Overview of ANA Award Taxes and Fees: Part 2
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This is part 2 of my series calculating the cost of award tickets using ANA miles. In Part 1 I priced out itineraries on Air Canada, ANA, Lufthansa, Singapore, SWISS, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, United and US Airways. In this part, I'll look at Adria, Aegean, Air China, Air New Zealand, Asiana, Austria, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa and Virgin Atlantic.
Although ANA is a Japanese carrier, it is a member of Star Alliance and its award search engine is one of the best ways to find Star Alliance availability. ANA is also a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards (transfers usually take about 48 hours) – which you earn on cards like the Premier Rewards Gold and the Platinum – and Starwood Preferred Guest (transfers can take up to a couple weeks), which makes it a very versatile program to maximize when it comes time to redeem some of those points for an award on a Star Alliance carrier or its other partners such as Virgin Atlantic.
However, ANA does levy fuel surcharges on many of its partners. In order to calculate them, though, you actually have to have the miles necessary to book an award in your account, which makes transferring miles in from one of the partner programs a bit of a gamble. I have the miles in my ANA account already, though, so I wanted to do a series going through awards on each of ANA’s airline partners and looking at the taxes and fees associated with each.
To get a good cross-section from which to extrapolate, I looked at award availability for specific segments – both international and regional – so that I could find how much the taxes and fees would be for various routes on ANA’s partners in both economy and business classes.
Once I find all these redemptions on ANA’s Star Alliance partners, I’ll put together a comprehensive spreadsheet with estimates of taxes and fees to help you plot out your next award. For now, here is the next round of airlines.
ADRIA AIRWAYS
INTERNATIONAL
Route: Ljubljana – Moscow (SVO)
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 22,000
Taxes and Fees: $168.24 USD
Route: Ljubljana – Moscow (SVO)
Class: Business
Miles Required: 43,000
Taxes and Fees: $168.24 USD
INTRA-EUROPEAN
Route: Ljubljana - Vienna
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 20,000
Taxes and Fees: $182.50 USD
Route: Ljubljana - Vienna
Class: Business
Miles Required: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $182.50 USD
AEGEAN AIRLINES
INTRA-EUROPEAN
Route: Athens – Paris (CDG)
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 22,000
Taxes and Fees: $187.70 USD
Route: Athens – Paris (CDG)
Class: Business
Miles Required: 43,000
Taxes and Fees: $199.40 USD
DOMESTIC
Route: Athens - Thessaloniki
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 20,000
Taxes and Fees: $63.30 USD
Route: Athens - Thessaloniki
Class: Business
Miles Required: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $63.30 USD
AIR CHINA
TRANSPACIFIC
Route: Los Angeles - Beijing
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 60,000
Taxes and Fees: $346.90 USD
Route: Los Angeles - Beijing - San Francisco
Class: Business
Miles Required: 90,000
Taxes and Fees: $346.90
DOMESTIC
Route: Beijing – Shanghai
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 20,000
Taxes and Fees: $58.20 USD
Route: Beijing – Shanghai
Class: First
Miles Required: 60,000
Taxes and Fees: $58.20 USD
AIR NEW ZEALAND
TRANSPACIFIC
Route: Los Angeles – Auckland
Class: Economy
Miles: 60,000
Taxes and Fees: $60.80 USD
Route: Honolulu – Auckland
Class: Business
Miles: 68,000
Taxes and Fees: $57.40 USD
Route: Auckland – Tokyo (NRT)
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 55,000
Taxes and Fees: $63.70 USD
Route: Auckland – Tokyo (NRT)
Class: Business
Miles Required: 85,000
Taxes and Fees: $63.70 USD
TRANS-TASMAN
Route: Auckland – Sydney
Class: Economy
Miles: 22,000
Taxes and Fees: $151.80 USD
ASIANA AIRLINES
TRANSPACIFIC
Route: Los Angeles – Seoul
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 60,000
Taxes and Fees: $381.20 USD
Route: Los Angeles – Seoul
Class: Business
Miles Required: 90,000
Taxes and Fees: $381.20 USD
INTRA-ASIAN
Route: Tokyo – Seoul
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 20,000
Taxes and Fees: $99.10 USD
Route: Tokyo – Seoul
Class: Business
Miles Required: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $104.70 USD
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES
INTERNATIONAL
Route: Vienna - Beijing
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 55,000
Taxes and Fees: $476.80 USD
Route: Vienna - Beijing
Class: Business
Miles Required: 85,000
Taxes and Fees: $476.80 USD
DOMESTIC
Route: Vienna - Graz
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 20,000
Taxes and Fees: $117.10 USD
Route: Vienna - Graz
Class: Business
Miles Required: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $117.10 USD
AVIANCA
INTERNATIONAL
Route: Bogota - Orlando
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 22,000
Taxes and Fees: $374.60 USD
Route: Bogota - Orlando
Class: Business
Miles Required: 43,000
Taxes and Fees: $374.60 USD
DOMESTIC
Route: Bogota - Medellin
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 20,000
Taxes and Fees: $111.10 USD
Route: Bogota - Medellin
Class: Business
Miles Required: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $111.10 USD
BRUSSELS AIRLINES
TRANSATLANTIC
Route: New York – Brussels
Class: Economy
Miles: 43,000
Taxes and Fees: $607.30 USD
Route: New York – Brussels
Class: Business
Miles: 68,000
Taxes and Fees: $947.30 USD
INTRA-EUROPEAN
Route: Brussels – Geneva
Class: Economy
Miles: 20,000
Taxes and Fees: $171.50 USD
Route: Brussels – Geneva
Class: Business
Miles: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $171.50 USD
COPA
INTERNATIONAL
Route: New York (JFK) – Panama City
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $281.90 USD
Route: New York (JFK) – Panama City
Class: Business
Miles Required: 63,000
Taxes and Fees: $281.90 USD
REGIONAL
Route: Panama City - Lima
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 22,000
Taxes and Fees: $208.24 USD
Route: Panama City - Lima
Class: Business
Miles Required: 43,000
Taxes and Fees: $208.24 USD
VIRGIN ATLANTIC
*Resevations for Virgin Atlantic flights can not be made through the ANA site. You must call ANA to book.*
TRANSATLANTIC
Route: New York (JFK) – London
Class: Economy
Miles Required: 38,000
Taxes and Fees: $675.60
Route: New York (JFK) – London
Class: Business
Miles Required: 63,000
Taxes and Fees: $1,148.00
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- Packed with credits foodies will enjoy
- Solid welcome bonus
Cons
- Not as useful for those living outside the U.S.
- Some may have trouble using Uber and other dining credits
- You may be eligible for as high as 100,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $6,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer. Apply to know if you’re approved and find out your exact welcome offer amount – all with no credit score impact. If you’re approved and choose to accept the Card, your score may be impacted.
- Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent on purchases at restaurants worldwide, on up to $50,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
- Earn 4X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent at US supermarkets, on up to $25,000 in purchases per calendar year, then 1X points for the rest of the year.
- Earn 3X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent on flights booked directly with airlines or on AmexTravel.com.
- Earn 2X Membership Rewards® points per dollar spent on prepaid hotels and other eligible purchases booked on AmexTravel.com.
- Earn 1X Membership Rewards® point per dollar spent on all other eligible purchases.
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- $120 Dining Credit: Satisfy your cravings, sweet or savory, with the $120 Dining Credit. Earn up to $10 in statement credits monthly when you pay with the American Express® Gold Card at Grubhub, The Cheesecake Factory, Goldbelly, Wine.com, and Five Guys. Enrollment required.
- Explore over 1,000 upscale hotels worldwide with The Hotel Collection and receive a $100 credit towards eligible charges* with every booking of two nights or more through AmexTravel.com. *Eligible charges vary by property.
- No Foreign Transaction Fees.
- Annual Fee is $325.
- Terms Apply.