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Credit to Ben Schlappig June 30, 2023 https://lnkd.in/gUEVmQX7 The frequent flyer programs I find to be most valuable With the above out of the way, let me share what I’d currently consider to be the most valuable programs for award redemption opportunities. If I could only redeem through these five programs again, I actually wouldn’t feel like I’m losing out that much (at least based on current conditions). 1). I consider Air Canada Aeroplan to be the single most useful frequent flyer program. Aeroplan has reasonable redemption rates, an amazing array of airline partners, and allows stopovers for 5,000 points. Simply put, I think Aeroplan leaves one best positioned for aspirational redemptions. On top of that, there are no fuel surcharges through Aeroplan. 2). AAdvantage has excellent partner redemption rates, especially on Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. These are among the most useful for traveling to the Middle East, India, Africa, Central Asia, etc., and AAdvantage miles leave you best positioned for those redemptions. 3). Air France-KLM Flying Blue is the most useful SkyTeam frequent flyer program, in my opinion. A lot of us like to fly across the Atlantic, and Flying Blue has access to more Air France and KLM business class award space than partner programs. I’d say that Air France and KLM are probably the two best airlines at releasing transatlantic premium award space regularly, and I frequently redeem this way for travel to Europe. While there are carrier imposed surcharges through Flying Blue, they’re quite mild. 4). Emirates Skywards isn’t a useful program in terms of partner redemptions, as Skywards has no efficient partner redemption opportunities. However, there’s no denying that Emirates is a global force to be reckoned with, and being able to redeem miles for Emirates first class is awesome. 5). British Airways Executive Club has a unique distance based award chart, which is valuable in many markets where other points currencies aren’t. Personally I don’t use Executive Club quite as often as others do, but there’s no denying that the program is very useful for short haul awards, especially between regions.

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AIRLINES & THE EUROPEAN WAY! What exactly is that? Unlike the Americans, where airline brands tend to disappear; think United - Continental or Delta - Northwest or maybe Alaska - Virgin America, Europeans tend to prefer airline groups - where airlines & brands co-exist as some form of "in(dependent)" entities! Here's a quick look at some key European Airlines Groups. Included are EasyJet & Wizz (these are just single brands) - because of their size & scale! The Lufthansa group is the largest in terms of fleet size at 710 aircraft And they are tied with Air France / KLM in terms of number of airline brands - 6 each! On a fun note, IAG has the most official sounding name - International Airline Group (but at the moment they are more European looking) - but I guess the 25.1% stake that Qatar Airways has means they have long term international global aspirations! Will the group map below keep changing? Definitely! ITA = Lufthansa Tap Portugal = ? or what about the other varied many airlines in Europe? Which group could they be a part of? SAS, Finnair, Condor????? European aviation is somewhat like Michael O'Leary of Ryanair said; "The magic of aviation lies in the freedom it gives us to explore the world and embrace new horizons." But he also said this, On the British Airways/Iberia merger: "It reminds me of two drunks leaning on each other." (actually, it was not a merger) #aviation #travel #airlines

ITA Airways And Turkish Airlines Launch Codeshare Partnership ITA Airways, the national flag carrier of Italy, and Turkish Airlines, the airline that flies to more countries than any other carrier in the World, jointly announce the commencement of a codeshare partnership that will be effective within July 2023. Click here to read more: https://cutt.ly/mwwNQstH #aviationonline #aviationindustry #aviationnews #travelindustry #airlineindustry