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ANA Airways Devalues Mileage Plan on April 12 — Consider Booking Now!
What is ANA Airways and why is this important ANA (All Nippon Airways) is a member of the Star Alliance, and it has been immensely popular with the travel hacker crowd for several reasons: ANA is a...
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4 ANA Award Chart 2015 Sweet Spots — You Might Be Surprised!
My Previous ANA posts: ANA Airways Devalues Mileage Plan on April 12 — Consider Booking Now! New ANA Airways Award Chart — More on Fuel Surcharges and Some Revisions Now, let me begin by saying what...
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This Is Why the New ANA Devaluation Is a Big Deal!
ANA is a 5-star Skytrax-rated Japanese airline that offers excellent service in all cabins. It is one of the most useful foreign carriers for the North American fliers, not only because it’s a member...
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Booking ANA Awards with Stopover and Open Jaw
By: lkarasawa Yesterday, I booked a flight for me and my cousin Timmy to Brazil on ANA miles. Booking ANA awards on non-Star partners isn’t easy, mind you, but it worked. Eventually. Although not...
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The ANA Award Tool Can Search Multiple Zones Now!
One thing that had infuriated me about the ANA Award Tool was that you couldn’t search for an award if your travel spanned more than one zone. And well, there are a lot of zones in the ANA Mileage...
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How to Fix a Royal Travel Screw-Up (Don’t Do It at Home)
See the UPDATE below. I’ve gotta say, I almost didn’t write this post. It’s humiliating and embarrassing, and I like to embarrass myself on public no more than the next guy, but there is a lesson in...
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Which is the Best Frequent Flyer Program for U.S. Travelers
I’m terrible at keeping anyone in suspense, so let me get right to it. Those who know me even a little, know that I have the hots for ANA. Especially after ANA saved my ass last month in São Paulo....
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ANA Award Availability — The Best FF Program for U.S. Travelers, Part 2
ANA award availability or lack thereof is not something that we can take lightly. In the end, it doesn’t matter how good your chart is or how easy it is to obtain your miles if you can’t actually use...
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ANA Fuel Surcharge Is Gone… Kinda — Best FF Program for U.S. Travelers, Part 4
Which is the Best Frequent Flyer Program for U.S. Travelers ANA Award Availability — The Best FF Program for U.S. Travelers, Part 2 ANA Awards Booking, Etihad Apartment, Routing Rules, and More — The...
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ANA Secret Trick — Best FF Program for U.S. Travelers, Part 5
Which is the Best Frequent Flyer Program for U.S. Travelers, Part 1 ANA Award Availability — The Best FF Program for U.S. Travelers, Part 2 ANA Awards Booking, Etihad Apartment, Routing Rules, and...
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ANA Round the World Award Ticket — Best FF Program for U.S. Travelers, Part 6
ANA Round the World Award flight from LA: 8 stopovers for 115,000 miles. The ANA Round the World award flight above would cover 8 stopovers: Tokyo, Seoul, Peking, Istanbul, Vienna, Paris, New York,...
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ANA Has Dropped Fuel Surcharges for Award Flights on Scandinavian Airlines
This $400+ fuel surcharge is now gone! The ANA page tends to default back to Japan (as a home region) when you log out and log in again. I didn’t think much about it until I finished all the...
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Do ANA Miles Redemptions Cost Less in Cash Than 2 Years Ago?
If you have ANA miles or transferable American Express Membership/SPG points, you might get a better value from ANA than ever before. Let’s just be clear: the redemption levels haven’t changed, but...
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Fly to Tahiti in United Business Class for 120,000 Miles
I’ll admit, I might be a bit obsessed with ANA Mileage Club, and it ain’t healthy. I’ve probably written more about ANA than any other airline. The reason for my obsession is very simple, though....
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The Awesomeness and Quirks of the New ANA Fuel Surcharge and More!
Last week, the internet rediscovered the value of ANA award tickets due to the airline’s having dropped its fuel surcharges as of June 1. I have written about ANA more than about any other airline...
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