The 9 Best Ways to Use Asiana Club Miles for Maximum Value [2023]

The Asiana Airlines Asiana Club program is one you may not be familiar with since Asiana is based in South Korea and only offers flights to a handful of U.S. cities. But the program offers excellent redemptions you should consider.

In this article, I’ll walk you through how to earn Asiana Airlines miles, how to leverage Asiana’s airline partners, and the best ways to redeem your Asiana Airline miles.

Table of contents

Using Asiana Airlines With Airline Partners
- Marriott Credit Cards
- Earn Points With Partners
The 9 Best Ways to Use Your Asiana Airlines Asiana Club Miles
List of Star Alliance Partners
List of Non-Star Alliance Partners
List of Hotel Partners
List of Car Rental Partners
Use the Asiana Award Charts to Plan Award Travel
- Asiana Airlines Award Chart
- Asiana Airlines Partner Award Chart
Final Thoughts

Table of Contents

Using Asiana Airlines With Airline Partners
- Marriott Credit Cards
- Earn Points With Partners
The 9 Best Ways to Use Your Asiana Airlines Asiana Club Miles
List of Star Alliance Partners
List of Non-Star Alliance Partners
List of Hotel Partners
List of Car Rental Partners
Use the Asiana Award Charts to Plan Award Travel
- Asiana Airlines Award Chart
- Asiana Airlines Partner Award Chart
Final Thoughts

Using Asiana Airlines With Airline Partners

Marriott Credit Cards

You can earn Marriott points and transfer those to Asiana at a transfer rate of 3:1. Plus, for every 60,000 Marriott points that you transfer, you’ll receive an extra 5,000 Asiana miles bonus.

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Earn Points With Partners

Asiana partners with several hotel and car rental companies, offering the ability to earn additional miles.

Simply link your Asiana account with one of their partners, and you’ll earn points on every dollar that you spend with that partner.

The 9 Best Ways to Use Your Asiana Airlines Asiana Club Miles

Asiana’s extensive partnerships in Europe and South America open up several exciting routes. As you’ll read below, premium cabins are typically the best way to maximize the value of your Asiana Club miles.

Grab a pen and paper, and get ready to read through the ways you can use your Asiana miles.

1. Star Alliance U.S. to Europe: 40,000 Miles in Business Class, One-Way

Lufthansa-Business-Class-Cabin — Middle seats provide direct aisle access in Lufthansa business class. Image Credit: Lufthansa

A Star Alliance one-way business-class flight from the U.S. to Europe offers solid value for your Asiana miles.

With 40,000 Asiana miles, you can book a one-way business-class flight on any Star Alliance partner airline from the U.S. to Europe.

Examples of transatlantic Star Alliance flights include:

Chicago (ORD) to Vienna (VIE) on Austrian Airlines
New York (JFK) to Brussels (BRU) on Brussels Airlines
Washington (IAD) to Frankfurt (FRA) on Lufthansa
Miami (MIA) to Copenhagen (CPH) on SAS
Houston (IAH) to Amsterdam (AMS) on United Airlines

(There are many other ways that you can fly to Europe using points and miles.)

Taxes and fees for one-way business-class flights will be $28-$549. Airlines such as Lufthansa and Swiss Air Lines will have the highest taxes and fees, particularly for flights in premium cabins.

Need help booking an award flight? Here’s our step-by-step guide to booking Lufthansa business class.

2. Etihad from Europe to the Middle East: 40,000 Miles in First Class, One-Way

Etihad First Class Apartment Seat — The Apartments on Etihad’s A380 are perhaps the best first-class product in the world. Image Credit: Upgraded Points

The Etihad First Class Apartment is one of the best products in the sky.

With 40,000 Asiana miles, you can book a one-way first-class flight from Europe to the Middle East.

You’ll want to search from Paris (CDG) or London (LHR) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) to find award space.

Taxes and fees for a one-way first-class flight will be $268-$306.

Need help booking an award flight? Here’s our step-by-step guide to booking Etihad first class.

3. Asiana U.S. to Korea: 80,000 Miles in First Class, One-Way

Asiana offers an excellent way to fly transpacific first class from the U.S. to Asia.

With 80,000 Asiana miles, you can book a one-way first-class flight from the U.S. to Korea.

Examples of non-stop first-class flights on Asiana include:

Los Angeles (LAX) to Seoul (ICN)
New York to Seoul

Examples of non-stop business class flights on Asiana include:

Honolulu (HNL) to Seoul
San Francisco (SFO) to Seoul
Seattle (SEA) to Seoul

Taxes and fees for both first and business class are manageable at $149 one-way.

Hot Tip: Want to dig deeper? Check out our complete guide to booking Asiana first class tickets with miles.

4. Lufthansa from Mexico to Europe: 50,000 Miles in First Class, One-Way

Lufthansa First Class Seat — Experience what first class is all about with Lufthansa. Image Credit: Upgraded Points

Lufthansa offers a first class option if you want to fly from Mexico to Europe.

With 50,000 Asiana miles, you can book a one-way first-class flight from Mexico to Germany.

Transatlantic flights that you can book on Lufthansa include:

Mexico City (MEX) to Frankfurt (FRA)
Mexico City to Munich (MUC)

Taxes and fees are material at $560 for a one-way flight.

Need help booking an award flight? Here’s our step-by-step guide to booking Lufthansa first class.

5. Star Alliance U.S. to Southern South America: 35,000 Miles in Business Class, One-Way

United Airlines Business Class — Fly a long-haul flight to South America in United Airlines business class! Image Credit: unitedairlines.com

Avianca, Copa Airlines, and United offer several options to fly from the U.S. to southern South America.

With 35,000 Asiana miles, you can book a one-way business-class flight on any of those airlines from the U.S. to South America.

Examples of flights on Star Alliance partners include:

Houston (IAH) to Santiago (SCL) on United Airlines
Newark (EWR) to Buenos Aires (EZE) on United Airlines
San Francisco (SFO) to São Paulo (GRU) on Copa Airlines

Taxes and fees for a one-way business class flight are between $28-$30.

6. Star Alliance U.S. to Korea: 60,000 Miles in Business Class, One-Way

Singapore Airlines and United Airlines provide great ways to fly transpacific in business class.

With 60,000 Asiana miles, you can book a one-way business-class flight on those airlines from the U.S. to Korea.

Examples of transpacific flights on Star Alliance partners include:

Los Angeles (LAX) to Seoul (ICN) on Singapore Airlines
San Francisco (SFO) to Seoul on United Airlines

Taxes and fees for a one-way business-class flight are $28.

Need help booking an award flight? Here’s our step-by-step guide to booking Singapore Airlines business class.

7. Star Alliance U.S. to Southeast Asia: 135,000 Miles in Business Class, Round-Trip

ANA Business Class. Image Credit: All Nippon Airways

Star Alliance airlines including ANA and United provide great ways to fly round-trip from the U.S. to Southeast Asia in business class.

With 135,000 Asiana miles, you can book a round-trip business-class flight from the U.S. to Southeast Asia.

Hot Tip: You also have the option to book a round-trip economy flight for 90,000 Asiana miles. The main downside with a round-trip economy flight is the value is likely not much higher than 1 cent per mile.

Examples of flights to Southeast Asia on a Star Alliance partner include:

New York (JFK) to Hong Kong (HKG) on ANA
Chicago (ORD) to Singapore (SIN) on United
Los Angeles (LAX) to Bangkok (BKK) on EVA Air

Taxes and fees for a round-trip business class flight will be $121-$202.

Bottom Line: The taxes and fees will vary depending upon the carrier that you choose. It’s important to check the fees on a website like ITA Flight Matrix, where you’ll notice airlines including Air Canada have high fees.

Need help booking an award flight? Here’s our step-by-step guide to booking ANA business class.

8. Asiana intra Korea: 10,000 Miles in Economy, Round-Trip

Using Asiana can be a great way to fly domestic in Korea when the flight cash costs are high.

With 10,000 Asiana miles, you can book a round-trip economy flight on Asiana.

Domestic Asiana flights that you can book include:

Gimpo (GMP) to Gwangju (KWJ)
Gimpo to Jeju (CJU)
Gimpo to Yeosu (RSU)

Taxes and fees are nearly $0, helping to increase the value of this award further.

9. United intra U.S./Canada: 45,000 Miles in Business Class, Round-Trip

United Airlines Premium Transcon — United premium transcon is the way to go for long haul flights. Image Credit: unitedairlines.com

Booking a United or Air Canada award flight with Asiana miles provides value when the price of domestic flights on these airlines is high.

With 45,000 Asiana miles, you can book a round-trip business-class flight on Star Alliance partners United or Air Canada.

Examples of intra North American flights on United or Air Canada include:

Washington (IAD) to Seattle (SEA) on United
San Francisco (SFO) to Atlanta (ATL) on United
Vancouver (YVR) to Newark (EWR) on Air Canada

Taxes and fees will be lower on United than Air Canada. You can expect to pay $91-$143 for a round-trip business-class flight.

Bottom Line: There are many instances where I found the value of this redemption below 2 cents per mile. I recommend looking for another way to use your miles if your redemption is not above 2 cents per mile.

Have United miles that you’re looking to redeem? Here are our best ways to redeem United miles.

List of Star Alliance Partners

Aegean	Ethiopian
Air Canada	EVA Air
Air China	LOT Polish Airlines
Air India	Lufthansa
Air New Zealand	Scandinavian Airlines
ANA	Shenzhen Airlines
Asiana Airlines	Singapore Airlines
Austrian	South African Airways
Avianca	SWISS
Brussels Airlines	TAP Air Portugal
Copa Airlines	Thai Airways
Croatia Airlines	Turkish Airlines
Egypt Air	United Airlines

List of Non-Star Alliance Partners

China Southern

Etihad

Qantas

Qatar Airways

Srilankan Airlines

List of Hotel Partners

Asiana Hotel Partners
Marriott	IHG	Hilton	Swissotel
Hyatt	Best Western	WorldHotels	Regent
Carlson	Langham Hotels	Regal
Okura Nikko Hotels	Hotelnjoy	Expedia

List of Car Rental Partners

Asiana Car Rental Partners
Hertz	Alamo	National	LOTTE
Rentalcars.com

Use the Asiana Award Charts to Plan Award Travel

Asiana uses 2 award charts: 1 for flights on its own airline and 1 for flights on its partner airlines. You can book a one-way flight for 50% of the miles shown in both of the charts.

Asiana Airlines Award Chart

When flying on Asiana Airlines, it’s important to note that the pricing in the award chart is for the low season. For high-season flights, Asiana charges an additional 50% in miles.

The chart below shows the peak season dates you’ll want to avoid.

Asiana Airlines Calendar — Asiana Airlines peak season dates. Image Credit: asianaairlines.com

Asiana Airlines Partner Award Chart

Hot Tip: You can’t book Asiana Airlines partner flights online. You’ll need to call 800-227-4262 to book an award ticket.

Final Thoughts

The key with Asiana is making sure you’re receiving substantial value for the miles you’ve earned or transferred from hotel programs.

You can find the highest value redemptions when redeeming points and miles for a premium cabin ticket. With some of the economy redemptions, you may find yourself receiving less than 2 cents per point, which isn’t ideal.

Asiana is a program that you’ll want to keep on your radar.

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Frequently asked questions

What are Asiana Airlines miles?

Asiana miles are the miles you earn from flying Asiana, crediting partner flights to Asiana, or earning from non-airline partners like hotels and car rental companies.

Can Asiana miles be transferred to partner airlines?

Unfortunately, no. When you earn or transfer points to Asiana, the points are unable to transfer out of the program.

Can Asiana miles be transferred to another person?

No. You can’t transfer your miles to another Asiana Club member.

Are Asiana miles refundable?

If an award flight (including an upgraded award ticket) is not used but returned within 1 year, you will need to pay 3,000 miles per passenger (per ticket) or $30 to receive your miles back. Returns made after 12 months will incur a 10,000 miles per passenger (per ticket) charge or a charge of $100 to receive your miles back.

How can I earn more Asiana miles?

Flying Asiana or Star Alliance partners or earning miles by spending on the Asiana credit cards are great ways to earn more Asiana miles.

When do Asiana miles expire?

The expiration date of miles is based on the membership status at the point of boarding or accumulation.

Magic Miles/Silver/Gold members	Until the last day (December 31) of the tenth year from the date of boarding or accumulation
Diamond or higher members	Until the last day (December 31) of the twelfth year from the date of boarding or accumulation

What is my Asiana Club number?

Your Asiana Club number is provided to you at the time of sign up via email and can be found by logging into your airline account.

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About Michael McHugh

Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Michael took his first international trip in 2013 with friends to the Bahamas. Although he didn't travel much in his younger years, on that trip, he caught the travel bug and has been hooked ever since. Michael first caught wind of the points and miles game in 2014 while at a bar in Washington, DC where the conversation amongst friends was quickly derailed because of an alert on a friend's phone about a mistake fare. That's where the love affair with points and miles began.

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22 comments

Correctamundo June 20, 2018
Asiana biz card is ONLY 10k miles. You copied and pasted the same as the personal but it is different
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- Alex Miller June 20, 2018
  Corrected, thank you!
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Explore August 17, 2018
The one-way USA-SE Asia is half the price of the roundtrip. Why is the roundtrip a good value and the one way a bad deal? I think you miscalculated the value of a one way reward. A one-way business ticket costs much more than $625 (67,500 miles * $.01).
HOT TIP:
You also have the option to book a one-way flight for 67,500 Asiana miles. The main downside with a one-way business-class flight is the value is likely not much higher than 1 cent per mile.
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- Michael McHugh August 26, 2018
  Hi Explore
  Thank you for catching this error! I’ve update the “Hot Tip” section to reflect economy redemptions.
  Was simply looking at too many award charts and google flight tabs at once!
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Jung Lee September 10, 2018
Any idea on what the fees/surcharges would be on an Austrian flight using Asiana miles? I looked up the flight on ITAMatrix and the YQ is ~$130 and the YR is $20. Interestingly the YQ is stated as “UA YQ Surcharge”. I assume that the UA means United Airlines, but i found these fare breakdowns on ITAMatrix. Would an Austrian flight using Asiana miles still incur this surcharge? Would this surcharge be replaced by an “OZ YQ Surcharge”?
Thanks.
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- Stephen Au September 12, 2018
  Hi Jung, it depends on your routing. If you’re leaving North America to go to Vienna, then expect huge surcharges of $1100 round-trip in business class. Asiana will pass all fuel surcharges on.
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  - HoKo March 26, 2019
    So are there any transatlantic partners that have low/reasonable fuel surcharges for flights from USA->Europe and vice versa?
    80K is a great price but if we’re talking $1,100 in fuel surcharges that completely negates any value.
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    - Stephen Au March 26, 2019
      Hey HoKo,
      We understand your concerns. However, your options for low fuel surcharges would be United Airlines, LOT Polish, Air New Zealand (which flies from Los Angeles to London), and TAP Portugal. Thanks for reading.
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      - TERRY KAISER June 26, 2019
        Hi Stephen,
        Would you update this. I’ve tried to book Asiana awards flights on there website lax to icn and it’s never gone through there is always an error saying I have to call. I’ve called twice in the last two months and of course I get no where. I don’t want to book on the phone as I travel often. I just emailed their marketing dept. Anything you can do?
        Thanks so much!
      - Stephen Au June 27, 2019
        Hey Terry,
        Sometimes the awards that are unavailable online must be booked over the phone. In this case, it’s because Asiana is no longer going to sell first class tickets and instead they’re going to re-brand these products as business class suites in addition to “regular” business class. Unfortunately, there’s no way around it. The phone call should take less than 30 minutes.
Vlad September 30, 2018
Great and very detailed review!
I would add another 2 benefits of Asiana program for people who consider to actually collect miles with Asiana in the air:
1. It offers Family Mileage Plan for up to 8 family members including spouse, children, parents, paternal/maternal grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, son in law, daughter in law, and parents of spouse.”
If some members of your family/household travel only occasionally and would never collect enough miles for an award flight, it would make sense to sign up for a family/household account to pool miles together.
2. It is best for obtaining and keeping Star Alliance Gold status (you would need to earn 40.000 miles and you could keep status up to 2 years).
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LaceyBal March 4, 2019
You actually cant transfer asiana miles to anyone else – even if they are an asiana mile club member.
We have been trying for months to book 2 tix LAX to SCL and Asiana cant (or wont) see any of the availability for partner awards that is available on BOTH ANA & United’s search engines.
Frustrating & now we have 140K asiana miles that are going to be wasted!!!
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- Michael McHugh March 5, 2019
  Thanks for letting us know Lacey! I updated the post.
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talent hacker July 4, 2019
How can you transfer Amex Membership Reward points to Asiana?
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- Jarrod West July 5, 2019
  Hi Talent Hacker,
  Amex Membership Reward points do not transfer to Asiana. The only transferable currency that can be moved to Asiana is Marriott Bonvoy points.
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Kapeed Atpug July 24, 2019
Hi community, is it possible to transfer chase points to Marriott Bonvoy and then transfer those Bonvoy points to Asiana?
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- Stephen Au July 24, 2019
  Hi Kapeed,
  Yes, but it is generally terrible value to do so. For example, you’d have to transfer 120,000 Chase points to Marriott in order to get 50,000 Asiana Miles. Thanks for reading.
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Tim F August 26, 2019
Is anyone else struggling to book a United award using Asiana? I’ve called twice but both Asiana agents told me there is no availability. United shows saver space on their website, which I thought meant the award could be booked. Do I have my info wrong?
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- Stephen Au August 26, 2019
  Hi Tim,
  Unless you are booking United flights with United miles, you’ll want to use a partner’s website to search for availability. One example if Air Canada Aeroplan.
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Katie K August 28, 2019
I have a lot of Chase Ultimate Reward points that I can transfer to United. Ultimately, I am trying to book a RT business class ticket on Asiana from JFK to ICN, but the there is almost no availability on United.com. Is there another way to do this? I wish I could transfer my Chase points directly to Asiana, but this seems impossible to do.
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- Andrew Kunesh August 30, 2019
  Hi Katie, we recommend staying open to other alliance carriers too. Check Oneworld and SkyTeam partners like British Airways (for booking Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines) and Air France/KLM Flying Blue (for booking Delta, etc) to Asia. These points transfer from Chase, and will give you more options to choose from.
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Erica K April 4, 2022
We want to book flights from JFK-ICN through Asiana with points (and to use the annual reward coupons), but CANNOT get through to Asiana Club. Have tried calling both the English and Korean option, but they say their busy and hang up. Possibly something to do with Korean Air acquiring Asiana?
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