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Frequent Flyers Programs
- Aer Lingus AerClub
- AeroMexico Club Premier
- Aeroplan
- Air New Zealand AirPoints
- Alaska Mileage Plan
- American AAdvantage
- ANA Mileage Club
- Asiana Club
- Avianca Lifemiles
- British Airways Executive Club
- Cathay Pacific Asia Miles
- Copa ConnectMiles
- Delta Skymiles
- El Al Matmid Club
- Emirates Skywards
- Etihad Guest
- Eva Air Infinity Mileagelands
- Finnair Plus
- Flying Blue
- HawaiianMiles
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Airlines
- Aer Lingus
- Aeroflot
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- AeroMexico
- Air Astana
- Air Canada
- Air China
- Air Europa
- Air France
- Air India
- Air Malta
- Air New Zealand
- Air Tahiti Nui
- Airlink
- Alaska Airlines
- All Nippon Airways
- American Airlines
- Asiana Airlines
- Austrian Airlines
- Avianca
- Bangkok Airways
- British Airways
- Brussels Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- China Airlines
- China Eastern
- China Southern
- Copa Airlines
- Croatia Airlines
- Czech Airlines
- Delta
- EgyptAir
- EL AL
- Emirates
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- Eva Air
- Fiji Airways
- Finnair
- Garuda Indonesia
- GOL
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Iberia
- IcelandAir
- Japan Airlines
Iberia Plus
Program overview
Iberia Plus is an Iberia airline frequent flyer program. Like British Airways, Iberia Avios are also redeemed based on a distance-based award chart. This creates some unique savings opportunity pockets over zone-based award programs, particularly on short hops, especially one the upper margins of each distance range category.
Alliance | |
Program website | |
Approximate miles value | 1.1 cents per mile |
Miles validity | 3 years without activity |
Program accrual | Based on distance + bonus |
Limit on amount of miles you can purchase | 200,000 in one calendar year |
Waitlist option | No |
Courtesy Hold for award reservation | Not allowed |
Do you need to open an account to check availability? | Yes |
Stopover option | No stopovers permitted |
Family account | No |
Upgrade option | Yes, from Y,B and H fare classes |
Online booking | Yes for most partners |
Airline partners | British Airways, Vueling, Level, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, LATAM, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, S7, Sri Lankan Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Avianca |
Credit card partners | American Express (1:1 ratio, 2 days transfer), Chase (1:1 ratio, instant transfer) |
Hotel partners | IHG Rewards (5:1 ratio, 6 weeks transfer), Marriott Bonvoy (3:1 ratio, 24 hours transfer), Best Western (5:1 ratio, 4-6 weeks transfer), Accor Live (1:1 ratio, 4-6 weeks transfer) |
Co-Branded credit card in the US | Chase Iberia Visa Signature Card |
Point/Miles Conversion Chart
Pros
- Ability to instantly transfer British Airways Avios points to Iberia Avios at a 1:1 ratio
- Off-peak awards for a discounted price
- Taxes for Iberia flights are lower through Iberia Plus than through the British Executive Avios
- Partnership with all major credit card and hotel programs (directly or through British Airways transfer)
- Better than average business class availability classic award on transatlantic flights
Cons
- No one way awards for American Airlines flights
- High taxes for partner airlines
- Decent website but poor customer service
Excellent for
- Round trip on American Airlines domestic flights starts at 11,000 Avios in Economy
- Business Class NY to Casablanca on Royal Air Maroc for 100,000 Avios round trip and Economy for 42,000 miles
- Chicago to Madrid in Business Class for 34,000 Avios
Insider Tip
- There is a limited appeal for US-based travelers unless they are travelling to Spain. This program is a must for a Madrid based frequent traveler and it works best when combined with the Homebase stopover strategy.
- The ability to transfer to Iberia and Aer Lingus expands redemption opportunities, so check all 3 programs for best options.
Do you use this program? Share your experience and tips in the comments below. Your thoughts would be very valuable to us!
Choose where you are going from and to by selecting the respective zones. There are two ways to choose your origin and destination - you can either select the zones they fall into on the map or by clicking on the bars above the map and entering the city name or airport code into the search fields.
- Choose one of the three point combination options which is applicable to you. If you don't have any miles in any airline accounts you can leave those fields blank.
- Input all of the different points you have on the credit cards you are planning to use. You can enter as many as you like. If you have multiple cards on one name from the same bank you can combine and enter the total amount of points between all of your cards.
- Enter all the miles you have in airlines frequent flyer programs on the left hand side following the airlines name.
- Once you input the information, click on the analyze button at the bottom of the page.
- The analyzer will offer you the optimal transfer combinations to explore as well as pros and cons of each.
- Review analyzer recommendations. Total number of miles is not the only consideration you should take into account. Analyzer will give you additional information about each program to make the right decision. You can also download results to a pdf and even send them to others if you like.
- Proceed to check availability with respective airlines. Do not transfer any miles until you confirm the desired option is available on the airline’s website. Note the transfer time and hold the reservation if possible before transferring any miles.
- Remember all transfers are final as you would not be able to send the points back to your credit card. If your trip is cancelled your miles will go back to the respective airline account.
- Transferring points to airline's frequent flyer programs is not the only way to obtain the award ticket. You can also redeem the points through your credit card directly by using the Book Travel option. You can find out more by checking out our Credit card reward tab on Wikimiles home page.
- WikiMiles Crew is always here to answer any questions. For an additional fee we can also assist you with the bookings. Use the Contact us section to reach out to us.
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