Business and
First Class awards often cost less than double an economy award, so miles are fantastic for people who want to fly premium cabins.
Not exact matches
Every so
often we come across a
first -
class adult dating site, one that's so good it manages to become an
award - winning dating site.
While business and
first class award space are
often sparse, it's definitely worth booking if you can snag it.
While we
often talk about booking United business
class and
first class, this extra economy
award space can be extremely useful when you need to book a flight but ticket prices are sky high.
While business and
first class award space are
often sparse, it's definitely worth booking if you can snag it.
This
often makes economy
award tickets too expensive to make sense, but the fees are much more reasonable when you're redeeming for
first class.
Since business travel plummets during holiday weeks, airlines
often make
first -
class awards available at the saver
award level even when economy seats are selling like hotcakes.
I've
often said that, generally, I can't bring myself to cough up the extra miles needed for a
First Class award ticket when Business
Class on most airlines is more than good enough for me (that's not me being low - maintenance, that's just how good the Business
Class hard product
often is) but I'll happily do whatever it takes not to sit in Economy.
Contrast that to what I saw when searching for departures from Frankfurt, Milan, Paris and Zürich where I
often saw 2
First Class awards and up to 8 Business
Class awards available on the same flight!
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.
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.
Award travel enthusiasts often focus on earning first class flights and five - star hotels, but sometimes the best value can be found further down on the award c
Award travel enthusiasts
often focus on earning
first class flights and five - star hotels, but sometimes the best value can be found further down on the
award c
award chart.
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.
The problem Cathay Pacific is experiencing is high demand for its
first class award seats from those with AAdvantage miles, with these seats
often booked soon after the
award calendar opens, leaving no
award availability for its own Asia Miles frequent flyer members who may seek to book just a few months before the date of departure.
The
first thing to notice is that
awards in economy are
often very cheap, but
awards in business
class are
often 2.5 x the price, which makes them extremely expensive.
Casey's story might not be as glamorous as a
first class award flight overseas or a free weekend stay in a top - tier hotel, but it shows how much value there is to be found in places that are
often overlooked.
This used to be an absolute «secret weapon» when it comes to
award availability, given that there were
often at least
first and business
class award seats available.
The flight also
often has two
first class award seats available.
For example, on routes to Asia they
often seem to have at least seven
first class award seats or no
first class award seats, but rarely inbetween.
As a rule of thumb,
first class award availability is
often better than business
class award availability, as backwards as it may seem.
i have
often been told by aa that there is no
first class award availability when the cathay website shows availability for cathay miles.
For our Cathay Pacific
First Class award flight (which I often book for clients with my Award Booking Service), on the return my husband and I switched so that I could try first class with the munc
First Class award flight (which I often book for clients with my Award Booking Service), on the return my husband and I switched so that I could try first class with the munc
Class award flight (which I often book for clients with my Award Booking Service), on the return my husband and I switched so that I could try first class with the munc
award flight (which I
often book for clients with my
Award Booking Service), on the return my husband and I switched so that I could try first class with the munc
Award Booking Service), on the return my husband and I switched so that I could try
first class with the munc
first class with the munc
class with the munchkin.
However, you may be more interested in booking
award flights in coach, and you can
often get two or even three round - trip economy flights for the same number of points or miles as a single business or
first -
class flight.
Alternatively, consider routing via Asia; for example, try flying Korean Air
First Class, which
often has excellent
award availability, even for
First Class.