KLM Bluebiz | PartnerPlusBenefit - Star Alliance | On Business – British Airways | SAS Credits - Scandinavion Airlines | Finnair Corporate programme | Business Rewards - Emirates | Turkish Corporate Club – Turkish Airlines | Business Points | Qbiz - Qatar Airways | Marco Polo Club - Cathay Pacific | BusinessConnect – Etihad Airways | |
Credit system | Blue Credits (1 Blue Credit = € 1,00) | BenefitPoints | 1 point per euro spent (Tier 1) / 1.25 points per euro spent (Tier 2) / 1.50 points per euro spent ( Tier 3) / Discounted fares at time of booking. | SAS Credits ( 1 SAS Credit = € 1,00 ) | (direct discount) | Business rewards Miles | (direct discount) | Business Points | Qmiles | Club Miles & Club Sectors | Bonusmiles |
Participating airlines | KLM, AIR FRANCE, Alitalia, Delta Airlines, Kenya Airways, CityJet, HOP!, Alaska Airlines | Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, TAP Portugal, United Airlines, Germanwings | British Airways, Iberia, American Airlines. British Airways Amex corporate card 1 | Scandinavian Airlines, Blue1, Widerøe | Finnair | Emirates | Turkish Airlines | Etihad, Air Serbia, Virgin Australia, American Airlines, US Airways 2 | Qatar Airways | All Oneworld alliance airlines: Dragonair, American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas Airways, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian Airlines, S7 Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, TAM, US Airways | Etihad Airways, Virgin Australia, Etihad Regional Airways4 |
Participating hotels | none | none | none | Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson hotels in Europe and in the Middle East | none | none | none | none | none | View here » | none |
Minimum turnover | no | no | no | no | no | no | starting at € 15.000,- |
min. 3 travellers, min. 10 flights in total | starting at € 2000,- | no | no, min. 2 en max. 50 travellers |
Credits can be used for | • free flights (incl. taxes) • upgrades • items • services BlueBiz members can take one piece of max. 23 kg check-in bagage for free on European business flights |
• free flights (excl. taxes and surcharges) • upgrades • items from the Lufthansa WorldShop |
• free flights (excl. taxes and surcharges) • upgrades |
• free flights (incl. taxes) • e-Gift Cards 3 |
not applicable |
• free tickets (excl. taxes and surcharges) • upgrades | not applicable | free flights (excl. taxes and surcharges) | • free tickets (excl. taxes and surcharges) • upgrades |
• free tickets (excl. taxes and surcharges) |
free tickets (excl. taxes en toeslagen) • upgrades • items from the Etihad Rewardshop |
How to redeem? | directly at KLM BlueBiz | directly at Partner Plus Benefit website(flights, upgrades and items) or via VCK Travel (flights only) | through website or British Airways Service Centre | tickets through VCK Travel, e-Gift Cards through website SAS | not applicable | only through the Emirates online portal | tickets through VCK Travel | only online through the airlines website. | through website | through the Cathay Pacific website | Tickets through VCK Travel and through the Etihad Guest Rewardshop |
Registration of credits / discount | automatically | • automatically with creditcard payment (incl. AirPlus of EBTA) • otherwise manually |
automatically | automatically | automatically | automatically | automatically | automatically | automatically | automatically | automatically |
Registration of credits | 6 – 8 weeks after end of trip | 3 months after entry of ticket numbers | directly after flight | 1 month after end of trip | not applicable | the month after the trip | not applicable | directly after the flight | after flight | 4-6 weeks after end of trip | 7 days after flight |
Credit expiration period | 2 years | 3 years | 2 years | 3 years | not applicable | 3 years | not applicable | 3 years | 1 year | 3 years | 2 years 5 |
Combination with frequent flyer card possible? | Yes (with Flying Blue) | Yes (with all individual Star Alliance Frequent Flyer programs) | Yes (with Executive Club) | Yes (with EuroBonus) | Yes (with Finnair Plus) | Yes (with Skywards) | Yes (with all individual Star Alliance Frequent Flyer programs) | Yes (with topbonus) | Yes | Yes (with Asia Miles) |
Yes (with Etihad Guest Membership |
Amount of credits / discount | number of credits depends on destination and booking class more details » | number of credits depends on destination and booking class | - Up- front discounts for members depending on booking class. No penalties for rebooking. | • 6% of the Business Class fare • 4% of the Economy Extra fare • 2% of the Economy fare • credits are also awarded for seamen tickets • plus direct discount of 2% on het fare of the ticket (except for the lowest booking classes) |
There are three membership levels in the Finnair Corporate Programme: Silver, Gold and Platinum. The higher your company’s membership level, the greater the discounts. The membership level is reviewed every six months. | number of credits can be calculated using Business Reward: Awards Calculator | • discount on fares (depends on classes and destination starting at 5%) • no penalties for rebooking and rerouting • 10 kg. additional baggage • min. 5 corporate club cards for business check-in and lounge entry |
number of credits depends on destination and booking class more details » | number of credits depends on destination and booking class | number of credits depends on destination and booking class. more details » | number of credits depends on destination and booking class. |
Registration | register at the KLM website | register at the Partner Benefit Plus website » | register at the BA website » | register at the SAS website » | register at the Finnair website » | register at the Emirates website » | register at the Turkish Airlines website » | register at the airlines website » | register at the Qatar Airways website » | register at the Cathay Pacific website » | register at the Etihad Airways website » |