miles per night
Epirus Palace Hotel	250 miles per stay	St. George Lycabettus Boutique Hotel	250 miles per night
Grand Serai Congress & Spa Hotel	250 miles per stay	Sunrise Resort Hotel	2 miles per €1 spent
Heliotopos Hotel	2 miles per €1 spent	TOR Hotel Group	Up to 1,500 miles per stay
Heliotrope Boutique Hotel	250 miles per stay	Trésor Hotels and Resorts	Up to 1,000 miles per stay
Hotel Nikopolis Thessaloniki	Up to 1,500 miles per stay	Yes Hotels	2 miles per €1 spent

Hotel Booking Portals

You don’t have to stay at these hotels to earn miles on your accommodations.

Aegean Miles+Bonus is partners with a couple of hotel booking portals:

Booking.com — 2 miles per €1 spent
Rocketmiles — Up to 10,000 miles per stay

To earn Aegean miles with Booking.com, you’ll need to visit Booking.com’s partner site with Aegean Airlines and enter your Miles+Bonus number when completing your hotel reservation.

To earn miles with Rocketmiles, you’ll need to visit Rocketmiles’ partner website with Aegean Airlines and enter your Miles+Bonus number when completing your reservation.

Hot Tip: Don’t forget to brush up on the best ways to redeem Aegean Miles too!

Specialty Earnings for Aegean Airlines

Now that we’ve gone over all of the mainstream ways you can earn Miles+Bonus miles, let’s touch on all of the miscellaneous, specialty ways to earn miles.

Health and Beauty Partners in Greece

Hammam — Arguably the most relaxing way to earn Aegean miles is by using the airline’s health and beauty partners, like spas and hammams. Image Credit: Ekaterina_Molchanova via Shutterstock

There are quite a number of Aegean Airlines health and beauty partners, which are almost all in Greece. Here are the partners on which you can earn miles:

Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure	Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure
Dessange Day Spa	5 miles per €1 spent	Polis Hammam	10 miles per €1 spent
Fairynails @theairport	3 miles per €1 spent	Quick Spa	5 miles per €1 spent
Hamam Omerye	5 miles per €1 spent

Culture and Entertainment Partners in Greece

Thessaloniki Concert Hall performance — You can earn Miles+Bonus miles just by experiencing the arts in Greece. Image Credit: Ververidis Vasilis via Shutterstock

Aegean Miles+Bonus partners with a handful of unique culture and entertainment partners in Greece. If you find yourself in Greece and want to savor experiences, check out theme parks, or enjoy the various arts, you’ll want to check if you can earn Aegean miles!

Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure	Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure
Allou! Fun Park	2 miles per €1 spent on every daily pass type	Vassaltis Vineyards	5 miles per €1 spent
Blue Shades of Greece	3 miles per €1 spent	Vranas Olive Press Museum	5 miles per €1 spent
Thessaloniki Concert Hall	150 miles per ticket	The World of Ouzo	5 miles per €1 spent

Food and Drink Partners in Greece

Greek food — Greece has some amazing food. Reward yourself and earn Miles+Bonus miles at the same time! Image Credit: Natalia Lisovskaya via Shutterstock

Greece is famous for its fresh Mediterranean cuisine. Whether you’re into fresh seafood or contemporary dishes, you’ll be able to earn lots of bonus miles in pretty much every major Greek city.

Here are the Miles+Bonus food and drink partners you can earn miles on:

Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure	Aegean Miles+Bonus Partner	Mileage Accrual Structure
Allegro	5 miles per €1 spent	Ergon deli-restaurants	1 mile per €1 spent
Balthazar	5 miles per €1 spent	Estrella World Street Food	5 miles per €1 spent
Brothers in Law	5 miles per €1 spent	Psaraki	5 miles per €1 spent
Black Rock Restaurant	5 miles per €1 spent	The Wine Bar	3 miles per €1 spent
Cin Cin	5 miles per €1 spent	Varoulko Seaside Restaurant	2 miles per €1 spent

Buy Insurance Online

Buy car insurance online — You can earn bonus Aegean Miles+Bonus miles on car insurance in Greece. Image Credit: Song_about_summer via Shutterstock

One of the more unique options to earn Miles+Bonus miles is to buy car insurance. How does this work?

With Miles+Bonus partner Hella Direct, you can purchase car insurance completely online in Greece or home insurance in Greece or Cyprus and earn Aegean Airlines miles!

With car insurance, you will earn 10 miles per €1 spent on your first-time contract. On every renewed contract, you will earn 5 miles per €1 spent. Car insurance is only available in Greece.

With home insurance, you will earn 10 miles per €1 spent on your first-time contract. On every renewed contract, you will earn 5 miles per €1 spent. Home insurance is available in Greece and Cyprus.

When you purchase the insurance, all you have to do is enter your Aegean Miles+Bonus Member ID in the “Voucher Code” field and you’ll be good to go!

Buy Aegean Airlines Miles+Bonus Miles

Purchase Aegean Airlines MilesBonus Miles — In a pinch and need Aegean miles? You can purchase them to top off your account! Image Credit: Aegean Airlines

The very last method to earn Aegean Miles+Bonus miles is to purchase them outright.

You can buy up to 50,000 Miles+Bonus miles per membership year in increments of 1,000. You will pay a price of €25 for every 1,000 Miles+Bonus miles purchased.

When you buy miles, they will appear in your account instantly so you can redeem them as soon as possible.

To buy miles, follow these steps:

Log into your Miles+Bonus account.
On the top-right, click on the profile icon and click My Miles+Bonus Account.
Scroll down and go to the menu that says I want to …. and click Purchase miles.
Choose Award miles.
Select the number of miles you’d like to purchase and complete the purchase by entering your payment information.

Final Thoughts

Because Aegean Airlines is the main airline connecting many to Greek society, there are lots of opportunities to maximize the program. The key, however, is to earn as many Aegean miles as possible.

And with many ways ranging from booking travel with Aegean Airlines directly to crediting your partner flights (like United Airlines) to Miles+Bonus and even booking spa treatments in Greece, you’ll have plenty of different avenues to amass Miles+Bonus miles.

Hopefully, this guide was helpful for you to learn about all the various, lucrative ways to earn lots of Aegean Airlines Miles+Bonus miles!

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