There was a brief window earlier this year when it was possible to book Etihad A380
First Apartment awards using AAdvantage miles, but unfortunately there's no longer award space being released on that route.
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.
Two weeks ago I wrote that Etihad
First Apartment award availability from Abu Dhabi to New York JFK was wide open.
A TravelSort reader writes «I read your posts Etihad A380 First Apartments and Etihad A380 First Apartment: 2 Award Seats Between NYC and Abu Dhabi but I can't find any award space for even 1 Etihad A380
First Apartment award between NYC and Abu Dhabi.
A quick search yesterday turned up 5 Etihad
First Apartment award seats on the A380 flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi:
Not exact matches
In the
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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
First Apartments, and booking
first class on Garuda Indonesia thanks to an amazing award
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.
This is the second time that Frasers Hospitality has been
awarded the title, having been chosen as the
first ever recipient when the World Travel
Awards was extended to include the serviced
apartment sector in 2012.
This is the
first time in a 20 - year history that the World Travel
Awards has been extended to the serviced
apartment sector.
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 %
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 %
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 airc
First Apartments (see FAQ below) it's nonetheless fascinating to see these wholly new
first class products introduced on a commercial airc
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?
And even on these routes, advance
award availability in Etihad
First Apartment on the A380 is quite scarce, so you'll need date flexibility.
And here's some advance
award availability for Etihad
First Apartment on the A380 (as well as 777 - 300ER and A340) flights from Abu Dhabi to London: