One the other hand, flying JFK - DUS is good value in both
Economy and Business Class using Avios.
Not exact matches
If you're tired of flying
economy and want to fly
Business or First
Class (without paying crazy amounts of cash), you need to earn the right type of points,
and then
use them in a smart way!
In Japan, a system of lifetime employment in many big
businesses, a tradition of employer provided benefits such as housing in many cases,
and a wage system in those kinds of
businesses where workers receive a substantial share of their annual income in the form of an annual bonus whose size can be
used to buffer good
and bad years for a company sharing risks
and rewards with workers instead of limiting the risks
and rewards to an investor
class, have contributed to low levels of income inequality in the Japanese
economy relative to comparably developed countries with comparable levels of government spending on welfare state type programs in other countries.
Like U.S. to Europe,
using your KrisFlyer member miles from the U.S. to the Middle East
and North Africa is solid value at 37,500 miles in
economy class, 57,400 in
business,
and 75,000 bonus miles in first.
Because Arrival Plus miles are worth the same amount for domestic
and international flights in
economy and business class, you'll always get the same value no matter how you
use your miles.
If you're tired of flying
economy and want to fly
Business or First
Class (without paying crazy amounts of cash), you need to earn the right type of points,
and then
use them in a smart way!
Best of all, by
using miles
and points effectively, you can easily save nearly $ 10,000 per person on this trip, or make a luxury
Business Class getaway possible for less than what others pay for an
Economy seat!
Should you want to stop in Fiji for a longer period of time
and then head elsewhere in the Pacific
using American miles, award flights to elsewhere in the South Pacific, Australia
and New Zealand come in at 20,000 miles in
Economy and 30,000 miles in
Business Class.
When
using your Delta miles, you have the ability to book China Airlines (based in Taipei), China Eastern
and Shanghai Airlines (based in Shanghai), China Southern (based in Guangzhou)
and Xiamen Airlines (based in Xiamen), in
business class for only 95,000 SkyMiles in each direction, or you can book
economy class for only 45,000 SkyMiles.
Because Arrival Plus miles are worth the same amount for domestic
and international flights in
economy and business class, you'll always get the same value no matter how you
use your miles.
If you are going to
use the points on a British Airways flight, know that you will be paying high fuel surcharges: $ 650 - $ 1250 for
economy and $ 1250 for
business class.
What this means is that you can make
use of FlyingBlue's 50,000 - mile
economy class round trip
and 100,000 - mile
business class round - trip to visit these locations.
If you want to
use SkyMiles to book a flight on Air France, you're going to pay 10,000 more miles for
economy class and 30,000 more miles for
business class than if you booked an award flight on Delta.
One of their answers was with the American Express
Business Platinum Card and its 50 % rebate on points used for paid fares in economy class on your selected airline, or business / first class fares on any
Business Platinum Card
and its 50 % rebate on points
used for paid fares in
economy class on your selected airline, or
business / first class fares on any
business / first
class fares on any airline.
The 767 - 300ERs that Condor will
use on the route are outfitted with 18 seats in
business class, 35 seats in premium
economy,
and 206 seats in
economy.
Delta will operate the route
using Boeing 777 - 200LR aircraft, equipped with 291 seats, including 37 lie - flat seats in the Delta One
business -
class cabin, 36 seats in Delta Comfort +, the carrier's premium
economy lite section,
and 218 seats in
economy.
The additional flights will operate
using Boeing 737 aircraft, equipped with 16 seats in
business class and 134 seats in
economy class.
American plans to operate the service
using newly - retrofitted Boeing 777 - 200ER aircraft with 45 new lie - flat
business -
class seats, 45 premium
economy lite Main Cabin Extra,
and 170 seats in coach.
Cathay's 777 - 300ERs that will be
used on the route are equipped with six suites in first
class, 53 lie - flat seats in
business, 34 seats in premium
economy,
and 182 seats in
economy.
The new flights operate
using Embraer 190 aircraft, outfitted with 11 seats in premier
business class,
and 88 seats in
economy class.
Aeromexico's 737s to be
used on this route are configured with 12 seats in
business class, 18 seats in tourist plus, the airline's premium
economy lite section,
and 94 seats in
economy.
While none of the Airbus A350s currently in service offer first -
class cabins, the airlines that
use the jet have installed the latest versions of
business, premium
economy and economy seats on their new aircraft.
It will
use an Airbus A330 - 200 on the route, with
business (19 seats)
and economy class (269 seats) only, no premium
economy or first
class.
If you have a bunch of KrisFlyer miles or Citi Thank You points
and don't know what to do with them,
using them to upgrade from premium
economy class to
business class with this sale can be a good deal.
However, I would recommend buying a premium
economy class ticket
and then
using miles to upgrade to
business class.
Other eye - catching developments include Thai Airways» new - look
business and economy class cabins, which have been designed to reflect Thai culture
and traditions through the
use of materials, lighting, artwork
and branding, while China Airlines has followed in Air New Zealand's footsteps by introducing the spacious «Skycouch» on its new Boeing 777s.
Thus, I'd probably try to
use Alaskan miles on American to get to Europe,
and although finding availability in
business class can be difficult, that off - peak 40,000 redemption in AA
economy is very nice.
More importantly the summer season will offer a Premium
Economy option which should be of
use to those who hate the ultra-confined feel of the Dreamliner's
Economy Class cabin (31 ″ of seat pitch
and 17 ″ of seat width should be illegal) but who also don't wish to pay for
Business Class.
The
economy redemption to Europe for 55,000 miles is decent but the mileage requirement for 88,000 miles to Europe in
business class is one of the best sweet spot redemptions out there
and absolutely one of the best ways to
use miles
and points to get to Europe.
Some airlines, particularly British carriers such as as Virgin Atlantic
and British Airways,
use the term premium
economy in place of
business for the
class of service between
economy and first
class.
American will operate the service
using Boeing 787 - 8 Dreamliner aircraft, equipped with 28 lie - flat seats in
business class, 48 seats in Main Cabin Extra, the airline's premium
economy lite section,
and 150 seats in
economy.
Below, we will show you some of the best options for
using your points for
economy class,
business class,
and first
class flights.
British Airways will operate the Ft. Lauderdale route
using its 3 -
class Boeing 777 aircraft offering Business, Premium Economy and Economy Class ca
class Boeing 777 aircraft offering
Business, Premium
Economy and Economy Class ca
Class cabins.
JAL will operate the service
using Boeing 777 - 300ER aircraft, equipped with eight suites in first
class, 39 suites in
business class, 40 seats in premium
economy,
and 147 seats in
economy.
If you have a bunch of KrisFlyer miles or Citi Thank You points
and don't know what to do with them,
using them to upgrade from Premium
Economy Class to
Business Class with this sale can be a good deal.
Singapore charges the same number of miles as United for flights to the Caribbean — 35,000 miles in
economy and 60,000 in
business class — so there's no real benefit to
using one program over the other, except if you do not have enough Ultimate Rewards points to transfer to United.
Like U.S. to Europe,
using your KrisFlyer member miles from the U.S. to the Middle East
and North Africa is solid value at 37,500 miles in
economy class, 57,400 in
business,
and 75,000 bonus miles in first.
If you have a bunch of Singapore Air KrisFlyer miles or Citi Thank You points
and don't know what to do with them,
using them to upgrade from Singapore Air Premium
Economy Class to
Business Class with this sale can be a good deal.
And the best part about
using miles to upgrade from Premium
Economy to
Business Class, it won't cost you any more money.
Alternatively, purchase your own premium
economy fare
and use the miles to upgrade to
business class.
I mainly book long - haul flights
and, up until now, I've had a very simple tactic: Book
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business
economy class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible and use systemwide upgrades to move from Economy Class into Business C
class fares on American Airlines for as cheap as possible
and use systemwide upgrades to move from
Economy Class into Business
Economy Class into Business C
Class into
Business ClassClass.
I consider them a premium airline
and they offer
Economy, Premium
Economy,
Business Class and First
Class, depending on the route
and plane
used.
The A350 - 900 aircraft that will be
used in the operation for these flights will feature a three -
class business,
economy and premium
economy configuration.
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.
Lufthansa is
using a 298 - seat A340 - 300 with
business class, premium
economy and regular
economy seating.
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.
Virgin Australia has rolled out the first of its five 777 - 300ERs — the model it
uses on its transpacific service to Los Angeles — to complete a major overhaul, giving the aircraft a new
business class cabin, a refreshed Premium
Economy section,
and new extra-legroom seating in the main cabin.
Each of the airline's new flights will be operated
using three -
class Boeing 777 - 300ER aircraft, outfitted with
business, Premium
Economy, and economy
Economy,
and economyeconomy class.
To that end, below I have a list of various regions throughout the world
and the best miles to
use to travel to them in
economy,
business, or first
class.
Cathay's 777 - 300ER aircraft that are
used to operate the additional flights are outfitted with six suites in first
class, 53 lie - flat seats in
business class, 34 seats in premium
economy,
and 182 seats in
economy class.