Did you know that you can use Korean Air mileage accumulated through travel and credit card use not only for flight reservations and seat upgrades, but also for E-Mart, Kyobo Bookstore, and hotel reservations? Today, we will summarize how you can use all your Korean Air mileage economically before it expires.
1. Airline ticket reservation, seat upgrade
First, let’s look at booking flight tickets.
Korean Air calls mileage tickets bonus tickets.
Korean Air website
➡You can easily issue mileage tickets through the Korean Air official website.
Now, let’s look at Korean Air mileage ticket deduction mileage.
Korean Air mileage ticketing deduction table
The deduction table provided by Korean Air is based on one-way travel, and prices are set differently depending on the off-season and peak season. Summary of major routes based on peak season:
Domestic economy class peak season round trip – 15,000 mileage
Japan economy class peak season round trip – 45,000 mileage
North America/Europe economy class peak season round trip – 105,000 mileage
Next is the standard for seat upgrades using mileage.
Seat upgrade deduction mileage
Summary of major routes based on peak season:
Domestic peak season round trip
Economy Class → Prestige Class – 4,000 mileage
Round trip during peak season in Japan
Economy class → Prestige class – 30,000 mileage
Prestige class → First class 35,000 mileage
North America/Europe peak season round trip
Economy class → Prestige class – 120,000 mileage
Prestige class → First class 120,000 mileage
2. Use Korean Air Mileage Mall
1. Use KAL Store
At the KAL Store operated by Korean Air, you can use your mileage to purchase cute Korean Air goods such as suitcases, oxford blocks, dolls, etc.
Korean Air goods on sale at KAL Store
➡Go to the Korean Air KAL Store
2. Food & Beverage
Using Korean Air mileage, you can purchase Jedong Korean beef and Jeju Pure Water containing the freshness of Jeju.
Products sold at Food & Beverage
➡Explore Food & Beverage
3. Hotel reservation
You can use mileage for accommodations and additional products at Korean Air’s domestic and overseas partner hotels, and you can convert mileage into Marriott Bonvoy points to use Marriott brand hotels.
➡Explore Marriott brand hotels
In addition, you can use mileage to make reservations for a total of 4 hotels, 2 domestically and 2 overseas.
I’ll leave a link so you can browse the available hotels.
Seogwipo KAL Hotel
Grand Hyatt Incheon
Waikiki Resort (Hawaii)
InterContinental L.A. Downtown (LA)
4. E-Mart / Naver / Kyobo Bookstore
E – mart
You can receive a 10,000 won discount on E-Mart products by deducting 1,400 Korean Air mileage points.
As a precaution,
One-time discount applied to final purchase price of 70,000 won or more
Rental stores/cultural centers/gift certificate shops/cigarettes and alcohol are excluded from the purchase price.
Cannot be used at specialty stores such as Traders, No Brand, Electro Mart, etc.
Naver
You can purchase a monthly Naver Plus membership pass by deducting 600 Korean Air mileage points.
➡ Click here to learn more about Naver Plus membership
Kyobo Bookstore
You can receive a 10,000 won book voucher by deducting 1,400 Korean Air mileage points.
Available only at Kyobo Bookstore online
➡Check Kyobo Bookstore website for details
5. Hanjin Tourism, Jeju Folk Village
Hanjin Tourism Voucher
You can purchase Hanjin Tourism vouchers using Korean Air mileage.
Voucher product mileage required
100,000 won 12,000 miles
300,000 won 32,000 miles
500,000 won 52,000 miles
1 million won 100,000 miles
➡Go to Hanjin Tourism website
Jeju Folk Village ticket reservation
You can reserve tickets to Jeju Folk Village with Korean Air mileage.
Adult 1,600 miles / Child, cleaning 1,200 miles
➡See Jeju Folk Village admission ticket terms and conditions
6. In-flight duty free shop SKY SHOP
Korean Air operates an in-flight duty-free shop, SKY SHOP, where you can purchase items from an online in-flight duty-free shop and receive them on your flight.
SKY SHOP
You can use your mileage to receive an in-flight duty-free shop voucher.
Vouchers that can be issued are:
$20 – 2,800 miles
$50 – 6,800 miles
$100 – 12,900 miles
Please note that it can only be used at the online in-flight duty-free shop SKT SHOP. Only one voucher can be used per order, and it can be applied in conjunction with other discount coupons.
➡Visit Korean Air’s in-flight duty-free shop
We have summarized the various ways to use Korean Air mileage. I hope you use your precious mileage wisely and not let it go to waste.