Not exact matches
With Aer Lingus AerClub, you can
use 26,000 Avios to book a round - trip economy
class award 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.
Generally, the only time it makes sense to book a British Airways first
class award is by
using the British Airways Travel Together
Ticket so you can get 2 first
class seats for the miles of on.
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.
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).
Unlike booking Korean Air first
class, you aren't required to
use Korean SkyPass miles to book business
class award tickets.
Let's take a look at the different airline loyalty programs you can
use to book your next business
class award ticket.
Additionally, Delta has announced that as of June 20, SkyMiles members will be able to
use their miles for a number of other products including upgrades to some cabin
classes, selecting preferred seats,
ticket change fees,
award ticket redeposit fees, same - day confirmed fees, and external
ticket charges.
• Korean Air miles can be
used on Delta and offer more availability for Upper
Class award tickets to Asia than most other programs.
When booking economy
class flights, you should always compare the cost of an
award ticket if you transfer Ultimate Rewards points to the cost of
using points to book through the Chase travel portal.
I
used to say that Miles & More also charges more miles for a first
class award ticket than United did.
The confusion began when the new
tickets were booked in «Y»
class instead of the original «T.» T is the common code
used on
award tickets and Y usually indicates paid coach fare.
You probably can't book a business or first
class award ticket, since those are significantly more expensive in cash terms than when
using miles.
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).
Quick tip: if you are planning on
using miles to upgrade, search for business
class award space prior to booking your premium economy
ticket.
Use Singapore miles on a premium
class domestic
award ticket on United (including Alaska) without fuel surcharges.
The
ticket must be booked in H
class or higher on Lufthansa in order to
use the pass and the
award ticket still incurs taxes on their
ticket.
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.
Generally, the only time it makes sense to book a British Airways first
class award is by
using the British Airways Travel Together
Ticket so you can get 2 first
class seats for the miles of on.
Unlike booking Korean Air first
class, you aren't required to
use Korean SkyPass miles to book business
class award tickets.
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.
Quick tip: if you are planning on
using your miles to upgrade, search for Business
Class award space prior to booking your Premium Economy
ticket.
Since Virgin
uses two cabin planes and doesn't count its main cabin select as an intermediary
class, it's possible to upgrade
award tickets directly from the main cabin to first
class.
However, the lack of first
class award tickets on international routes does impose an upper limit since those often represent the most valuable
use of miles.
SkyMiles offer the cheapest
award seats in economy at 80,000 miles, but
using AAdvantage miles will get you the cheapest business
class tickets.
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 you would like to
use these miles for business
class award ticket, you need another 35,000 miles (135,000 miles for round trip business
class award ticket for Trans - Atlantic routes).
Executive Platinum members will be able to
use their complimentary 500 - mile upgrade benefits on AAdvantage
award tickets for travel on American from Main Cabin to the next
class.
There are no
award charts that allow for Premium Economy seats to be solely booked
using points or miles yet but you can
use Lufthansa Miles and More miles to upgrade to Premium Economy from a paid Economy
Class ticket.
I want to
use 20000 American Express reward points and buy 60000 miles from Alitalia which would give me a total of 80000 which is needed for a rt business
class award ticket.
Using Alaska's partner
award chart, you can book a one - way
ticket from Africa to the continental US in business
class for 120,000 miles — worth about $ 2,160 based on TPG's most recent valuations — plus $ 79 in taxes and fees.
As we did our last time, we'll likely split up on the trip over and back, such that either my husband or I will get a third
award ticket, perhaps one way in business using 40,000 United miles from the over 100,000 United miles I've earned from the Ink Bold (see How to Book a Business Class Award to Hawaii) and the other a combination of AA in coach from Hawaii to the West Coast for 12,500 Avios from the British Airways Visa — 100,000 points offer plus United Business First lie flat 757 - 200, which I recently reviewed for EWR -
award ticket, perhaps one way in business
using 40,000 United miles from the over 100,000 United miles I've earned from the Ink Bold (see How to Book a Business
Class Award to Hawaii) and the other a combination of AA in coach from Hawaii to the West Coast for 12,500 Avios from the British Airways Visa — 100,000 points offer plus United Business First lie flat 757 - 200, which I recently reviewed for EWR -
Award to Hawaii) and the other a combination of AA in coach from Hawaii to the West Coast for 12,500 Avios from the British Airways Visa — 100,000 points offer plus United Business First lie flat 757 - 200, which I recently reviewed for EWR - LAX.
According to the Virgin phone rep I talked with and who priced out various itineraries for me, to purchase Upper
Class award tickets from London Heathrow to JFK, you'll need to
use 80,000 miles and about $ 800 in taxes and fees for Virgin flights, and 90,000 miles plus about $ 600 in taxes and fees to fly Delta.
An economy
class award ticket costs 60,000 Delta Skymiles, which I can manufacture at a cost of $ 400
using the American Express Delta Platinum (you only need to manufacture $ 50,000 in spending since you'll receive 10,000 bonus miles at the $ 25,000 and $ 50,000 spend levels, for a total of 70,000 Skymiles after $ 50,000 in spending).
If you do now worry about the heft Fuel surcharge that British Airways charges on
Award tickets you can consider
using you Avios and the companion
ticket to fly First
Class From North American to Europe.
↓ Good
Award Comes to an End When US Airways left the Star Alliance to join oneworld on March 31, US Airways Dividend Miles members lost the ability to book what Lucky at One Mile At A Time called, «one of the single best award ticket values in the industry» - US Airways» 90,000 - mile business class award between the U.S. and North Asia using Star Alliance carr
Award Comes to an End When US Airways left the Star Alliance to join oneworld on March 31, US Airways Dividend Miles members lost the ability to book what Lucky at One Mile At A Time called, «one of the single best
award ticket values in the industry» - US Airways» 90,000 - mile business class award between the U.S. and North Asia using Star Alliance carr
award ticket values in the industry» - US Airways» 90,000 - mile business
class award between the U.S. and North Asia using Star Alliance carr
award between the U.S. and North Asia
using Star Alliance carriers.
TravelSort Reader Jen asks: «I was lucky enough to grab some first
class Singapore Airlines
award tickets using United miles this summer, but never chose seats.
- Miles & More is the mileage program of Lufthansa as well as Austrian and SWISS, and members get more access to premium
award tickets - All three airlines are part of Star Alliance, so you can
use these miles on any of the 27 partner airlines including US Airways and United (and Miles & More
awards can be booked one - way, which US Airways
awards can not)- You can book a roundtrip domestic business
class award on United and US Airways for 35,000 miles, or a first
class ticket for 50,000 miles.
Oh, and don't even think about
using BA to book business
class award tickets to and from Europe.
Mileage Upgrade
Awards let you
use your miles to upgrade a
ticket you have already purchased from Main Cabin or Delta Comfort + ®, to First
Class or Delta One.