{"id":11558,"date":"2022-05-20T19:11:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/?p=11558"},"modified":"2022-05-20T19:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:12:38","slug":"star-alliance-airline-partners-rewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelseason.com\/airlines\/star-alliance-airline-partners-rewards\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide To Star Alliance Airline Partners And Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Alliance is the world’s largest global airline alliance with 26 member airlines. With such a large network it consistently ranks in our lists of best airlines to fly into many cities including Rome<\/a>, Istanbul<\/a>, Paris<\/a>, and more.<\/p>

Just having status within the alliance comes with a two-tier rewards program, Silver and Gold, with incentives including priority boarding and upgrades. However, the bigger benefit is award redemptions across the entire network with some great sweet spots we will share with you.<\/p>

The best way to get familiar with the alliance is through the various partners and it’s important to chose wisely since not all rewards are equal.<\/p>

Star Alliance Partners<\/h2>

The Star Alliance is made up of the various airlines and the status can be attained with the following tiers. The network is made up of 26 Airline partners giving it one of the largest networks in the entire world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Member Airline<\/th>Mileage Program<\/th>Star Silver<\/th>Star Gold<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Austrian Airlines<\/td>Miles & More<\/td>Frequent Traveller<\/td>Senator, HON Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brussels Airlines<\/td>Miles & More<\/td>Frequent Traveller<\/td>Senator, HON Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Croatia Airlines<\/td>Miles & More<\/td>Frequent Traveller<\/td>Senator, HON Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LOT Polish Airlines<\/td>Miles & More<\/td>Frequent Traveller<\/td>Senator, HON Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lufthansa<\/td>Miles & More<\/td>Frequent Traveller<\/td>Senator, HON Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swiss International Air Lines<\/td>Miles & More<\/td>Frequent Traveller<\/td>Senator, HON Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luxair<\/td>Miles & More<\/td>Frequent Traveller<\/td>Senator, HON Circle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aegean Airlines<\/td>Miles+Bonus<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Air Canada<\/td>Aeroplan<\/td>25K, 35K<\/td>50K, 75K, Super Elite 100K<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Air China<\/td>PhoenixMiles<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shenzhen Airlines<\/td>PhoenixMiles<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Air India<\/td>Flying Returns<\/td>Silver Edge Club<\/td>Golden Edge Club, The Maharajah Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Air New Zealand<\/td>Airpoints<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Elite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All Nippon Airways<\/td>ANA Mileage Club<\/td>Bronze<\/td>Super Flyers, Diamond, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asiana Airlines<\/td>Asiana Club<\/td>Gold<\/td>Diamond, Diamond Plus, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Avianca<\/td>LifeMiles<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Diamond, Cenit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Copa Airlines<\/td>ConnectMiles<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Platinum, Presidential Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Egyptair<\/td>EgyptAir Plus<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Elite, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethiopian Airlines<\/td>ShebaMiles<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EVA Air<\/td>Infinity MileageLands<\/td>Infinity MileageLands Silver<\/td>Infinity MileageLands Gold, Infinity MileageLands Diamond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scandinavian Airlines<\/td>EuroBonus<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Diamond, Pandion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore Airlines<\/td>KrisFlyer<\/td>Elite Silver<\/td>Elite Gold, PPS Club, Solitaire PPS Club<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South African Airways<\/td>Voyager<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TAP Air Portugal<\/td>Miles&Go<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thai Airways International<\/td>Royal Orchid Plus<\/td>Silver<\/td>Gold, Platinum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Turkish Airlines<\/td>Miles & Smiles<\/td>Classic Plus<\/td>Elite, Elite Plus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Airlines<\/td>MileagePlus<\/td>Premier Silver<\/td>Premier Gold, Premier Platinum, Premier 1K, Global Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>

Not every partner airline is created equal so you will want to do your research into the ones that are most convenient for you. The good news is beyond their own rewards program they all participate in providing additional Star Alliance Rewards that are broken out into the two tiers below.<\/p>

Star Alliance Silver<\/h2>

Star Alliance Silver is the start reward that doesn’t offer much but has a few small perks. All flyers that fall into this tier will receive:<\/p>