Convert Emirates Skywards Miles to British Airways Avios or Delta Skymiles?
Is there a way to convert Emirates Skywards Miles to either British Airways Avios or Delta Skymiles?
I'm a UK citizen and willing to get a new credit card if it would make the conversion possible.
Best Answer
It is sometimes possible to transfer airline miles from one programme to another, but is rarely a good idea. Typically it involves transferring to another programme such as a hotel chain and then from that to the other airline.
There is a form on webflyer showing how this is done, though I'm not sure how up to date it is. For example you can convert 10000 Hawaian miles to 20000 Hilton Hhonors points to 2000 Delta skymiles. There is no Emirates conversion path listed on that site.
Emirates list its partners including multiple airlines and hotels that Skywards points can be spent on and that is very likely to be the best way of spending the miles other than Emirates airline tickets themselves. It does list some hotel partners such as Marriott which might be useful for conversion purposes, but a quick search shows that these can only be used to book rooms rather than convert to hotel points.
The only transfer out partner listed on that page appears to be Heathrow Rewards (search for convert in Emirates partners page above). You can spend Heathrow Rewards points at airport shops in Heathrow. You cannot use Heathrow Rewards points gained from Emirates to transfer out to another airline programme such as avios.
Points converted from Skywards Miles cannot be converted into Avios or other mileages offered by the Heathrow Rewards Programme.
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This is what you must remember: You CANNOT convert Heathrow Rewards points gained via Emirates into airline miles. This is NOT a backdoor way of converting Emirates Skywards miles into Avios, Virgin Points or any other Heathrow Rewards airline partner.Can Emirates Skywards miles be transferred?
Skywards Miles can be transferred by an Eligible Skywards Member to another via the Points Platform (\u201cTransfer Miles\u201d), in blocks of 1,000 miles and at the cost of USD 15 per 1,000 Miles.Can you transfer Emirates miles to another airline?
Tier Miles cannot be transferred. Skywards Miles that are due to expire within the next ninety (90) days can be extended for an additional validity of 12 months from the date of the original expiry by an Eligible Skywards Member via the Points Platform (\u201cExtend Miles\u201d) at the cost of USD 20 per 1,000 Miles.How much is an Emirates skyward mile worth?
Based on our analysis, the short answer is that they are worth 1 cent each. This is a baseline value, drawn from real-world data on hundreds of economy routes, not a maximized value. In other words, you should aim for award redemptions that offer 1 cent or more in value from your Skywards miles.HOW TO TAKE A $14,000 1ST CLASS FLIGHT TO DUBAI FOR FREE!!!!
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