Not exact matches
That's because there are some fantastic ways to utilize these partners such as booking Singapore Airlines Suites (or first
class), Delta One, and Etihad's
award - winning first
class known as The
Apartment.
This
award would cost you 115,000 AAdvantage bonus miles one - way in the first
class apartment.
Many travelers know Singapore Airlines best for its
award - winning service, and especially for its over-the-top suites, which was the only way to get a king bed in the sky before Etihad launched its new first
class apartments.
If you need a little inspiration for your next vacation, I shared some of my favorites experiences traveling in Singapore, flying Eithad's First
Apartments, and booking first
class on Garuda Indonesia thanks to an amazing
award sale.
For those of us on the West Coast, you can often find a more efficient routing with another airline, though many people still opt to fly Etihad if they can find
award availability in Etihad's The Residence or First
Class Apartments.
Etihad A380 First
Class Award Space is now available to Australia, via Ben, which means you can use AAdvantage miles to fly in an Etihad A380 First
Class Apartment from Abu Dhabi to Sydney starting in June 2015.
With many of the most popular
awards going up in price (like the shocking 63 % jump on Cathay Pacific first
class to Asia or the across - the - board increases for Etihad's A380 First
Apartment), it'll be easier to spend the 100,000 AAdvantage miles needed to earn the full 10 % back.
So, while I don't expect to see
award availability * ever * for The Residence, and probably not for a long time for Etihad First
Apartments (see FAQ below) it's nonetheless fascinating to see these wholly new first
class products introduced on a commercial aircraft.
Taking a page from United's
Award Chart Devaluation, AAdvantage
awards on American Airlines flights will be cheaper than the above partner
awards, because let's be honest — who really wants to fly American Airlines First
Class, if they could fly in a Etihad First
Class Apartment on the A380, Cathay Pacific First
Class or JAL First
Class instead?
AAdvantage miles can still be used to reserve Etihad First
Apartment Awards on the A380 and Etihad First
Class, including Etihad First
Class on the 787 - 9 between Abu Dhabi and Washington Dulles IAD.