Miles&Smiles¶
Baseline Sources and Facts¶
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| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| Programme type | airline |
| Source layers | official, user_reported |
| Transfer partners | Turkish Airlines |
| Routes / regions / hotels | Australia to Europe/Istanbul, MEL-IST or SYD-IST, Singapore to Europe / Frankfurt (FRA) / Paris (CDG) |
| Cabins / tiers | Business Class, Business Class / Elite, Star Alliance Gold |
| Currencies | miles |
Community-Learned Rules and Datapoints¶
Claim 19700 (risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Star Alliance Gold status can be renewed for 25,000 miles for members residing outside of Turkey.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | user_reported |
| Programme | Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | miles |
| Transfer partner | Turkish Airlines |
| Expiry rule | Status is extended for 2 years upon meeting the renewal mile threshold. |
| Cabin / tier | Star Alliance Gold |
| Miles / points | 25,000 |
| Sweet spot | yes |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2024-12-13 |
| Last seen | 2024-12-13T04:24:04+00:00 |
| Public/official layer | 25,000 miles for non-residents of Turkey, 30,000 miles for Turkey residents to renew Elite (Star Alliance Gold) status. |
| Caveat | The renewal requirement is 30,000 miles for residents of Turkey. |
Claim 19695 (risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Star Alliance Gold status renewal requires 25,000 status miles for members residing outside of Turkey, whereas Turkey residents require 30,000 miles.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | official |
| Programme | Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | miles |
| Cabin / tier | Star Alliance Gold |
| Miles / points | 25000 |
| Sweet spot | yes |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2024-12-13 |
| Last seen | 2024-12-13T04:24:04+00:00 |
| Observed result | Users noted renewal is 25k miles for non-residents and 30k miles for Turkey residents |
| Public/official layer | Miles&Smiles Elite (Star Alliance Gold) renewal requires 25,000 status miles within 1 year (or 37,500 over 2 years) for non-residents of Turkey |
| Caveat | Only applicable to members residing outside of Turkey |
Claim 14838 (risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles offers elite status for roundtrip Business Class flights from Melbourne or Sydney, but fifth-freedom tag-on flights (MEL-SIN and SYD-KUL) are excluded.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | official |
| Merchant | Turkish Airlines |
| Programme | Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Award route / region | MEL-IST or SYD-IST |
| Cabin / tier | Business Class / Elite |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2024-11-28 |
| Last seen | 2024-11-28T09:40:27+00:00 |
| Public/official layer | Roundtrip J flights from MEL/SYD qualify for Elite status, excluding fifth-freedom sectors |
| Caveat | Requires long-haul travel involving Istanbul (IST) |
Claim 14817 (risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles offers an Elite status fast track for roundtrip Business Class flights departing from Australia (MEL/SYD) to Istanbul or beyond, explicitly excluding standalone fifth-freedom flights (MEL-SIN or SYD-KUL).
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | official |
| Merchant | Turkish Airlines |
| Programme | Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Award route / region | Australia to Europe/Istanbul |
| Cabin / tier | Business Class / Elite |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2024-11-28 |
| Last seen | 2024-11-28T10:10:48+00:00 |
| Public/official layer | Roundtrip J flights ex-Australia qualify, excluding fifth-freedom sectors. |
| Caveat | Must be roundtrip departing from Australia and must involve the long-haul sector to Istanbul. |
Claim 18352 (user verified, risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles business class redemptions to Europe (e.g. Frankfurt) incur high fuel surcharges (YQ) of around USD 300, making redemptions most valuable during promotional periods when promo J is available at 45,000 miles.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | user_reported |
| Programme | Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | miles |
| Award route / region | Singapore to Europe / Frankfurt (FRA) / Paris (CDG) |
| Cabin / tier | Business Class |
| Miles / points | 45,000 miles (promo) / 90,000 miles (standard) |
| Fees / surcharges | ~USD 282 - USD 300 fuel surcharge |
| Sweet spot | yes |
| Devaluation risk | medium |
| Last verified | 2024-10-30 |
| Last seen | 2024-10-30T18:16:34+00:00 |
| Observed result | Standard J is 90k miles + ~USD 300 YQ; promo J is 45k miles + ~USD 282-300 YQ |
| Caveat | High fuel surcharges apply |