V-Flyer

I've asked this question over at FT but wondered if any V-Flyers have any ideas...

I'm flying from HKG to LAX this month (via ICN) on Asiana in Business. I'm not a member of any other FFP than FC but would like to make the best use of the miles I'll earn on the flight. I'm wondering whether joining a Star Alliance programme would help at least get the miles into Hilton HHonors or something similar.

Anyone had any experience with this tightrope walk of miles transfers?!

Thanks!

Oli

I think Virgin Atlantic and Asiana have common partners in South African and New Zealand, if that's what you're asking?

nkp85uk wrote:I think Virgin Atlantic and Asiana have common partners in South African and New Zealand, if that's what you're asking?

Thanks. Yes in a sense. I am pretty sure I can't do some odd transfer from Asiana to, say, NZ and then to VS, so I'm trying to see another route - perhaps NZ to Hilton then to VS - if that's even possible (can you transfer miles to a Hilton account from an FFP or is it only the one way?). I know people sometimes come up with these clever jumps but not sure how!

Ok I see what you mean now. There is a website out there, although I really can't remember what it's called now, which tells you how you can transfer from one FFP to another via routes such a HHonours.

HHonors is quite stingy when it comes to HHonors points to Miles. I think you only get 1,500 miles for 10,000 points!!

ColOrd wrote:HHonors is quite stingy when it comes to HHonors points to Miles. I think you only get 1,500 miles for 10,000 points!!

Yes so I see. It was more trying to make use of miles on an airline I don't really have much contact with - if I can get them out of that system then I can try and utilise them a bit better rather than them sitting there for 12 months then falling off!

olisones wrote: rather than them sitting there for 12 months then falling off!

VS miles only expire 3 years after the last date of activity.


The 'swap' website is points.com but I know it doesn't include all airline programmes and you have to do the moves from programme to programme yourself. (There may be other websites but that's the one I've heard of)

And some programmes require you to have earned real points before they accept external miles or need you to have an account for a certain period or to exchange a minimum number of miles