Dubai to Malé on points

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Qatar via DOH, or SriLankan Airlines via CMB, or Qatar Airways via DOH, or Oman Air via MCT

Qatar AirwaysSriLankan AirlinesOman Air oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 52,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 105,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 35,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

IndiGo via BOM (one stop) — BluChip, dynamic (revenue-priced)

IndiGo

IndiGo BluChip has no award chart at all — redemptions track the live fare at a dynamic ₹0.40–0.60 per BluChip, minimum 500 points, taxes cash-only, own metal only with no partners. It is a rupee offset wearing points clothing, not a chart price. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 20,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — IndiGo BluChip prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. IndiGo BluChip is revenue-linked ~Rs0.50/pt; ~= typical one-way IndiGo economy fare / Rs0.50 for ~1,889 mi - a rupee offset that moves 1:1 with the live fare. Own-metal only, no partners.

Feed it: 30,000 HSBC Reward Points (1.5:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL)) · 100,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:1) · 60,000 HDFC Reward Points (3:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))

Emirates own metal from DXB, calculator quote

Emirates

Emirates own-metal Dubai→Malé. Emirates passes heavy carrier-imposed surcharges on Skywards Classic Rewards — Dubai–London business runs about £945 in taxes and charges return (~£470 one-way) on top of the miles, and US routes are similar; budget the cash side before calling any of these a deal. eco/biz are Emirates' own published one-way Saver Classic Reward levels pulled from the official Skywards miles calculator on 25 Jul 2026 (post the 20 May 2026 devaluation, which raised premium cabins ~15% and introduced one-way Business Saver at 50% of the return price); the ranges span Saver → Flex Plus, the two levels Emirates actually sells. Emirates publishes no First Saver one-way, so first is an estimate at ~1.26× the one-way Business Flex Plus level, calibrated to AwardWallet's Feb-2026 published one-way First fares (YYZ/IAD–DXB 174k, LAX–DXB 198k, JFK–MXP 108k) plus the May-2026 +15%. Seattle carries no first: Emirates pulled the First cabin off DXB–SEA from 29 March 2026 when the 302-seat 777-200LR took the route. Doha, Abu Dhabi and Vancouver are absent because Emirates does not fly them. A valid Emirates routing is assumed.

Estimate Dynamic/unpublished-chart program — estimate is the typical one-way economy level Dubai→Malé (range 15k–25k); not a fixed chart price, never THE PLAY.

Feed it: 30,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 90,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 30,000 SBI Travel Credits (2:1)

Etihad nonstop to AUH — lands Abu Dhabi, not Dubai

Etihad Airways

Etihad publishes no award chart today — GuestSeat became Saver Award on 13-Nov-2025 and pricing lives in the Miles Calculator — so this is the last published distance-band floor, which real availability rarely touches, on top of heavy carrier charges. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 15,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Etihad Guest prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. Etihad Guest Saver calculator estimate for ~1,889 mi ex-India (total India-AUH-destination distance band); dynamic - GuestSeat space limited, peak/demand +-~20%, real business often runs above the Saver floor.

Feed it: 7,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 15,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 37,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — Avianca LifeMiles

Star Alliance

LifeMiles publishes no chart: Avianca withdrew its public zone table in 2023 and prices Star partner awards off an unpublished internal grid — its one real edge. Business is the value cabin here; economy is mediocre. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 15,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Avianca LifeMiles prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. LifeMiles publishes no award chart — Avianca withdrew its public zone table in 2023 and prices Star partner awards off an unpublished internal grid. This level is extrapolated from that historical zone pricing plus dated community booking reports, not a verified chart price.

Feed it: 45,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 90,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 30,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — United MileagePlus

Star Alliance

United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so this is a typical Saver partner level on Star metal for this pair. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 17,500 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — United MileagePlus prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. United MileagePlus Saver partner level, India ⇄ the Gulf on Star Alliance metal; United went fully dynamic in 2020, so this is a typical Saver that moves with availability and cabin scarcity.

Feed it: 8,750 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 43,750 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 52,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — Aegean Miles+Bonus

Star Alliance

Aegean Miles+Bonus publishes its Star partner chart as ROUND TRIPS and its own rule halves it for a one-way — the halved figure is what we show. India sits in the "Near East & Central Asia" zone. No Indian card feeds it; Marriott Bonvoy 3:1 is the only road in. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 20,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Aegean Miles+Bonus prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 40,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart)

Star Alliance

Copa ConnectMiles prices Star partner metal off a FIXED region chart (India sits in Copa’s "Central Asia" zone). No Indian card feeds ConnectMiles — buy-miles or a US co-brand only — so treat it as a reference benchmark, not a wallet-reachable route. Copa's partner chart is a strictly upper-triangular region matrix — one cell per unordered region pair, no direction axis at all — so 20,000 is the same published cell as mle-dxb, re-read off the official Copa PDF on 2026-08-06 rather than inferred.

Feed it: 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 40,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Qatar Airways via DOH (one stop, oneworld) — partner chart

Qatar Airways oneworld

Avios prices partner awards PER SEGMENT off the published distance-zone table shared by British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Finnair and Aer Lingus, so a connecting build is a sum of bands rather than one cell, and the December-2025 reset moved those bands. One balance spends across all five programmes; BA and Iberia metal carry the heavy carrier-imposed surcharges. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 21,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 21,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 42,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 21,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — Saudia via JED

Saudia SkyTeam

Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way economy runs 18k–40k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is a distance-band estimate (this region-pair is not separately anchored) (range 18k–40k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 25,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 12,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 25,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

Qatar Airways via DOH (oneworld partner award), India ⇄ the Gulf — Alaska Atmos

Qatar AirwaysSriLankan Airlines oneworld

Alaska Atmos bands the TOTAL DISTANCE FLOWN, not the nonstop great circle, so a connecting build can read a higher band than the map suggests — plus the $20 partner booking fee per person each way (up from $12.50 on 1-Jul-2026). Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 25,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 120,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 40,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Air India via Delhi (Star Alliance partner award) — no Star nonstop DXB–MLE; AI's Malé service was suspended to 31-Aug-2026 and is scheduled back since 1-Sep-2026

Air India Star Alliance

Malé has no Star nonstop from the Gulf — its Star operators are Singapore via Changi, LOT and ITA, and Air India's Malé service is Delhi-only. So the only buildable Star routing is DXB–DEL–MLE on Air India, about 3,078 flown miles, which reads Aeroplan's 2,001–4,000-mile Within-Atlantic band — not the 1,889-mile great circle the old row banded. Settled 2026-08-06 against the Malé→Dubai direction, which already carried the routed band and the metal.

Feed it: 15,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 30,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 75,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — TAP Miles&Go

Star Alliance

TAP Miles&Go prices Star partner metal off its region chart, and the 4-May-2026 devaluation lifted its long-haul cells. A cell holds only while the itinerary stays inside two TAP regions — a build that crosses a third region is billed flight by flight and summed. Lufthansa-group metal carries the heaviest surcharges on Star. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 60,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb economy cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 150,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.5:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 100,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.67:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance metal (Air India/LH/SQ — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), India ⇄ the Gulf — Air India routes DXB–DEL–MLE and that Delhi–Malé is cancelled to 31-Aug-2026, resuming 1-Sep-2026 — EVA Infinity MileageLands

Air IndiaLufthansaSingapore Airlines Star Alliance

EVA Infinity MileageLands prices Star metal off its zone chart (India sits in "Central/South Asia"; one-way = half round-trip). EVA serves no Indian city, so the award rides partner metal end to end. EVA's own Star Alliance requirement table is a triangular ORIGIN/DESTINATION REGIONAL ZONES matrix carrying one cell per region pair, so no second number exists for this heading.

Feed it: 51,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 340,000 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 1,275,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Qatar via DOH, or SriLankan Airlines via CMB, or Qatar Airways via DOH, or Oman Air via MCT

Qatar AirwaysSriLankan AirlinesOman Air oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 90,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 180,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 60,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — Avianca LifeMiles

Star Alliance

LifeMiles publishes no chart: Avianca withdrew its public zone table in 2023 and prices Star partner awards off an unpublished internal grid — its one real edge. Business is the value cabin here; economy is mediocre. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 25,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Avianca LifeMiles prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb business cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. LifeMiles publishes no award chart — Avianca withdrew its public zone table in 2023 and prices Star partner awards off an unpublished internal grid. This level is extrapolated from that historical zone pricing plus dated community booking reports, not a verified chart price.

Feed it: 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 150,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 50,000 HDFC Reward Points (2:1)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — Aegean Miles+Bonus

Star Alliance

Aegean Miles+Bonus publishes its Star partner chart as ROUND TRIPS and its own rule halves it for a one-way — the halved figure is what we show. India sits in the "Near East & Central Asia" zone. No Indian card feeds it; Marriott Bonvoy 3:1 is the only road in. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 30,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Aegean Miles+Bonus prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb business cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.5:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 150,000 RBL Reward Points (5:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 50,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.67:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — United MileagePlus

Star Alliance

United went fully dynamic in 2020 (no fixed chart), so this is a typical Saver partner level on Star metal for this pair. But Aeroplan often prices the same Star seat lower. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 32,500 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — United MileagePlus prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb business cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction. United MileagePlus Saver partner level, India ⇄ the Gulf on Star Alliance metal; United went fully dynamic in 2020, so this is a typical Saver that moves with availability and cabin scarcity.

Feed it: 16,250 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 81,250 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 67,500 Amex Membership Rewards (2.08:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — Copa ConnectMiles (fixed region chart)

Star Alliance

Copa ConnectMiles prices Star partner metal off a FIXED region chart (India sits in Copa’s "Central Asia" zone). No Indian card feeds ConnectMiles — buy-miles or a US co-brand only — so treat it as a reference benchmark, not a wallet-reachable route. Copa's partner chart is a strictly upper-triangular region matrix — one cell per unordered region pair, no direction axis at all — so 35,000 is the same published cell as mle-dxb, re-read off the official Copa PDF on 2026-08-06 rather than inferred.

Feed it: 90,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.57:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 180,000 RBL Reward Points (5.14:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 60,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.71:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Air India via Delhi (Star Alliance partner award) — no Star nonstop DXB–MLE; AI's Malé service was suspended to 31-Aug-2026 and is scheduled back since 1-Sep-2026

Air India Star Alliance

Malé has no Star nonstop from the Gulf — its Star operators are Singapore via Changi, LOT and ITA, and Air India's Malé service is Delhi-only. So the only buildable Star routing is DXB–DEL–MLE on Air India, about 3,078 flown miles, which reads Aeroplan's 2,001–4,000-mile Within-Atlantic band — not the 1,889-mile great circle the old row banded. Settled 2026-08-06 against the Malé→Dubai direction, which already carried the routed band and the metal.

Feed it: 20,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 40,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 100,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

Emirates own metal from DXB, calculator quote

Emirates

Emirates own-metal Dubai→Malé. Emirates passes heavy carrier-imposed surcharges on Skywards Classic Rewards — Dubai–London business runs about £945 in taxes and charges return (~£470 one-way) on top of the miles, and US routes are similar; budget the cash side before calling any of these a deal. eco/biz are Emirates' own published one-way Saver Classic Reward levels pulled from the official Skywards miles calculator on 25 Jul 2026 (post the 20 May 2026 devaluation, which raised premium cabins ~15% and introduced one-way Business Saver at 50% of the return price); the ranges span Saver → Flex Plus, the two levels Emirates actually sells. Emirates publishes no First Saver one-way, so first is an estimate at ~1.26× the one-way Business Flex Plus level, calibrated to AwardWallet's Feb-2026 published one-way First fares (YYZ/IAD–DXB 174k, LAX–DXB 198k, JFK–MXP 108k) plus the May-2026 +15%. Seattle carries no first: Emirates pulled the First cabin off DXB–SEA from 29 March 2026 when the 302-seat 777-200LR took the route. Doha, Abu Dhabi and Vancouver are absent because Emirates does not fly them. A valid Emirates routing is assumed.

Estimate Dynamic/unpublished-chart program — estimate is the typical one-way business level Dubai→Malé (range 50k–85k); not a fixed chart price, never THE PLAY.

Feed it: 100,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 100,000 SBI Travel Credits (2:1)

Qatar Airways via DOH (oneworld partner award), India ⇄ the Gulf — Alaska Atmos

Qatar AirwaysSriLankan Airlines oneworld

Alaska Atmos bands the TOTAL DISTANCE FLOWN, not the nonstop great circle, so a connecting build can read a higher band than the map suggests — plus the $20 partner booking fee per person each way (up from $12.50 on 1-Jul-2026). Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 50,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb business cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.4:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (4.8:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

SkyTeam metal, Flying Blue (dynamic) — Saudia via JED

Saudia SkyTeam

Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. Air France/KLM pass carrier (YQ) surcharges on own metal — typically €90–110 economy / €200–300 business one-way long-haul; intra-region SkyTeam ~€15–40. Typical one-way business runs 45k–75k; award space and travel date drive the real number.

Estimate Dynamic program — estimate is a distance-band estimate (this region-pair is not separately anchored) (range 45k–75k); not a fixed chart price, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Feed it: 55,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 27,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 55,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

Qatar Airways via DOH (one stop, oneworld) — partner chart

Qatar Airways oneworld

Avios prices partner awards PER SEGMENT off the published distance-zone table shared by British Airways, Qatar, Iberia, Finnair and Aer Lingus, so a connecting build is a sum of bands rather than one cell, and the December-2025 reset moved those bands. One balance spends across all five programmes; BA and Iberia metal carry the heavy carrier-imposed surcharges. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 57,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — Avios (BA / Qatar / Finnair) prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb business cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 57,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 114,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 57,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)

Star Alliance partner metal, India ⇄ the Gulf — TAP Miles&Go

Star Alliance

TAP Miles&Go prices Star partner metal off its region chart, and the 4-May-2026 devaluation lifted its long-haul cells. A cell holds only while the itinerary stays inside two TAP regions — a build that crosses a third region is billed flight by flight and summed. Lufthansa-group metal carries the heaviest surcharges on Star. Mirrored from mle-dxb: the chart cell is the same in either direction, so 80,000 is the mle-dxb number read back the other way — an estimate until this direction is re-read, and never crowned THE PLAY.

Estimate Reverse of mle-dxb — TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go prices the zone pair or the distance band, not the direction, so this mirrors the mle-dxb business cell one-for-one; the desk has not separately re-read the chart for this direction.

Feed it: 195,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.44:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 390,000 RBL Reward Points (4.88:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 130,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (1.63:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Star Alliance metal (Air India/LH/SQ — EVA itself serves no Indian city; the award rides partner metal), India ⇄ the Gulf — Air India routes DXB–DEL–MLE and that Delhi–Malé is cancelled to 31-Aug-2026, resuming 1-Sep-2026 — EVA Infinity MileageLands

Air IndiaLufthansaSingapore Airlines Star Alliance

EVA Infinity MileageLands prices Star metal off its zone chart (India sits in "Central/South Asia"; one-way = half round-trip). EVA serves no Indian city, so the award rides partner metal end to end. EVA's own Star Alliance requirement table is a triangular ORIGIN/DESTINATION REGIONAL ZONES matrix carrying one cell per region pair, so no second number exists for this heading.

Feed it: 67,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1) · 446,667 Amex Membership Rewards (6.67:1 via Hilton Honors) · 1,675,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (25:1 via Hilton Honors)

oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or Qatar via DOH, or SriLankan Airlines via CMB, or Qatar Airways via DOH, or Oman Air via MCT

Qatar AirwaysSriLankan AirlinesOman Air oneworld

AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.

Feed it: 120,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 240,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 80,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)

Air India via Delhi (Star Alliance partner award) — no Star nonstop DXB–MLE; AI's Malé service was suspended to 31-Aug-2026 and is scheduled back since 1-Sep-2026

Air India Star Alliance

Malé has no Star nonstop from the Gulf — its Star operators are Singapore via Changi, LOT and ITA, and Air India's Malé service is Delhi-only. So the only buildable Star routing is DXB–DEL–MLE on Air India, about 3,078 flown miles, which reads Aeroplan's 2,001–4,000-mile Within-Atlantic band — not the 1,889-mile great circle the old row banded. Settled 2026-08-06 against the Malé→Dubai direction, which already carried the routed band and the metal.

Feed it: 37,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 75,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 187,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)

Emirates own metal from DXB, calculator quote

Emirates

Emirates own-metal Dubai→Malé. Emirates passes heavy carrier-imposed surcharges on Skywards Classic Rewards — Dubai–London business runs about £945 in taxes and charges return (~£470 one-way) on top of the miles, and US routes are similar; budget the cash side before calling any of these a deal. eco/biz are Emirates' own published one-way Saver Classic Reward levels pulled from the official Skywards miles calculator on 25 Jul 2026 (post the 20 May 2026 devaluation, which raised premium cabins ~15% and introduced one-way Business Saver at 50% of the return price); the ranges span Saver → Flex Plus, the two levels Emirates actually sells. Emirates publishes no First Saver one-way, so first is an estimate at ~1.26× the one-way Business Flex Plus level, calibrated to AwardWallet's Feb-2026 published one-way First fares (YYZ/IAD–DXB 174k, LAX–DXB 198k, JFK–MXP 108k) plus the May-2026 +15%. Seattle carries no first: Emirates pulled the First cabin off DXB–SEA from 29 March 2026 when the 302-seat 777-200LR took the route. Doha, Abu Dhabi and Vancouver are absent because Emirates does not fly them. A valid Emirates routing is assumed.

Estimate Dynamic/unpublished-chart program — estimate is the typical one-way first level Dubai→Malé (range varies); not a fixed chart price, never THE PLAY.

Feed it: 214,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2:1) · 522,000 RBL Reward Points (4.88:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 214,000 SBI Travel Credits (2:1)