In fact, the last time was a fabulous flight in first class on Emirates A380, so I was as pleased as punch when I got a great deal on Vietnam
Airlines economy class tickets on flight VN772 from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Not exact matches
If you're booking an
economy class ticket and you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card, you might be better off booking through the Chase travel portal than transferring to an
airline partner.
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to book off - peak
economy class award
tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on flights operated by American
Airlines.
Japan
Airlines Mileage Bank will require the fewest miles from the East Coast for an
economy class award
ticket, at just 39,000 Mileage Bank miles round - trip.
With this in mind, British Airways» award chart provides a great option to book nonstop
economy class award
tickets from the West Coast to Hawaii on both American
Airlines and Alaska
Airlines.
For example, a one way domestic business
class award
ticket in the contiguous U.S. redeemed through Singapore
Airlines will cost 20,000 miles, 17,500
economy to Hawaii or 30,000 business to Hawaii.
Also, required number of miles may vary depending on the way you redeem it: the
airline, destination (domestic or international),
class (
economy or business), and the
ticket price.
When you use your miles to fly a partner
airline, you are allowed to have one stopover when you book an
economy ticket of at least 60,000 miles, a business
class tickets of at least 90,000 miles, or a first
class ticket of at least 135,000 miles.
Note that this is only good for
economy class purchases on your selected
airline, but on any
airline if you are purchasing business or first
class tickets.
FlexPerks are also good for those who often book flights where the value of traditional
airline miles is relatively low, such as domestic
economy class tickets.
The caveat to the 35 % rebate is that it can only be used for
economy tickets on your
airline of choice, but if you are booking business or first
class tickets you get the rebate for any
airline.
One Grand Prize Winner will win a trip for two, which includes two round - trip airfare
tickets in
Economy class on flights operated by LAN or LATAM
Airlines from Miami (MIA), FL to Cartagena (CTG), Colombia.
If you're booking an
economy class ticket and you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card, you might be better off booking through the Chase travel portal than transferring to an
airline partner.
When you use your miles to fly a partner
airline, you are allowed to have one stopover when you book an
economy ticket of at least 60,000 miles, a business
class tickets of at least 90,000 miles, or a first
class ticket of at least 135,000 miles.
If you're booking first or business
class tickets instead of
economy, you don't have to select an
airline.
With this in mind, British Airways» award chart provides a great option to book nonstop
economy class award
tickets from the West Coast to Hawaii on both American
Airlines and Alaska
Airlines.
Singapore
Airlines requires the fewest number of miles when booking
economy class award
tickets on Alaska
Airlines from Zone 1 and Zone 2 at 24,000 and 23,000 miles, respectively.
We spent 135,000 American
Airline miles for two first
class tickets from Bangkok to HongKong to NewYork City to Charlottesville instead of the 70,000 American
Airline miles it would have cost in
economy.
In celebration of the new frequent flyer program partnership, Virgin America launched a contest for Elevate members to win two round - trip
economy class tickets on a Singapore
Airlines route, including Los Angeles - Tokyo, San Francisco - Seoul, or San Francisco - Hong Kong.
These fares are great for premium
economy class when normal
economy class tickets on other
airlines can cost almost as much (if not more).
Buy a qualifying First, Business or select
Economy Class fare
ticket on an American
Airlines marketed flight
Economy class award
tickets to Lisbon cost about the same on all of the alliances, except for American
Airlines» off - peak awards.
The 50K AA miles are good for two domestic
Economy tickets or a one - way business
class ticket to / from Europe on any Oneworld
airline.
Most
airlines offer business
class tickets for less than the 130,000 miles Victoria charges for
economy.
To receive discount, the purchase of the qualifying First, Business, or Premium
Economy Class ticket / s on a participating
airline must be made over the phone through American Express Travel (Platinum Travel Service, Business Platinum Travel, or Centurion Travel Service) and paid in full with an American Express Card in the U.S. Platinum Card Member's or U.S. Centurion ® Member's name.
One Round - Trip
Economy Class Airline Ticket to bring a loved one to your bedside if you're traveling alone and become hospitalized.
First and business -
class tickets on all
airlines get the rebate, but you'll only get 2 cents per point for
economy tickets on your selected
airline.
On the whole,
Economy Class awards on partner
airlines have always been even worse value than
Economy Class awards on American's own aircraft — mostly due to the surcharges that partners like British Airways add to award
tickets.
For the time being American
Airlines is allowing OneWorld Emerald and OneWorld Sapphire card holders to reserve Premium
Economy seats free of charge when booking an
Economy Class ticket (something I've done for an upcoming trip to Sao Paulo) but the
airline isn't actually rolling out the full Premium
Economy product just yet.
You can book round - the world
tickets on Delta (SkyTeam) for 180,000 miles in
economy and 280,000 miles in business
class, United (Star Alliance) for 180,000 miles in
economy and 260,000 miles in business
class, and American
Airlines (oneworld) for 100,000 - 160,000 miles in
economy and 180,000 - 330,000 miles in business
class (exact number depends on miles flown).
These fares are great for Premium
Economy when normal
Economy Class tickets on other
airlines can cost almost the same price.
At 60,000 miles,
economy class award
tickets to Florence cost the same using any alliance, unless you fly during American
Airlines» off - peak season, between October 15 and May 15.
Passengers flying on discounted
economy class tickets would be shifted across to a revamped version of Asia Miles where members can earn miles that are redeemed for future travel but do not earn any sort of tier status with an
airline.
Economy class seats have become so expensive that you can now actually get good value for money redeeming frequent flyer points travelling economy, especially during peak season when airline tickets cost an arm and
Economy class seats have become so expensive that you can now actually get good value for money redeeming frequent flyer points travelling
economy, especially during peak season when airline tickets cost an arm and
economy, especially during peak season when
airline tickets cost an arm and a leg.
Free business
class upgrades on participating
airlines with purchase of a full - price
economy ticket
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to book off - peak
economy class award
tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on flights operated by American
Airlines.
Turkish
Airlines Business
Class might be the answer: Turkish Airlines is serving more countries than any other airline and offers business class tickets between the US or Europe and Asia for little more than other airline's Premium Eco
Class might be the answer: Turkish
Airlines is serving more countries than any other
airline and offers business
class tickets between the US or Europe and Asia for little more than other airline's Premium Eco
class tickets between the US or Europe and Asia for little more than other
airline's Premium
Economy!
I've often said that, generally, I can't bring myself to cough up the extra miles needed for a First
Class award
ticket when Business
Class on most
airlines is more than good enough for me (that's not me being low - maintenance, that's just how good the Business
Class hard product often is) but I'll happily do whatever it takes not to sit in
Economy.
These fares are amazing for Premium
Economy Class when normal
Economy Class tickets on other
airlines can cost almost as much (if not more).
American
Airlines is introducing Premium
Economy cabins to its international fleet from late 2016 and, although we don't know for sure, it's more than likely that systemwide upgrades will only upgrade to the next cabin of service — i.e you'll have to pay for Premium
Economy tickets if you want to upgrade to Business
Class.
Round - trip
tickets on American
Airlines, US Airways, Delta and United cost 35,000 miles in
economy and 60,000 miles in business
class.
Unlike some
airlines, ANA levies the same fuel surcharge for
economy and business
class tickets.
This rebate applies to
economy tickets of a chosen
airline and all business and first
class tickets.
This perk will be discontinued in 2015 due to the carriers merger with American
Airlines, but the merged
airline is expected to offer a similar benefit when that happens.The companion
ticket is valid for
economy -
class travel within the contiguous U.S. and Canada within 12 months of issue.
Economy class tickets to Switzerland cost roughly the same with all of the alliances, with the exception of American
Airlines off - peak awards.
On this trip, I flew Singapore
Airlines» Premium
Economy Class by booking a cheap revenue
ticket from Los Angeles to Phuket, Thailand.
The
airline doesn't have a business
class cabin, so if you book a business
class ticket, you will be seated in
economy comfort for the domestic flight between Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo and Curitiba.
The rebate applies to
economy flights on the member's selected
airline, or business -
class and first -
class tickets on any
airline booked through Amex Travel when they choose to use the Pay with Points feature.
I recently purchased an
economy -
class ticket with that same airline and would love to obtain an upgrade; I'm so used to flying business C
class ticket with that same
airline and would love to obtain an upgrade; I'm so used to flying business
ClassClass!
Booking A Flight Is All About The Math Cost Per Mile (CPM)-- 25 cents Cost Per
Ticket — $ 595
Airline Miles Gained — 2,400 Miles Cost Per
Ticket — 35k
economy or 45k First
Class So what does all of this mean?