Spending Miles
Spend your SAA Voyager Miles on global flights or non-airline Awards. SAA Voyager Members can spend Miles on more than 35 airline partnerships, including the Star Alliance global network. Spending options for non-airline awards include car rental, spa vouchers, retail awards and more. You are able to spend your Miles on line; simply login to your account using your SAA Voyager membership number and PIN when transacting through our website – www.flysaa.com. Alternatively contact our call centres.
Your Miles are valid for three years from the date they were earned, and you can nominate any person of your choice to utilise your Awards.
Awards available on SAA, other partner airlines and non-airline partners are listed below. Also refer to the 'Voyager and Star Alliance' page for the Star Alliance Award chart.
SUMMARY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF AWARDS EXCLUSIVE TO SAA
| Attribute |
SAA Exclusive Award Types |
| Award Type |
JourneyBlitz Awards |
Upgrade Awards |
Dynamic Awards |
| Availability of Award |
Promotional Award with an allocated number of seats available for the promotional period |
Capacity controlled |
No restrictions |
| Economy Booking Class |
X |
Not applicable |
All revenue classes |
| Business Booking Class |
I |
E |
All revenue classes |
| Mileage Thresholds |
Dependant on the published SAA exclusive promotion |
Published SAA Exclusive Upgrade Award chart |
Dynamically related to the actual cost of the desired flight |
| Terms & Conditions |
Dependant on the published SAA exclusive promotion |
Published SAA Exclusive Upgrade Award chart |
Fare class rules of the desired flight will apply |
| Number of passenger(s) per Award |
One |
One |
No restriction |
| Availability of one-way Award |
Dependant on the published SAA exclusive promotion |
Yes |
Yes |
| Availability of Return Award |
Dependant on the published SAA exclusive Promotion |
No |
Yes. No restriction for flight sectors |
| Eligibility on SAA Operating Flights |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Eligibility on SAA Marketing Flights |
No |
No |
No |
| SAA Fuel Levy |
For members' account |
Inclusive |
| Government Taxes / Surcharges / Levies where applicable |
For members' account |
| 3rd Party Taxes / Surcharges / Levies where applicable |
For members' account |
| SAA Credit Card Levy / Surcharge where applicable |
For members' account |
| Number of listed Award Regions |
9 |
9 |
9 |
1. DYNAMIC AWARDS
As a valued SAA Voyager member you are guaranteed at least 5% return on your SAA spend when requesting an SAA exclusive Dynamic Award for an SAA operated flight*. You are able to spend your Miles on any available airfare, inclusive of fuel levy for your desired SAA operating flight*, thus confirming your redemption seat request immediately.
The Dynamic Awards are solely related to the actual cost of the desired flights (SAA exclusive published fares) and the fare rules of the booked and ticketed class will apply should you make changes to the booking.
To find out how many Miles you need for a specific Award, you will need to visit www.flysaa.com, and sign in with your SAA Voyager number and PIN. Once you have selected your route, the Miles required for the flight inclusive of fuel levy will be displayed
Click here for SAA exclusive Dynamic Awards general terms and conditions.
2. UPGRADE AWARDS
Our low-mileage upgrade awards are available on SAA operating flights*. The upgradable seats will be released 48 hours prior to departure, and the qualifying classes members can upgrade from are Y, B M and K class fares. The relevant levies /taxes and surcharges will be for your account, payable in cash or card payment.
** SAA operating flights are flights where SAA sells seats on SAA's own aircraft. SAA operating flights are typically identified by flight number range SA001 – SA 999
Click here for terms and conditions for SAA exclusive Upgrade Awards.
UPGRADE AWARD CHART EXCLUSIVE TO SAA OPERATING FLIGHT
| Confirmation of Seat |
Subject to seat availability within 24 to 48 hours prior to departure per flight sector |
| Region |
One-way Award Mileage Threshold * |
Eligible Economy Class bookings for the use of an SAA Upgrade Award |
Upgrade Award Booking Class |
| South Africa |
6 600 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| Africa |
16 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| Europe |
25 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| Middle East |
15 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| South America |
17 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| Australia, New Zealand & Oceania |
28 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| North & South Asia |
24 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| Central Asia |
14 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| North America |
35 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| Between Africa and North America |
23 000 |
Y, B, M, K |
E |
| AWARD CHART REGIONS |
AWARD CHART REGION DESCRIPTIONS |
| Southern Africa |
Blantyre, Harare, Lusaka, Lilongwe, Livingstone, Maputo, Ndola, South Africa, Vitoria Falls, Windhoek |
| Africa |
Accra, Abidjan, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Douala, Entebbe, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Mauritius, Nairobi, Pointe Noire |
| Middle East |
Abu Dhabi |
| Europe |
Frankfurt, London, Munich |
| South America |
Sao Paulo |
| Australia, New Zealand & Oceania |
Perth |
| North & South Asia |
Beijing, Hong Kong |
| Central Asia |
Mumbai |
| North America |
New York, Washington |
| Between Africa and North America |
Between Dakar and Washington, Between Dakar and New York |
Click here for terms and conditions for SAA exclusive Upgrade Awards.
JOURNEYBLITZ AWARDS (PROMOTIONAL /SEASONAL)
JourneyBlitz Awards are exclusively on SAA operating flights*, which are offered at astonishingly low mileage thresholds and are only available on a promotional /seasonal basis. The relevant levies / taxes / surcharges will be for your account, payable in cash or card payment.
Click here for general terms and conditions for SAA exclusive Journey Blitz Awards.
For Voyager Administrative fees, click here.
Click here to access the SAA Voyager Programme terms and conditions.
* SAA operating flights are flights where SAA sells seats on SAA's own aircraft. SAA operating flights are typically identified by flight number range SA001 – SA 999.
SPENDING MILES WITH AIRLINK
| Region |
MileageKeeper One-Way Awards |
AnyDay One-Way Awards |
| Travel within South Africa |
9 500 |
18 000 |
| Travel between South African and Southern Africa |
11 250 |
19 000 |
| Travel between South Africa and Africa 1 |
18 750 |
45 000 |
| Region |
MileageKeeper Return Awards |
AnyDay Return Awards |
| Travel within South Africa |
19 000 |
36 000 |
| Travel between South African and Southern Africa |
22 500 |
38 000 |
| Travel between South Africa and Africa 1 |
37 500 |
90 000 |
Click here for terms and conditions for Airlink Awards.
DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPENDING MILES ON AIRLINK
| Region |
Region Description |
| Travel within South Africa |
Within the borders of South Africa |
| Travel between South Africa and Southern Africa |
Beira, Bulawayo, Harare, Livingston, Kasane, Lusaka, Manzini, Maseru, Maputo, Maun, Ndola, Tete, Vilanculos. Between Nelspruit and Livingston, Between Durban and Maputo |
| Travel between Southern Africa and Africa 1 |
Nampula, Antananarivo, Pemba |
SPENDING MILES WITH SA EXPRESS
| Region |
MileageKeeper One-Way Awards |
K-Keeper One-Way Awards |
| Travel within South Africa |
9 500 |
16 000 |
| Travel between South African and Southern Africa |
11 250 |
17 000 |
| Travel between South Africa and Africa 1 |
18 750 |
45 000 |
| Region |
MileageKeeper Return Awards |
K-Keeper Return Awards |
| Travel within South Africa |
19 000 |
32 000 |
| Travel between South African and Southern Africa |
22 500 |
34 000 |
| Travel between South Africa and Africa 1 |
37 500 |
90 000 |
Click here for terms and conditions for SA Express Awards.
DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPENDING MILES ON SA EXPRESS
| Region |
Region Description |
| Travel within South Africa |
Travel between Johannesburg and; Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Richards Bay, Hoedspruit, George, East London, Port Elizabeth. Nelspruit, Pietermaritzburg. Travel between Cape Town and; Hoedspruit, East London, Kimberley, Port Elizabeth, Durban, George. Travel between Durban and; East London, Port Elizabeth. |
| Travel between South Africa and Southern Africa |
Travel between Johannesburg and; Walvis Bay, Windhoek, Gaborone. Travel between Cape Town and; Walvis Bay, Windhoek, Maputo. Travel between Durban and; Lusaka, Harare. |
| Travel between Southern Africa and Africa 1 |
Travel between Johannesburg and Lubumbashi |
NON-STAR PARTNER AIRLINE AWARD CHART
| |
Emirates |
ELAL |
| Spending Miles on other Partners |
Departs from DXB* |
Departs from TLV* |
| |
Economy |
Business |
First |
Economy |
Business |
| Travel to Europe 1 |
50 000 |
105 000 |
155 000 |
40 000 |
55 000 |
| Travel to Europe 2 |
40 000 |
85 000 |
125 000 |
40 000 |
55 000 |
| Travel to the Near East |
25 000 |
55 000 |
80 000 |
25 000 |
35 000 |
| Travel to Middle East 1 |
15 000 |
35 000 |
50 000 |
50 000 |
70 000 |
| Travel to Middle East 2 |
10 000 |
25 000 |
35 000 |
|
|
| Travel to Africa 1 |
45 000 |
95 000 |
140 000 |
|
|
| Travel to Africa 2 |
60 000 |
125 000 |
185 000 |
|
|
| Between Dubai/Tel Aviv/London/Tanzania and South Africa |
60 000 |
125 000 |
185 000 |
60 000 |
80 000 |
| Travel within Africa 1 and Africa 2 |
10 000 |
25 000 |
35 000 |
|
|
| Travel to Indian Sub-Continent 1 |
25 000 |
55 000 |
80 000 |
|
|
| Travel between Europe 1 and Near East |
25 000 |
55 000 |
80 000 |
|
|
| Travel to Indian Sub-Continent 2 |
40 000 |
85 000 |
125 000 |
|
|
| Travel to Indian Sub-Continent 3 |
40 000 |
85 000 |
125 000 |
|
|
| Travel to the Far East |
65 000 |
135 000 |
200 000 |
70 000 |
100 000 |
| Travel to Japan |
70 000 |
145 000 |
215 000 |
|
|
| Travel to Australia/New Zealand |
90 000 |
185 000 |
275 000 |
|
|
| Travel from Singapore to New Zealand |
60 000 |
125 000 |
185 000 |
|
|
| Travel from Australia to New Zealand |
25 000 |
55 000 |
80 000 |
|
|
| Travel to North America |
70 000 |
145 000 |
215 000 |
70 000 |
100 000 |
| Travel to USA West |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to USA East |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to the Caribbean |
|
|
|
|
|
| Between Hong Kong and Sydney |
|
|
|
|
|
| Between Europe and North America |
40 000 |
80 000 |
120 000 |
|
|
Spending Miles on other Partners continued...
| |
Virgin Atlantic |
Jet Airways |
| |
Departs from LHR* |
Departs from India |
| |
Economy |
Premium |
Upper |
Ecomony |
Business |
| Travel to Europe 1 |
|
|
|
60 000 |
90 000 |
| Travel to Europe 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to the Near East |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to Middle East 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to Middle East 2 |
40 000 |
50 000 |
80 000 |
|
|
| Travel to Africa 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to Africa 2 |
40 000 |
50 000 |
80 000 |
|
|
| Between Dubai/Tel Aviv/London/Tanzania and South Africa |
70 000 |
82 500 |
110 000 |
|
|
| Travel within Africa 1 and Africa 2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to Indian Sub-Continent 1 |
50 000 |
62 500 |
100 000 |
20 000 |
30 000 |
| Travel between Europe 1 and Near East |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to Indian Sub-Continent 2 |
|
|
|
20 000 |
30 000 |
| Travel to Indian Sub-Continent 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to the Far East |
50 000 |
62 500 |
100 000 |
45 000 |
55 000 |
| Travel to Japan |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to Australia/New Zealand |
90 000 |
112 500 |
180 000 |
|
|
| Travel from Singapore to New Zealand |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel from Australia to New Zealand |
|
|
|
|
|
| Travel to USA West |
40 000 |
62 500 |
80 000 |
|
|
| Travel to USA East |
40 000 |
50 000 |
80 000 |
|
|
| Travel to the Caribbean |
60 000 |
85 500 |
120 000 |
|
|
| Between Hong Kong and Sydney |
90 000 |
112 500 |
180 000 |
|
|
Spending Miles on other Partners continued...
| Region |
US Airways |
| Return Awards |
| |
Economy |
Business |
First |
| Within and between the Continental U.S. and Canada |
30 000 |
|
60 000 |
| Within and between the Continental U.S. and Alaska |
30 000 |
|
60 000 |
| Between the Continental U.S. or Canada and the Caribbean |
35 000 |
|
60 000 |
| Between the Continental U.S. or Canada and Mexico or Central America |
35 000 |
|
60 000 |
| Between North America and Hawaii |
40 000 |
|
80 000 |
| Between North America or Hawaii and South America |
40 000 |
80 000 |
|
| Between North America or Hawaii and Europe |
40 000 |
100 000 |
|
| Between North America or Hawaii and the Middle East |
80 000 |
140 000 |
|
| North America includes the continental U.S, Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico |
|
Region
|
TAM Airlines |
|
| Return Awards |
|
|
Economy
|
Business
|
First
|
|
Travel domestically within Brazil
|
25 000
|
35 000
|
45 000
|
|
Travel between Brazil and South America
|
30 000
|
45 000
|
65 000
|
|
Travel between Brazil and North America
|
50 000
|
85 000
|
120 000
|
|
Travel between Brazil and Europe
|
80 000
|
120 000
|
170 000
|
| Zone Descriptions |
| Europe 1 |
Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Malta, Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Hamburg |
| Europe 2 |
(Greece, Turkey using Emirates) , Romania, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Kiev, Minsk, Odessa, Budapest |
| Near East |
Amman, (Cairo, Istanbul using ElAl), Paphos, (Egypt, using Emirates) Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, (Athens, using ElAl) |
| Middle East 1 |
Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Damman, Riyadh, (Bombay, Delhi using ElAl) |
| Middle East 2 |
Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates |
| Africa 1 |
Kenya, Libya, Tanzania, Uganda, Entebbe, Moroni, Mombasa, Nairobi, Harare, Kinshasa, Lumumbashi |
| Africa 2 |
Ghana, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria |
| Indian Sub 1 |
(Delhi, Mumbai, Pakistan using Emirates) |
| Indian Sub 2 |
Chennai, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Hyderabad, Cochin, Trichy, Trivandrum, Bangalore |
| Indian Sub 3 |
Bangladesh, Bodh Gaya |
| Far East |
China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Seoul, Beijing |
| North America |
United States of America, Canada |
| Caribbean |
Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Havana, Nasau, St Lucia, Tobago |
Spending Miles on other Partners continued...
| Region |
Etihad Airways |
| Return Awards |
| |
Economy |
Business |
First |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South Africa |
72 000 |
156 250 |
240 500 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Africa |
63 600 |
137 500 |
211 900 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South East Asia |
78 000 |
168 750 |
260 000 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South Asian Sub Continent |
39 600 |
87 500 |
133 900 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Middle East |
20 400 |
47 500 |
71 500 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Europe |
54 000 |
118 750 |
182 000 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South America |
84 000 |
181 250 |
279 500 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and North America |
84 000 |
181 250 |
279 500 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South West Pacific |
108 000 |
231 250 |
357 500 |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Korea, Japan |
84 000 |
181 250 |
279 000 |
| Travel between South East Asia and South West Pacific |
72 000 |
156 250 |
240 000 |
| Travel between China and Japan |
30 000 |
68 750 |
104 000 |
DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPENDING MILES ON ETIHAD AIRWAYS
| Region |
Region Description |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South Africa |
Cape Town or Johannesburg |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Africa |
Addis Ababa, Lagos, Nairobi, Tripoli, Seychelles |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South East Asia |
Almaty, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Beijing, Shanghai, Astana, Jakarta, Chengdu, Singapore |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South Asian Sub Continent |
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bombay, Kozhikode, Colombo, Kochi, Bangladesh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram Islamabad, Kabul, Karachi, Kathmandu, Lahore, Chennai, Male, Peshawar |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Middle East |
Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Bagdad, Cairo, Damascus, Daman, Doha, Erbil, Alexandria, Tehran, Jeddah, Khartoum, Kuwait, Muscat, Riyadh |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Europe |
Athens, Brussels, Paris, Casablanca, Moscow, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, Larnaca, London, Manchester, Minsk, Munich, Milan |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South America |
Sao Paulo |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and North America |
Washington, New York, Chicago, Toronto |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and South West Pacific |
Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney |
| Travel between Abu Dhabi and Korea, Japan |
Seoul, Nagoya, Narita |
| Travel between South East Asia and South West Pacific |
Singapore, Brisbane |
| Travel between China and Japan |
Beijing, Nagoya |
For Terms and Conditions applicable to these Awards please click here.
SPENDING MILES ON NON-AIRLINE PARTNERS
| |
Partner |
| |
Car Rentals |
Car Group |
Miles Required |
 |
Avis
|
A |
9 350 |
| B |
13 300 |
| C |
16 050 |
| D |
17 600 |
| E |
18 650 |
| F |
35 700 |
| H |
39 250 |
| I |
41 300 |
| J |
60 550 |
| K |
31 050 |
| L |
51 300 |
| N |
45 900 |
| O |
18 650 |
| |
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| |
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Mid-week rates |
Weekend rates |
|
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Budget
|
M |
9 500 |
8 600 |
| B |
13 450 |
10 650 |
| C |
17 250 |
14 400 |
| D |
18 900 |
16 200 |
| E |
29 850 |
n/a |
| F |
33 950 |
n/a |
| G |
39 850 |
n/a |
| J |
53 100 |
n/a |
| I |
22 850 |
n/a |
| K |
27 300 |
n/a |
| N |
47 100 |
n/a |
| |
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| |
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Mid-week rates |
Weekend rates |
|
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Europcar
|
| T |
8 650 |
7 785 |
| B |
9 200 |
8 300 |
| D |
11 350 |
10 200 |
| C |
18 800 |
16 900 |
| F |
21 800 |
19 650 |
| H |
36 600 |
32 950 |
| S |
32 100 |
28 900 |
| E |
51 800 |
46 650 |
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Life Style |
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Reward Points |
Voyager Miles |
 |
Standard Bank UCount Rewards
|
1 |
1 |
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Legacy Rands |
Voyager Miles |
|
Legacy Lifestyle
|
320 |
5 000 |
| 640 |
10 000 |
| 960 |
15 000 |
| 1 280 |
20 000 |
| |
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| Click here to start converting your SAA Voyager Miles to Legacy Rands |
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Cruise Voucher Value |
Miles Required |
 |
Cruises International
|
R3 400.00 |
50 000 |
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Package |
Miles Required |
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Health Spa's Guide
|
Classic Package |
7000 |
| Silver Package |
14 000 |
| Gold Package |
22 000 |
| Premium Package |
35 000 |
NOTE: Terms and Conditions apply. For more information please click here.
4. Donate your Miles to charity
SAA Voyager cares about the well-being of others, and our environment. Therefore, we teamed up with a number of charities to provide help where possible.
- Donate Miles to Reach For A Dream Foundation.
- Donate Miles to World Wide Fund (WWF).
- Donate Miles to Wings and Wishes.