ANA Mileage Club: what it is worth to Europe
We value ANA Mileage Club at 1.3 cents per point for transatlantic awards. Round-trip-only on Star Alliance partner awards, which is real friction. Cheap on paper; the booking constraints cost you the difference.
By Jon Miksis · valuation reviewed · quarterly, or immediately on a devaluation
- 1.3¢
- Our valuation per point, transatlantic awards
- #11 of 16
- Rank among the programs we value
- 1
- Ways to transfer in
- 0
- Cards in our set that earn it
How to get ANA miles
Transferring in from a bank currency is how most people top this up.
Amex MR → ANA · 1:1 · strength 80
Amex points to ANA for Star Alliance business at the lowest mileage cost anywhere, if you can commit to a round trip.
Common questions
- What is a ANA point worth?
- We value it at 1.3 cents for transatlantic redemptions, which ranks it 11 of 16 programs we track. Round-trip-only on Star Alliance partner awards, which is real friction. Cheap on paper; the booking constraints cost you the difference. That figure is deliberately conservative: it is what you can expect to get on dates you actually want, not the best redemption anyone found all year.
- How do I earn ANA miles?
- The practical route for most people is transferring in from a bank currency. One partner transfers in, the strongest being Amex MR at 1:1. Amex points to ANA for Star Alliance business at the lowest mileage cost anywhere, if you can commit to a round trip.
To decide whether to burn ANA on a specific flight, run it through the Points vs. Cash Calculator, which compares your redemption against the 1.3¢ figure above.
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