As you can see, even though we don't usually recommend booking a premium
class award ticket with Membership Rewards points, there are exceptions.
If your travel dates are flexible, you can buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles under this promotion and redeem for a First
Class award ticket with Cathay Pacific to India.
While this isn't the best way to earn Alaska miles because of the cost, it can help you get those last few miles needed for to book a first
class award ticket with Cathay Pacific, one of Alaska's best international partners.
Redeeming AAdvantage miles for Business / First
class award tickets with Etihad Airways is one of the great ways to travel from / to India.
Not exact matches
However, the United
award chart shows that business
class saver
tickets only cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip for the same exact flight, a quarter of how many miles or points you would have needed
with cash back or a statement credit.
With Aer Lingus AerClub, you can use 26,000 Avios to book a round - trip economy
class award ticket.
By creating high energy in her
class through game - like questioning, every minute was a learning opportunity and every student engaged
with each question in hopes of being
awarded a
ticket.
It's not a bad way to book business
class award tickets, but you shouldn't book economy
class with the Korean Air SkyPASS program.
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).
If you're hoping to book a business
class award to Hawaii, we suggest using 45,000 Korean Air SkyPass miles (if you can book a round - trip
ticket) to fly
with Delta.
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.
Perhaps the best way to book a first
class award ticket to Tokyo is by using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles to fly
with All Nippon Airways (ANA).
With award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500 Avios in economy or 7,750 - 9,000 Avios in business class for any flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to book 22 flights with that 100,000 point bo
With award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500 Avios in economy or 7,750 - 9,000 Avios in business
class for any flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to book 22 flights
with that 100,000 point bo
with that 100,000 point bonus.
Before we dive into what you'll get
with your business
class award ticket, we need to quickly talk about aircraft
with this product.
With 60,000 Ultimate Rewards from your Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card, you can transfer them to your United account and book a round - trip economy
class award ticket to Europe.
There are three types of economy
awards (super saver, saver and refundable) and two types of first
class awards (refundable and nonrefundable), along
with two levels of Money + Miles
tickets.
While there is nothing wrong
with economy
class or budget travel, many points - pinching travelers miss out on bargains because they aren't even looking at the price of the business -
class award tickets.
With Aer Lingus AerClub, you can use 26,000 Avios to book a round - trip economy
class award ticket.
Perhaps the best way to book a first
class award ticket to Tokyo is by using Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles to fly
with All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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.
Premium economy
tickets can be booked for 35,000 - 55,000 miles depending on the route,
with Upper
Class awards priced between 95,000 - 135,000 Virgin miles.
Unlimited Complimentary U.S. 50 Delta One, First
Class & Delta Comfort + Upgrades for a Companion: All paid
tickets (except E fares), Award Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
tickets (except E fares),
Award Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay with Miles tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
Tickets, Miles + Cash, Pay
with Miles
tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certifica
tickets and SkyMiles Companion Certificates (2)
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.
With Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, V fare
class tickets will earn 10 % of mileage flown towards
award miles and elite status.
Some European and Asian carriers already take it to greater extremes,
awarding as little as 10 % of the distance flown
with deeply discounted fares but 300 % for long - haul first
class tickets.
Two caveats: You can't buy a first
class seat
with miles from Delta, and if you're able to fly during the low season, you can get an off - peak
award ticket in economy from American or US Airways for only 15,000 miles.
Business
class award tickets will cost the same
with either of those programs, too.
Yesterday I discussed how Asiana was the hot
ticket to getting first
class award awards for two to Asia
with TONS of options on dates, even in peak summer travel.
Members at the same Medallion level will be cleared in order of fare
class groupings for revenue
tickets, Award Tickets and Pay with Miles1 tickets, with higher fare classes among all ticket types holding higher pr
tickets,
Award Tickets and Pay with Miles1 tickets, with higher fare classes among all ticket types holding higher pr
Tickets and Pay
with Miles1
tickets, with higher fare classes among all ticket types holding higher pr
tickets,
with higher fare
classes among all
ticket types holding higher priority.
With an exception of last - minute tickets (within a couple weeks before departure), Lufthansa almost never shares its first class award inventory with partn
With an exception of last - minute
tickets (within a couple weeks before departure), Lufthansa almost never shares its first
class award inventory
with partn
with partners.
Book your journey and redeem your miles for an
award ticket, extra baggage or treat yourself
with extra confort and upgrade to Poerava Business
class
Members will earn
award miles based on the flight distance2 and the purchased fare
class for the following
tickets and flights,
with some exclusions as listed at the bottom of this page.
In fact, your experience
with finding
award tickets will be much more pleasant than looking for business
class routes.
Here is a chart of some randomly chosen British Airways routes from London together
with the number of Avios and AAdvantage Miles required for a roundtrip Business
Class award ticket on each route:
Benefits of this status include complimentary upgrades to first
class, when available, from most fares including
award tickets but excluding ultra discounted E fares and Pay
With Miles
tickets.
Award upgrades to First
Class are only possible for Elite members
with a
ticket in booking
classes J, C or D.
With Singapore Air KrisFlyer, V fare
class tickets will earn 10 % of mileage flown towards
award miles and elite status.
One interesting sweet spot includes a very intriguing «Go Round the World
Award Ticket» that allows you to travel across the globe,
with up to 15 stopovers for 220,000 American Express points in business
class.
Cathay Pacific is providing the winner
with an additional 60,000 Asia miles, which are enough to book another round - trip
award ticket in economy
class between the West Coast and Hong Kong.
This, coupled
with their massive sign - up bonuses, makes a business
class or first
class award ticket a reality for most.
Yes, you still have to pay fees
with Iberia, and they're much more than those typically tied to United
award flights, but if there's no availability in business
class through other alliances, it might be worth it to you to pay the fee to get your business
class saver
tickets.
These routes still only cost 105,000 Japan Airlines miles for a round - trip first
class award ticket, but you'll get hit
with over $ 1,000 in taxes and fees.
with the sign up bonus itself, you can get a one way economy
ticket from / to India or will get close to a one - way business
class award.
For each alternative presented, we will tell you which card to use, any relevant bonus categories in which to do the spending, which program
with whom to book the
award ticket, and the total amount of spend required for a round trip business
class award.
If your goal is a business
class or higher cabin
award with Cathay Pacific or round the world trip, and expect to take a lot of trips in a short span
with Cathay Pacific (paid
tickets).
Qantas Points may not be earned on some fare types and booking
classes including Classic
Award flights and flights
with a QF flight number on the
ticket operated by Jetstar or Jetstar Asia other than in Economy
classes of Y, B, H, K or L (earn in L
class is eligible only when travelling on a oneworld ® fare product).
If you generally buy business
tickets with money, you may be able to save money if you can find the business
class award available and a little flexible.
you can redeem AAdvantage miles for travel
with Etihad Airlines and you would need 67,500 miles for one - way business
class award ticket from India to USA
with Etihad Airways.
Economy
class tickets to Switzerland cost roughly the same
with all of the alliances,
with the exception of American Airlines off - peak
awards.
With award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500 Avios in economy or 7,750 - 9,000 Avios in business class for any flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to book 22 flights with that 100,000 point bo
With award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500 Avios in economy or 7,750 - 9,000 Avios in business
class for any flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to book 22 flights
with that 100,000 point bo
with that 100,000 point bonus.