Best and Worst Star Alliance Business Class Award Programs Between the U.S. and Asia

How the mileage programs compare—and why having the right credit card(s) makes such a HUGE difference.

This is part four of FCF’s latest mileage-award comparison series, in which we grade major alliance mileage programs by how much they charge for a free award ticket in Business and First Class to/from various regions of the world.

In September we focused on oneworld in Business Class between the U.S. and southern South America, in July, Star Alliance First Class U.S. to/from Asia), and in June, oneworld in Business Class U.S. to/from Asia. For this installment, we examine nine Star Alliance airline loyalty programs for travel between the U.S. and Asia in Business Class.