All you have to do is work out the math so see that, for most flyers, booking cheap
Business Class tickets as codeshares will earn more redeemable miles than booking through American.
Not exact matches
Cosdel International Transportation is more familiar with sending Bugattis around the world than 1980s Vee Dubs — it's the unofficial shipping company for the megabuck entries at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance — but for about
as much money
as my
business -
class plane
ticket, Cosdel arranges first -
class round - trip accommodations for my VW.
If you prefer, you can book a
business class award
ticket... but the taxes and fees for each person will be the same
as those on a first
class award.
This is especially frustrating for
business class and first
class award
tickets, and even worse if you book on an airline that hits you with steep carrier - imposed surcharges (such
as British Airways).
I then looked over on the map to Hawaii and I saw a $ 74 dollar coach flight from New York to Hawaii.Just for the heck of it I selected
Business Class as the class of service and at the time a round trip business class ticket from JFK to Hawaii was only $ 124 dollars rou
Business Class as the class of service and at the time a round trip business class ticket from JFK to Hawaii was only $ 124 dollars round
Class as the
class of service and at the time a round trip business class ticket from JFK to Hawaii was only $ 124 dollars round
class of service and at the time a round trip
business class ticket from JFK to Hawaii was only $ 124 dollars rou
business class ticket from JFK to Hawaii was only $ 124 dollars round
class ticket from JFK to Hawaii was only $ 124 dollars round trip.
Economy
tickets to Europe in other programs typically cost
as many
as 30,000 miles and the best
Business Class seats otherwise start around 50,000 miles each way!
Business Class tickets grant you access to American First
Class on two - cabin connecting flights,
as well.
As per award chart, a round - trip
ticket from New York City to Honolulu costs 35,000 Elevate points in economy and 80,000 points in
business class.
Head off for a weekend in Mexico or the Caribbean in coach
class for
as little
as 25,000 miles round - trip for an off - peak award
ticket, or 50,000 miles round - trip in
business class for a MileSAAver award
ticket.
KrisFlyer miles provide great value on these routes
as United charges 40,000 miles for first -
class, 30,000 miles for
business class and 12,500 miles for economy
class tickets on the same.
As you can see, Business Class tickets require twice as many Avios as Economy tickets, while First Class tickets require triple the Avios of Econom
As you can see,
Business Class tickets require twice
as many Avios as Economy tickets, while First Class tickets require triple the Avios of Econom
as many Avios
as Economy tickets, while First Class tickets require triple the Avios of Econom
as Economy
tickets, while First
Class tickets require triple the Avios of Economy.
If you are buying discounted fares and think this is your easy path to
business or first
class, it's possible that booking an award
ticket would be just
as easy and a better value.
While convenient, such electronic expense report systems may also flag expenses in violation of company rules or limits — such
as paying for a
business class seat on a flight when the employee should have booked an economy
ticket instead.
All paid
business class tickets — sometimes known as Mint Class on JetBlue — will earn redeemable miles at a 125 %
class tickets — sometimes known
as Mint
Class on JetBlue — will earn redeemable miles at a 125 %
Class on JetBlue — will earn redeemable miles at a 125 % rate.
(a) Classic Upgrade Rewards can not be used in conjunction with an open dated
ticket, fares ineligible to earn Points, a travel industry reduced fare
ticket, a prize
ticket or any other promotional offer; (b) Classic Upgrade Rewards can only be requested on the Segments listed on the Itinerary for which the Member has been issued a
ticket; (c) Classic Upgrade Rewards may only be used to obtain an upgrade
as follows: (i) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Premium Economy
class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Premium Economy (where available), (ii) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to
Business class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to
Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic Upgrade Reward to
Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where available).
Even though the ideal dates do not have flight availability for 3 in economy, I would suggest putting his wife on a
business class ticket on the same flight
as the rest of the family.
Now, before you start saying «yeah, but those
tickets are stupid expensive» keep in mind this rebate can be used on any first or
business class ticket, not just ultra high - end international redemptions such
as $ 12,000 Singapore Suites or $ 25,000 Etihad Apartments.
As you can see, first
class awards to Asia can get very expensive, but
business class tickets are more reasonable, especially with zero fuel surcharges.
If by chance the award you're looking at goes down in price (which will be true for economy and
business class tickets to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America,
as well
as economy
class tickets to India and the Middle East) then you may also call American and ask them to re-price the award to refund the extra miles back to your account.
First
Class Airfare: If you want to score a business or first class ticket, you'll want to collect airline miles, or transferrable points, such as American Express Membership Rewards points, Chase Ultimate Rewards points, or Citibank ThankYou Points, which can be converted into airline miles at a one - to - one
Class Airfare: If you want to score a
business or first
class ticket, you'll want to collect airline miles, or transferrable points, such as American Express Membership Rewards points, Chase Ultimate Rewards points, or Citibank ThankYou Points, which can be converted into airline miles at a one - to - one
class ticket, you'll want to collect airline miles, or transferrable points, such
as American Express Membership Rewards points, Chase Ultimate Rewards points, or Citibank ThankYou Points, which can be converted into airline miles at a one - to - one rate.
In some instances, you might be able to get anywhere in South America for
as little
as 75,000 miles for a round trip
business class ticket!
Typically, airlines allow elite - level frequent fliers and
business and first -
class passengers to use this queue by placing special wording, such
as «Priority Access,» on the printed plane
tickets.
If you are looking into getting a premium -
class ticket, you'll almost always will be better off by transferring points,
as the cash price of
business or first
class tickets is usually very high.
As we can see, an economy seat costs $ 240, while a
business class ticket costs $ 1,018, so the price difference is a whopping 450 percent.
Yeah, it's not
as fancy or sexy, but it's cheaper, at 115,000 for a
business class seat and 160,000 for a first
class ticket.
As a result, buying miles can often be a cheaper way to fly in
business or first
class than purchasing a normal
ticket.
During my recent airberlin insolvency debacle, I booked an SQ
Business Class award
ticket as backup and was able to cancel it for a redeposit of my miles for only $ 30 — now, it will be $ 75 or 240 %!
As far as I'm concerned, if you're using your miles to bring down the cost of a family vacation (and therefore keeping cash in your pocket) that's just as valid a use of them as a luxury business class ticket on Etiha
As far
as I'm concerned, if you're using your miles to bring down the cost of a family vacation (and therefore keeping cash in your pocket) that's just as valid a use of them as a luxury business class ticket on Etiha
as I'm concerned, if you're using your miles to bring down the cost of a family vacation (and therefore keeping cash in your pocket) that's just
as valid a use of them as a luxury business class ticket on Etiha
as valid a use of them
as a luxury business class ticket on Etiha
as a luxury
business class ticket on Etihad.
I didn't want to spend 150,000 Skymiles per
ticket for
business class and then pay out several hundred dollars in cash
as well.
You could stretch the 237,500 miles for 7 one way
business class tickets to India
as you need only 40 % of the miles needed for an award
ticket and you can purchase rest of the miles during the booking process.
Joanna and I flew with Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles to Tahiti
as part of our Bora Bora trip and, although our
Business Class tickets with the airline entitled us to entry to the Los Angeles International Lounge (in the Tom Bradley Terminal), we chose to use my Priority Pass membership (courtesy of my Citi Prestige credit card) to visit the Korean Air Lounge instead.
American have continued their assault on award redemptions to Hawaii by implementing a 40 % increase in the number of miles needed for a
Business Class ticket but, in the case of partner awards, this doesn't make much difference
as most people would be flying to Hawaii on American Airlines and not a partner airline anyway.
This includes super elite Global Services members who are not flying
business or first
class - we asked United for clarification on this and they restated the strict policy: Customers
ticketed for United Polaris
business class or United Polaris first
class,
as well
as customers traveling in international first or
business class cabins on Star Alliance ™ partner airlines will have access to the United Polaris lounges.
First -
class,
business -
class, and full - fare coach
tickets on American will earn additional EQMs
as well.
As for the high - end range ($ 9,200) I used the approximate going rate for
business class tickets and actual hotel rates.
If you prefer, you can book a
business class award
ticket... but the taxes and fees for each person will be the same
as those on a first
class award.
Oh, the airlines then cash in if you have to change a
ticket, in some cases there is a penalty of $ 500, so what ends up happening is you pay almost
as much for that
business class ticket, plus 40,000 miles so in the long run it's sometimes better just to pay the fee, or hope the
ticket is discounted.
Of course, purchasing miles when you know that award space is available can still make sense in such situations
as it's usually cheaper than buying a first or
business class ticket outright.
Promotions such
as these are great ways to boost your miles & points balances and, even though travel in Economy
Class doesn't earn anywhere near the amount of miles that a
Business or First
Class ticket does, these are still free miles (
as long
as you were taking the flight anyway).
One winner will win 2x Star Alliance Round the World
Business Class tickets (
as per the Fare rules found in: http://www.staralliance.com/en/round-the-world?view=tc)
Depending on the frequent flyer program, you'll also get more miles for buying
tickets in a higher fare
class, such
as fully - refundable fares, or for flying in
business or first
class.
However, booking international
business class tickets at the lowest mileage levels isn't
as easy
as you might think.
In fact, first
class tickets cost the same
as or less than the
business class awards offered by the other alliances.
On routes between Asia and Europe, TK frequently undercuts their competitors
business and even premium economy products with prices
as low
as $ 1,500 for a round - trip
business class ticket.
Business Class awards cost fewer miles (62,500) but you'll pay the same taxes and fees
as you would for a First
Class ticket so, if you have the miles, First
Class appears better value.
The new 14,531 - square - foot (1,350 - square - meter) lounge is open to passengers who have first - or
business -
class tickets on same - day flights operated by any Star Alliance member airline,
as well
as those who hold Gold status in any Star Alliance member airline's frequent flyer program.
In fact roundtrip
business class tickets on ANA can be
as low
as 105,000.
Hopefully, ANA ran a golden
ticket sale or, at the very least, will look at this
as an opportunity to show off their highly regarded
business class product to build interest in their transpacific service from North America.
For $ 600, you can book a round - trip
business class ticket from Cairo (CAI) to New York City (JFK) on Meridiana / Air Italy — the airline is currently being rebranded
as Air Italy.
As a reminder, you need 80,000 United miles for a one way
business class award
ticket to India.