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18 comments
Dick MacGowan
July 10, 2019
I want to fly on Korean Air but having trouble finding the system to transfer AMEX points to my Skypass account——-any suggestions?
Stephen Au
July 11, 2019
Hey Dick,
You can’t transfer AmEx points to Korean Air SKYPASS. You can only transfer Marriott points. Another option you have is transferring to Delta and booking business class via Delta SkyMiles. Thanks for reading.
don sommer
July 11, 2019
I didn’t list my frequent flyer number on my last trip. How do I get credit on Air Canada and Lufthansa?
Stephen Au
July 11, 2019
Hey Don,
You can only pick 1 frequent flyer program to get credited on. We generally suggest Air Canada Aeroplan due to the easy use of their miles. In this case, visit the link here:
https://www4.aeroplan.com/your_aeroplan/request-missing-miles
Then, log in with your Aeroplan account and follow the instructions to request missing miles.
Will Shrop
July 16, 2019
Wow, great article. Did not know this.
Question: I was looking at Where to Credit, and for Korean Air Skypass it says “Incheon-Dallas Routes.” This was for an AA B & N class ticket. Do you know what that means exactly?
Stephen Au
July 16, 2019
Hi Will, thanks for reading!
That terminology means that you can only accrue those specific miles on selected routes. In this case, you can only credit flights to Korean Air SkyPass if it is a ICN-DFW flight.
Will Shrop
July 16, 2019
That’s what I thought. Thanks!
Mike
July 28, 2019
Hi Stephen,
I really appreciate the article! I had a quick question regarding playing around with the site as it seems too good to be true. Here’s my example trip: https://www.wheretocredit.com/calculator#RDU-YYZ-AC-Y/YYZ-HKG-AC-Y/HKG-YYZ-AC-Y/YYZ-RDU-AC-Y
Essentially flying from RDU to HKG Round trip (economy class) via YYZ on Air Canada would earn me 25k United miles. The cost on Google Flights right now for that trip is around $582. Thepointsguy values those miles around $325, which is an insane return. Am I entering everything in correctly?
Thanks!
Christine Krzyszton
July 29, 2019
Hi Mike. I tried to duplicate the fare you found on Air Canada from RDU to HKG in economy and when I found the $582 fare, it was a fare class K. You entered a fare class Y into the “Where to Credit” tool. I would re-check your fare class as it appears you’re using a full fare class Y and I don’t believe that is the correct one.
Mike
July 31, 2019
Thanks Christine! I will pay more attention to fare class while playing around.
Charlie
July 31, 2019
Hello Stephen,
Thanks much for the great article, I’ve never seen this covered anywhere else! Seems like this would be great for booking a great sale fare on a airline that credits miles based on the paid fare (where using an award flight doesn’t make sense) and crediting the miles to a distance based program. Don’t suppose it would work to get miles for award flights!
Thanks again for something new to play with!
I am starting to plan a Round the World award trip through ANA. This might really help get status with them. I’ve never flown with them and would be transferring all the points in with Membership Rewards.
Christine Krzyszton
August 09, 2019
Hi Charlie. Thanks for your kind words. You are correct that you cannot earn elite status miles when flying on an award ticket.
Christy
October 22, 2019
Hello,
I have Delta Skymiles and recently traveled from Minneapolis to Sweden booking Delta flights. However, there were partner flights through KLM. I received Skymiles for upgrading my flight but my flight miles went to KLM. I had no idea I could assign where my miles went and just assumed they would accrue through Delta since they were the main airline listed when I booked. I also receive miles/credit option through my Capital 1 Venture credit card. It’s a little overwhelming to determine how to make the most of my miles. Would it have been better for me to assign my miles to Delta Skymiles in this case? I’m going to be honest I’m still a little confused.
Thanks!
Stephen Au
October 22, 2019
Hi Christy,
Your confusion in credit card points and airline miles is very understandable. Please note that you will earn miles on the program which you enter frequent flyer information on. So, if you enter your Delta SkyMiles number, you’ll earn Delta miles. If you enter your Flying Blue miles, you’ll earn KLM/Air France Flying Blue miles.
Capital One miles are known as transferable miles, which you can transfer at a certain ratio to airlines like Air France or KLM. You can then use the miles as normal. Transferable miles introduce another layer of complexity, but it avoid shaving to stick with 1 airline program, serving as a hedge against devaluations and other issues.
Volker
October 03, 2022
Hi, which Airline other than United and Delta offer low point award tickets when flying within Africa ?
Jarrod West
October 03, 2022
Hi Volker,
Check out our guide on the best ways to redeem points and miles for flights to Africa.
Linda
December 12, 2022
Hi. Does this work if I booked my paid ticket through one of the credit card travel portals? For example, I paid for a ticket for an SAS flight through the Chase travel portal. Will I be able to credit the miles earned to one of SAS’s partner airline loyalty programs? Thanks!
Christine Krzyszton
December 12, 2022
Hi Linda. I purchased an SAS flight on the Chase Travel Portal and credited the miles to United, with no problem.
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