alliances
Airline alliance membership (Star Alliance, oneworld, SkyTeam) and cross-alliance booking relationships. Maps which loyalty programs book which airlines, including bilateral partnerships outside alliances.
Profile →npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill alliances --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Alliance Awareness **Reference data:** `data/alliances.json` Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam determine which loyalty programs can book which airlines. This is fundamental to award travel. When recommending an award booking, always verify the airline and the booking program are in the same alliance (or have a bilateral partnership). ## Key Booking Relationships - **United MileagePlus** books Star Alliance (ANA, Lufthansa, Singapore, Turkish, etc.) - **Aeroplan** books Star Alliance plus extended partners (including Etihad, Emirates on some routes) - **Virgin Atlantic Flying Club** books ANA, Delta, Air France, KLM (cross-alliance) - **AAdvantage** books oneworld (Cathay, JAL, Qantas, Qatar, BA, etc.) - **Flying Blue** books SkyTeam (Air France, KLM, Delta, Korean Air, etc.) - **Korean Air SKYPASS** books SkyTeam - **Avianca LifeMiles** books Star Alliance (often cheaper than United/Aeroplan) ## Recent Alliance Changes Verify against `data/alliances.json` for current state. These have shifted recently: - SAS moved from Star Alliance to SkyTeam (September 2024) - ITA Airways left SkyTeam (early 2025), joining Star Alliance (first half 2026) - Fiji Airways upgraded to full onewo
- Key Booking Relationships
- Recent Alliance Changes
- Cross-Alliance Bookings Are Where Real Value Hides
- Partner Awards Reference
What does the alliances skill do?
Airline alliance membership (Star Alliance, oneworld, SkyTeam) and cross-alliance booking relationships. Maps which loyalty programs book which airlines, including bilateral partnerships outside alliances.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add borski/travel-hacking-toolkit --skill alliances --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From borski/travel-hacking-toolkit, a repository with 611 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.