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As I discuss in the linked article below, you can find some good sweet spots in this program, such as flying business class from North America to Brazil.

This isn't as sweet of a deal as flying business class or going with Aer Lingus, but, it's still relatively cheap to get across the ocean.

Not exact matches

You can stretch out as if you were flying in business class.

Business and first class fares can get as high as 150 % of the base miles flown.

My goal is fly as many international business and first class flights from SFO to Asia and Oceania as possible.

If you fly Virgin Australia business class, the business class cabin is also arranged as 1 -2-1 — but its reverse herringbone layout provides much more privacy.

While the redemption rates with Air France / KLM Flying Blue might not be as competitive as Korean Air or Delta when booking a Korean Air business class award, there are many more options to earn Flying Blue miles.

Even those flying in first or business class can find useful tips, as it turns out there are bad seats even in the best classes.

Don't: Flying Blue is not great for booking business class, as the points required are often way more than other transfer partners.

You may fly on Alaska — but not on other partners — for no additional miles in order to connect to a partner flight, so you could theoretically fly from as far as Orlando or Fort Lauderdale to Seattle in First Class on Alaska, then onwards in Business Class on Cathay Pacific from Seattle to Hong Kong and Hong Kong to Johannesburg, taking the extreme long way around the globe.

If you fly Virgin Australia business class, the business class cabin is also arranged as 1 -2-1 — but its reverse herringbone layout provides much more privacy.

Start looking for business class award space as soon as you know the routes you want to fly and what days you are free to fly them.

Flying out of Ho Chi Minh airport as business class passengers, we were given a choice between a couple of amenities.

If your flights are more than 650 miles, you can still find some great value with British Airways Avios when flying within Asia and Europe, as they often have some of the better redemption rates for both economy class and business class.

These will include various business and first class products you can fly, as well as some routes with great pricing.

To / from Detroit, Delta One suites are not available to partners at all and are priced at a remarkable 200,000 Skymiles each way (as a comparison, you can fly on other planes for as low as 80,000 Skymiles one - way in business class).

Though you might initially think of Singapore Airlines or All Nippon Airways (ANA) business class as a way to fly to Asia, you might want to consider EVA Air for one of these transpacific journeys too.

This is also in line with Donna's goal to fly business class or first class as much as possible on this trip, as a business / first award booking with a stopover in Luxembourg takes no more points than a direct flight back to Chicago would entail.

We generally would not recommend spending 115,000 Delta miles to fly business class, as there are a handful of other airlines that offer much more economical awards to Australia and the South Pacific.

I think if you fly business class then traditional airline programs are good, such as Aeroplan and Alaska Air and American Airlines.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I redeemed 50,000 American Airlines miles to fly one - way from the U.S. to Europe in business class.

As SAA is a member of Star Alliance, Gold members can use the lounge even if they're not flying business class.

As Delta has massively devalued its own award chart, many SkyTeam travelers are now taking a closer look at Flying Blue as their gateway to not only domestic Delta flights, but also the glamorous Air France business and first class, which is primarily only available to Flying Blue members with elite statuAs Delta has massively devalued its own award chart, many SkyTeam travelers are now taking a closer look at Flying Blue as their gateway to not only domestic Delta flights, but also the glamorous Air France business and first class, which is primarily only available to Flying Blue members with elite statuas their gateway to not only domestic Delta flights, but also the glamorous Air France business and first class, which is primarily only available to Flying Blue members with elite status.

Don't: Flying Blue is not great for booking business class, as the points required are often way more than other transfer partners.

Price were around $ 10 - $ 11, but if you're flying Business Class you might as well just wait until you're served on the plane.

I was flying Aeroflot on this particular day, although not in Business Class nor as a SkyTeam elite.

To be able to fly this product for the same price as United business class is a steal.

In some cases, you might be able to earn up to 80 % more miles when flying first class or business on different partners, such as British Airways or Cathay Pacific.

Flying economy from North America to Ireland is a bargain, but you can still get a decent deal by flying business class as Aer Lingus is competitive with the legacy American carriers for mileage requirements and they don't charge a fuel surcFlying economy from North America to Ireland is a bargain, but you can still get a decent deal by flying business class as Aer Lingus is competitive with the legacy American carriers for mileage requirements and they don't charge a fuel surcflying business class as Aer Lingus is competitive with the legacy American carriers for mileage requirements and they don't charge a fuel surcharge.

Another partner flight option with Flying Blue where you can expect to the same rate as booking directly through Delta (30,000 miles for economy and 60,000 for business class).

Members, those on one - time $ 50 day passes, Priority Pass cardholders (but not including «Select» members who get cards as a credit card bennie), United MileagePlus Explorer Card holders, international first and business class passengers, Star Alliance Gold members and BusinessFirst passengers flying on United's p.s. flights to New York - JFK.

As a result, buying miles can often be a cheaper way to fly in business or first class than purchasing a normal ticket.

United flies its modern lie - flat business class cabin to Hawaii from New York (Newark), Washington, and San Francisco (with the NYC — Honolulu flight clocking at over 11 hours, it's almost as long as between the East Coast and Asia).

While it does offer some great benefits as a World Elite MasterCard, this is not the card for jetsetters, savvy business travelers and those who aspire to fly in first class around the world.

Gold Members can guest up to 5 other flyers into the Business Class lounges only as long as all passengers are flying on the same record locator.

Joanna and I flew with Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles to Tahiti as part of our Bora Bora trip and, although our Business Class tickets with the airline entitled us to entry to the Los Angeles International Lounge (in the Tom Bradley Terminal), we chose to use my Priority Pass membership (courtesy of my Citi Prestige credit card) to visit the Korean Air Lounge instead.

Another option to Dubai would be to fly KLM out of Amsterdam and, as KLM flys its new 787 - 9 Dreamliners between Amsterdam and Dubai, that's another way to ensure you get an all - aisle - access Business Class cabin.

The reviews of this product have been varied and, while it's clearly not a bad way to fly at all, don't expect the same amount of space as you get in a Business Class seat on one of American's 777 - 300ERs.

The previous award chart was somewhat confusing, and charged more if you were flying on a new business - or first - class seat, such as the Prestige Sleeper, First Kosmo Sleeper or Kosmo Suite.

American have continued their assault on award redemptions to Hawaii by implementing a 40 % increase in the number of miles needed for a Business Class ticket but, in the case of partner awards, this doesn't make much difference as most people would be flying to Hawaii on American Airlines and not a partner airline anyway.

This includes super elite Global Services members who are not flying business or first class - we asked United for clarification on this and they restated the strict policy: Customers ticketed for United Polaris business class or United Polaris first class, as well as customers traveling in international first or business class cabins on Star Alliance ™ partner airlines will have access to the United Polaris lounges.

For example, since business class flights to Hong Kong cost about the same as direct flights to Japan, you might consider flying there with a stopover in Japan.

Unsurprisingly, as Ft. Lauderdale is primarily a leisure route, British Airways isn't employing an aircraft with a large Business Class cabin — just 40 seats — but that's still 40 more Business Class seats flying in and out of Miami 3 - 4 times a week.

As is the case with first class, it will be easier to book one award seat (maybe 2, if you're lucky) if you want to fly Qantas business class.

Often those flying first class or business class might receive access to the lounge as part of the first class amenities

With 63,000 Japan Airlines miles, you can fly British Airways in business class from cities such as New York City (JFK), Chicago (ORD), and Dallas (DFW).

While the redemption rates with Air France / KLM Flying Blue might not be as competitive as Korean Air or Delta when booking a Korean Air business class award, there are many more options to earn Flying Blue miles.

If you see that Korean Air will be flying a Boeing 787 - 9 or Boeing 747 - 8, you will get to try their business class seat known as the Apex Suite.

These were definitely the short - haul aircraft to fly as they came with Qatar Airways crews (complete with Qatar Airways service) and, more importantly, Qatar Airways Business Class cabins with lie flat beds.

It's also worth noting that Discounted Business Class fares on LAN on earn EQD at 20 % of miles flown as compared to 25 % on most the airlines I've looked at so far.