Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles uses a fixed award chart, making it a goldmine for specific routes: there are some sweet spots if traveling with partners. In this post, we will analyze charts, miles pricing, and the role of AwardFares in searching for good awards and sweet spots, always staying focused on flights operated by Turkish Airlines partners.

Partners and Charts

Miles&Smiles has an extensive list of Star Alliance and non-alliance partners (found here in the list below). When it comes to earning and qualifying activities, Turkish Airlines can be quite generous with multipliers when flying partner airlines, particularly in premium cabins (such as Business or First). Hence, with a good strategy, it can be straightforward to rack up miles. Here are common bonuses when flying Star Alliance partners.

• First: around 200%
• Business: between 100% and 150%
• Premium Economy: between 100% and 125%
• Economy: between 0% and 100%. Important to keep in mind while choosing the booking class!

On the other hand, when it comes to redemptions, Miles&Smiles uses a region-based award chart to determine the mileage required for award flights. Below we show two charts, the first one depicts the Regions (Origin and Destinations) and the mileage pricing according to the class. The second chart lists every regions countries. Its important to note that per-segment pricing doesn’t apply and taxes and fees can vary. For example, European departure airports may have higher fees compared to U.S. or Asian departure points.

Those tables do not cover the pricing for domestic charts. The following table covers it; one-way Star Alliance flights within the same country.

Great Awards on Miles&Smiles Partners

Its not easy and offen cumbersome to make broad searches and find good deals. Instead of wasting hours manually searching, AwardFares gives a clear overview of options, saving time and maximizing miles’ value. Luckly, its possible to apply as many filters as wanted in the AwardFares search engine and search for award flights with Miles&Smiles program operated by partner airlines.

Comparing multiple dates and alternative routes makes it possible to find hidden gems on less popular routes or off-peak travel dates. For example, European departure airports may have higher fees compared to U.S. or Asian departure points, so it is better always to calculate the total cost before booking. Some of the most notable one-way deals include:

1. Europe to Southern Africa

This is a competitive rate across other frequent flyer programs. Differents options are available, but the routes from Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), or from Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) offer good value when compared to other airlines that do not work with region-based charts. It’s possible to get Economy tickets for 50k miles and Business Class tickets for 100k. Within the CDG-CPT route, more than one operator is available. So consider more variables to decide which option is the better, like stopovers, preferred carrier, etc.

2. Intra-US Flights

Excellent value in any class. The fact that Turkish Airlines treats Hawaii and Alaska as part of the same country (the United States) in its Miles&Smiles award chart creates one of the program’s best sweet spots. It is possible to book a one-way economy class flight from anywhere in the continental U.S. to Honolulu (HNL) or Anchorage (ANC) for just 10,000 miles in Economy. Business class is also incredibly affordable at 15,000 miles one-way. Also, Since United Airlines is a Turkish Airlines partner and operates many flights to Hawaii and Alaska, there are plenty of flight options.

3. Sweden to Japan in Business Class:

A relatively low mileage requirement for a long-haul flight in Business Class makes it an excellent redemption opportunity. With only 90k Miles is posible to fly from Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) to Haneda (HND) in Business Class Cabins. Many other Turkish Airlines partners offer worse deals and longer stopovers. Both Air China and ANA operate this route.

Find Miles&Smiles Award Availability Easily

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