If you happen to’re wanting to make use of transferable bank card factors to make the most of frequent flyer award chart candy spots, Turkish Airways’ Miles&Smiles program must be in your radar.

With Miles&Smiles, you may e book a United Airways flight from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii for under 7,500 miles, take pleasure in a lie-flat seat on a cross-country journey for simply 12,500 miles, or fly to Europe in enterprise class for 45,000 miles every method. The catch is that you must discover award house, which will be tough on some routes.

Turkish Miles&Smiles is a 1:1 switch accomplice of Bilt Rewards factors, Capital One miles and Citi ThankYou Rewards factors, which makes it simple for a lot of vacationers to earn Turkish miles.

At the moment, we’ll spotlight 5 methods you may maximize your bank card factors with Turkish Airways Miles&Smiles.

Hawaii for 7,500 miles every method

Paid fares to Hawaii usually price over $500 round-trip from the mainland U.S. In the meantime, award tickets between the continental U.S. and Hawaii with many packages are costlier than home awards throughout the continental U.S.

Nonetheless, this is not the case with Turkish Miles&Smiles, which expenses simply 15,000 miles for a round-trip economic system award between the continental U.S. and Hawaii. These awards carry no gasoline surcharges, and in concept, you may e book these on-line — although if you happen to’re not discovering award house on-line, be ready to name Turkish Airways.

It’s also possible to fly between the continental U.S. and Hawaii in enterprise class for simply 12,500 miles every method. The one downside is that business-class award house will be extraordinarily tough to search out on routes to and from Hawaii. However it’s possible you’ll luck out by touring on off-peak dates and setting award house alerts with ExpertFlyer (owned by TPG’s dad or mum firm, Crimson Ventures).

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Home enterprise class for 12,500 miles, together with transcontinental

Turkish Miles&Smiles expenses simply 12,500 miles every method for home business-class awards on United, whatever the distance.

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Whereas business-class award availability on Hawaii flights is uncommon, discovering it on different home routes is simpler. If you happen to’re reserving far prematurely or on the final minute, you may even discover availability on premium transcontinental routes between Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport (EWR) and Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) or San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) that characteristic United’s Polaris business-class seats. Nonetheless, even when your flight would not provide lie-flat seats, reserving a home business-class award for 12,500 miles is a discount.

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Enterprise class to Europe for 45,000 miles every method

Turkish Airways is not solely good for reserving home flights. You possibly can e book business-class awards between North America and Europe for simply 45,000 miles every method. That is a steal in comparison with the greater than 60,000 miles most packages cost for these awards.

You possibly can redeem Turkish miles for flights operated by varied Star Alliance companions. Simply observe that some companions, notably Lufthansa and Swiss, tack on hefty gasoline surcharges. You possibly can keep away from gasoline surcharges by flying with Brussels Airways, Scandinavian (SAS), LOT Polish Airways, TAP Air Portugal and United Airways.

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Mexico for 10,000 miles in economic system or 15,000 in enterprise class

Whereas award flights between the U.S. and Mexico on United booked by United MileagePlus typically price at the very least 17,500 miles every method in economic system or 30,000 miles in enterprise class, you may once more save miles by reserving by Turkish Miles&Smiles as an alternative.

Turkish Miles&Smiles expenses simply 10,000 miles in economic system or 15,000 in enterprise class for any nonstop award on a Star Alliance airline between the U.S. and Mexico, no matter whether or not you are heading to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Metropolis or anyplace else within the nation.

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North America to India for 52,500 miles in enterprise class

Though there are a lot of methods to fly to India with factors and miles, award charges are usually steep. Nonetheless, Turkish gives a few of the lowest charges.

On its award chart, Turkish contains India within the Central Asia zone. So, you may solely have to redeem 34,000 miles every method in economic system and 52,500 in enterprise for award flights between the U.S. and India. Nonetheless, keep away from companions like Lufthansa if you happen to do not wish to pay excessive gasoline surcharges.

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The Turkish Miles&Smiles program usually gives wonderful award charges, even in case you have no plans to go to Turkey. And incomes Turkish miles is simple due to the 1:1 switch ratio from Bilt Rewards, Capital One and Citi ThankYou Rewards. With the proper redemption, you should utilize your bank card factors to unlock super worth with Turkish Airways Miles&Smiles.

Extra reporting by Kyle Olsen.