Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Devalues, Eliminates Sweet Spot

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Devalues, Eliminates Sweet Spot

All good things must come to an end — and that’s unfortunately what’s happened with one of our favorite sweet-spot domestic award redemptions. Turkish Airlines’ Miles&Smiles program has long provided excellent award rates on domestic Star Alliance flights with United Airlines, especially those to Hawaii. However, a no-notice devaluation has sent those once-fantastic rates soaring, effectively eliminating the sweet spot. Here’s what you need to k…

Turkish Airlines Devalues Miles Again — Killing The United Sweet Spots That Made The Program Worth Using

Turkish Airlines just wiped out the last meaningful value in its Miles & Smiles program. After raising United domestic awards last year, Turkish has hit them again: mainland–Hawaii business class jumps to 40,000 miles each way when two years ago it was 12,500. Continue reading Turkish Airlines Devalues Miles Again — Killing The United Sweet Spots That Made The Program Worth Using...