I’m always looking for these, so I’ve gathered award charts from the most popular airlines and hotels in one place to make it easier for you to plan your next trip. In addition, I’ve included a few links to helpful route maps and other features that can help you decide which program to use. For example, where does Alaska fly non-stop from Seattle? Non-stop itineraries are among the best uses of Avios points, and British Airways and Alaska Airlines are parters who will book each others’ flights.
Transferring Points
Need to transfer points and miles to another program? Check out this post to learn more. You can also just download one of the two PDFs using the links below.
- Transfer options for each hotel loyalty program if you want to exchange these points for airline miles.
- Transfer options sorted by the points you have.
- Transfer options sorted by the points you want.
Airline Award Charts
Every carrier has its own award chart, but you may be able to use miles in two different programs to book the same award flight. For example: American Airlines and British Airways are both partners with Alaska Airlines. Alaska Airlines shares the same award inventory with both, but each partner has its own rule for pricing that award. A short flight from Seattle to San Francisco may cost 12,500 American AAdvantage miles or 7,500 British Airways Avios points.
In general, you cannot transfer miles or points between carriers. What you can do is book each part of the award with different partners if you don’t have enough to do it all with one. For example: American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are both partners with Cathay Pacific, and both partners allow one-way awards. It’s possible to book the outbound trip on American Airlines and the return trip on Alaska Airlines.
United Airlines
- Interactive Award Chart (one website that calculates miles for United- and partner-operated flights)
- Interactive Route Map
American Airlines
- Partner Awards (flights operated by oneworld Alliance carriers and other airline partners)
- Interactive Route Map
Delta Air Lines
- Award Travel Charts (Delta no longer publishes its award charts and uses dynamic pricing instead. However, these archived award charts will suggest if you are near the lower threshold or paying far too much.)
US Airways
- US Airways Awards (US Airways-operated flights only)
- oneworld Partner Awards (flights operated by oneworld Alliance carriers)
- Other Partner Awards (flights operated by some former Star Alliance carriers)
- Interactive Route Map
Alaska Airlines
- MileagePlan Awards (with no alliance membership, Alaska offers a different chart for each partner)
- Interactive Route Map
British Airways (Avios)
- oneworld Interactive Route Map (for all alliance members)
Southwest Airlines
Hotel Award Charts
Hotel loyalty programs are typically revenue-based. This means that points are awarded based on the amount spent (contrasting with many airline programs that look at the distance flown, regardless of revenue). Award options are also loosely revenue-based because hotels are grouped into categories that reflect the cost of the redemption. Within each category, some hotels will be better values than others depending on their retail cost.
Although some programs have high award costs, bear in mind these programs may also award more points. For example: Hilton HHonors has awards that cost up to 95,000 points per night, but it can also award over 20 points per dollar spent. Starwood awards only 3 points per dollar to most elite members; a free night typically costs about 10,000 to 20,000 points.
