Sentences with phrase «class using avios»

The cost to book a Premium Economy ticket and upgrade to Business Class using Avios to upgrade costs $ 2,197 + 25,000 Avios.

This means you purchase a fare with cash and then upgrade the class using Avios.

One the other hand, flying JFK - DUS is good value in both Economy and Business Class using Avios.

Not exact matches

With Aer Lingus AerClub, you can use 26,000 Avios to book a round - trip economy class award ticket.

Using British Airways Avios won't be a great way to book this flight, but you can use 63,000 Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles or 80,000 American AAdvantage miles for a round - trip business class award.

I used the Chase British Airways Travel Together benefit for first class redemption, but the combination of devaluing the Avios program for premium seats and now devaluing Membership Rewards transfers is making this proposition much less attractive.

In case you don't have a lot of miles to spare, but still want the chance to experience First Class, try using your British Airways Avios on a relatively short route.

Design the perfect getaway: Using the Ultimate Rewards site, you can transfer points to airline and hotel partners to book an exciting vacation, like a one - way business - class flight on Japan Airlines from Los Angeles to Tokyo for 75,000 British Airways Avios!

Again, the Avios can be used to redeem for first - class upgrades on British Airways flights (upgrade cost will vary be flight).

However, if you hunt around on different dates, you can find flights using 3 - cabin aircraft with first class for 18,000 Avios.

But if you pay for first class flights regularly, using Avios can still be a good deal.

British Airways Avios aren't the ideal miles for long haul or premium cabin flights, but you can still use them is some scenarios for flights to Europe, or flights in business or first class.

I had one reader ask me recently if he could use his Avios points for an economy class flight from Seattle to London.

Matthew booked another point - based flight in Aer Lingus business class from Boston to Dublin using British Airways Avios.

With Aer Lingus AerClub, you can use 26,000 Avios to book a round - trip economy class award ticket.

Fly British Airways First Class With a Companion by Using Miles and the Travel Together Ticket (British Airways Avios)

Using British Airways Avios won't be a great way to book this flight, but you can use 63,000 Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles or 80,000 American AAdvantage miles for a round - trip business class award.

Travelers are now left in the rather quirky position where they can book a Qatar Airways Business Class flight using Avios / AAdvantage Miles / JAL Mileage Bank / any other oneworld currency and get lounge access but, should they actually pay Qatar Airways for a fare and then upgrade that fare with Qatar Airways» own currency, they're treated like second class citiClass flight using Avios / AAdvantage Miles / JAL Mileage Bank / any other oneworld currency and get lounge access but, should they actually pay Qatar Airways for a fare and then upgrade that fare with Qatar Airways» own currency, they're treated like second class citiclass citizens.

You can use Iberia Avios to get to the following cities in business class for only 68,000 Avios roundtrip:

To upgrade your class of service, you first start by purchasing your airfare (hopefully using your new BA card to earn triple Avios).

I'm happy that I'm going to get to try out the Iberia A350 Business Class cabin without having to find a good long - haul Business Class fare (or burn a lot of Avios / AAdvantage Miles) but I'm delighted that I got such good value out of the 3,000 Ultimate Rewards points I used.

While First Class is out of the reach of most us under normal circumstances it comes within reach when you combine some of the very good British Airways Business Class fares I post on the Airfare Deals page with the upgrade using Avios option.

While I gave the example that 125,000 Avios could be used for five round - trip flights to Hawaii, 125,000 AAdvantage miles are almost enough for a single first - class flight on Cathay Pacific to Hong Kong.

That's $ 245 more in fees just for booking the Business Class award using Avios from the British Airways Executive Club.

In order to upgrade using Avios there simply has to be Business Class award availability on the flight in question....

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A good examaple is Iberia's business class from New York's JFK to Madrid using Iberia Avios.

The ability to fly American Airlines domestic flights with Avios and business class flights to / from Madrid from several US cities make this program a great way to use your Chase Ultimate Rewards points.

On the flying front British Airways took a hatchet to the Executive Club earning rates (amongst a lot of other things) earlier this year — Most Economy Class tickets earn a lot less Avios than they used to.

If your main source of Avios is from flying on discount Premium Economy fares or Economy Class fares and you like to use your Avios to book long - haul premium cabin flights, then there's an excellent chance you should be collecting AAdvantage Miles instead.

Again, the Avios can be used to redeem for first - class upgrades on British Airways flights (upgrade cost will vary be flight).

Similarly, using Avios on Alaska will cost the same 12,500 points each way in economy class and 37,500 points each way in business class.

As a result, I think Avios from both programs can be a smart way to use Membership Rewards to book business class.

I flew Cathay Pacific First Class from New York to Vancouver using 37.5 K Avios and thought it was a great deal.

I generally wouldn't recommend using British Airways Avios for business class awards to Europe because the fees can be so high but if you fly on a partner from the East Coast, it's not bad at all.

We looked at a business class booking from LAX to EDI this summer that had surcharges of ~ $ 2,500 on the BA website when using Avios.

As for my return, I booked Lisbon — Frankfurt — Chicago in Lufthansa First Class using 62,500 Air Canada Aeroplan miles, transferred from American Express Membership Rewards, and then Chicago - Pittsburgh with 4,500 Avios (there wasn't availability on the United flight, plus I would have had to have called Air Canada to book a 3 - flight one - way itinerary which would have incurred a $ 30 phone fee, so I was okay with spending Avios and flying American over United when a terminal change would be required for both).

Update: Check out my article on using Iberia Avios to book business class tickets to Europe for updated information on Avios sweet spots.

Since British Airways uses a distance - based award chart, this route will cost you only 20K Avios in Economy and 40K in Business Class, which represents a better value all around versus using AA miles.

Those 37.5 K Avios is what is used to cost to fly in First Class on those same flights.

If you want to fly in first class, you can use Avios to upgrade.

Here's a look at how to use Avios to book business class to Europe and even a secret sweet spot you might be able to take advantage of!

I recently wrote an article on how you could use that bonus to get to Europe in business class roundtrip with Iberia Avios for roughly 40,000 points.

I love using Avios because it's only 4,500 points for a one - way economy class ticket for a flight within 650 miles.

Using the formula, to upgrade from Premium Economy to Business Class would cost: 50,000 (Business Class cabin I want to upgrade to)-- 37,500 (Premium Economy cabin I'm booking in) = 12,500 Avios.

This makes sense for anyone that would either book a Business Class ticket anyway or who might need to book British Airways flights to London using Avios because of the huge fuel surcharges.

That being said, there are still some great redemption opportunities using British Airways Avios, in particular for shorthaul flights in coach or business class, where you can get a roundtrip for as few as 9,000 Avios.

However, the problem with using Avios is that britishairways.com is terribly buggy and requires some finessing to be able to book awards, like first class on three - cabin planes, which they often run on transcontinental routes.

But now that you know the best uses, you can get terrific value for your Avios, regardless of whether you prefer economy or premium class, or tend to take either international or domestic flights.

For example, if you wanted to use Avios to book American flights, flying transcontinentally from New York to Los Angeles would only cost you 9,000 Avios with this bonus instead of 12,500 each way in economy, and 18,000 Avios instead of 25,000 in business class.