# 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.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-borski-travel-hacking-toolkit-alliances`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [borski](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/borski)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [borski](https://github.com/borski)
- **Source:** https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit/tree/main/plugins/travel-hacking-toolkit/skills/alliances

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-borski-travel-hacking-toolkit-alliances
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# 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 oneworld member (2025)
- Hawaiian Airlines joining oneworld (April 2026)

## Cross-Alliance Bookings Are Where Real Value Hides

The best redemptions often involve booking an airline through a program in a DIFFERENT alliance (or no alliance at all). Always check the `cross_alliance_highlights` section of `data/alliances.json` and `data/partner-awards.json`.

Examples of cross-alliance plays:
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club books ANA First Class (legendary sweet spot)
- Etihad Guest books AAdvantage routes
- Alaska Mileage Plan books Starlux (independent airline)

## Partner Awards Reference

For the full picture of which programs ticket which airlines, plus bilateral partnerships outside alliances, load the `partner-awards` skill or read `data/partner-awards.json` directly.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [borski](https://github.com/borski)
- **Source:** [borski/travel-hacking-toolkit](https://github.com/borski/travel-hacking-toolkit)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-borski-travel-hacking-toolkit-alliances
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