Can nominee use my KF points for Star Alliance upgrades/awards?

[Danny Bhoy]

Question as above.

Or are KF points only usable by the nominee for upgrades/awards on SQ metal?

[Albatross710]

I have booked my nominees for award flights on AirNZ. *A awards need to be booked over the phone to the call centre.

I use the ANAtool to locate award availability on *A aircraft.

Check your Krisflyer login for the link Loyalty Programs>>Redeem Miles>>Award Charts>>STAR ALLIANCE AWARD CHARTS

[Danny Bhoy]

I have booked my nominees for award flights on AirNZ. *A awards need to be booked over the phone to the call centre.

I use the ANAtool to locate award availability on *A aircraft.

Check your Krisflyer login for the link Loyalty Programs>>Redeem Miles>>Award Charts>>STAR ALLIANCE AWARD CHARTS

Can't the nominee do the booking for award flights herself with the call centre? Or is it for only *alliance awards I need to do for my nominee with the call centre? Cos she does it herself when redeeming on SQ with my points.

[Albatross710]

Can't the nominee do the booking for award flights herself with the call centre? Or is it for only *alliance awards I need to do for my nominee with the call centre? Cos she does it herself when redeeming on SQ with my points.

I've always made the bookings on behalf of my redemption nominees.

Reading the Krisflyer program details they also imply that you have to make the booking although nominees can collect and board without you being present.

Redemption nominees

As a KrisFlyer member, you can nominate as many as
five family members or friends for whom you can redeem
your KrisFlyer miles for flight awards. Your nominees can
start enjoying free travel awards immediately.
You may also authorise your redemption nominees
to collect tickets for flight awards on your behalf and
for themselves.

For more information, please refer to Making the
Most of Your Membership Online on page 14 of this
programme guide.

https://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_...rammeGuide.pdf

[hsf]

I thought during the nomination process, you can select if you want the nominee to be able to book awards. Can't see why there should be a difference between SQ flights and *A flights, but of course, I could be wrong.

[Albatross710]

Interesting point hsf. The wording from the Nominee redemption page:

Authorized nominees refer to those nominees whom you have authorised to make bookings and receive redemption tickets for themselves and on your behalf. Where applicable proof of identification have to be produced when the redemption tickets are collected.

Seems to imply that a nominee can be authorised to make their own bookings.