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Turkish Miles&Smiles Quietly Hikes Partner Domestic Awards, Ending Cheap Hawaii Redemptions

The unannounced change eliminates the program’s long-running bargain for Hawaii travel.

Overview

  • Turkish published new partner domestic award charts on Dec. 3 without advance notice, as first flagged by LoyaltyLobby.
  • Standard one-way domestic pricing rose to 15,000 miles in economy, 22,500 in business, and 30,000 in first, up 50% across the board.
  • Mainland U.S.–Hawaii awards now price separately at 25,000 miles in economy, 40,000 in business, and 50,000 in first each way, a 150–167% increase.
  • Reporters testing the changes have found little or no bookable partner award space to Hawaii through Miles&Smiles.
  • The update undercuts a popular United sweet spot funded by transferable points, while region-to-region partner charts and Turkish-operated pricing largely remain in place.