Chances are, like most frequent flyers, you have points in a hundred million frequent flyer programs, and it's time to get from London to New York. Citi ThankYou points? British Avios? 😱 😱
TravelCodex has a nifty Award Maximizer tool that will find the cheapest redemption across different frequent flyer programs for a specified route. Because why spend 30,000 miles on United when it's possible to only spend 10,000 miles on Virgin Atlantic and keep all those 20,000 points for another rainy day?
No one in the world has time to remember 52 award redemption charts.
Currently, the tool only supports frequent flyer and reward programs listed below. It is definitely not a comprehensive and exhaustive list of all the programs out there, but it does cover a wide enough array to make it useful.
(If anything, it can be a decent gauge. Most airlines usually have similar pricing to other airlines in their alliance. For instance, ANA pricing can be indicative of its Star Alliance partners, but it doesn't always follow along that rule.)
| Airline | Alliance |
|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | Star Alliance |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | SkyTeam |
| Alaska Mileage Plan | Rebel Alliance1 |
| American AAdvantage | OneWorld |
| ANA Mileage Club | Star Alliance |
| Avianca LifeMiles | Star Alliance |
| British Airways Avios | OneWorld |
| Cathay Pacific Asia Miles | OneWorld |
| Delta SkyMiles | SkyTeam |
| EVA Infinity MileageLands | Star Alliance |
| Japan Airlines Mileage Bank | OneWorld |
| Korean Air SKYPASS | SkyTeam |
| Lufthansa Miles & More | Star Alliance |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | Star Alliance |
| United MileagePlus | Star Alliance |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | Rebel Alliance2 |
[There is no actual Rebel Alliance, for what it's worth.]
