Over the past year, we've seen how bank points, like Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and American Express Membership Rewards, have become great ways to
book economy class travel.
Not exact matches
If you're
booking an
economy class ticket and you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card, you might be better off
booking through the Chase
travel portal than transferring to an airline partner.
These flights tend to be expensive if you pay cash, but United charges only 8,000 miles each direction to
book travel in
economy class for flight under 800 miles.
It costs 12,500 miles to
book travel on United in
economy (the same as Singapore) but a crazy - high 30,000 miles in business
class and 40,000 miles in first
class.
In the promotion announced in February, pass holders can
travel coast to coast in
economy class but must
book using the Escape fare category, which is subject to seat availability.
Complimentary standard and forward zone seat assignments at time of
booking, when
traveling on Singapore Airlines / SilkAir
economy class «Lite» fares.
Complimentary standard seat assignments at time of
booking, when
traveling on Singapore Airlines / SilkAir
economy class «Lite» fares.
If you are a traveler that often
books the cheapest
economy class ticket, then there can also be strong value in redeeming points through the ThankYou program's
travel portal thanks to the 25 percent discount offered by this card.
For
economy class tickets, you'll sometimes get more value when
booking through the Citi
Travel Center.
When
booking economy class flights, you should always compare the cost of an award ticket if you transfer Ultimate Rewards points to the cost of using points to
book through the Chase
travel portal.
If you're someone who's comfortable
travelling economy class, you'll need to shell out only 40,000 MileagePlus miles for
booking a round - trip flight to and from Northern part of South America on United or on any of United's Star Alliance partner airlines such as Copa Airlines etc..
Making a one way
economy class booking on Alaska Airlines or American Airlines, for
travel from West Coast US to Hawaii, will set you back by only 12,500 Avios, which makes it one of the most economical ways to reach Hawaii from US!
You can
book an
economy class round - trip with Air France, on the LA - Tahiti route by spending just 60,000 Korean Air miles, or spend just 90,000 miles for the same
travel in business
class (in Air France or any other Korean Air SKYPASS partner).
The same pricing can be used for availing a cheaper award
booking to Australia, which normally costs around 50,000 miles for one way
economy class travel.
Any such domestic US or international
travel will cost you at least 7500 Avios for
economy class bookings, which is still an excellent deal!
If you're
booking an
economy class ticket and you have the Chase Sapphire Reserve ℠ Card, you might be better off
booking through the Chase
travel portal than transferring to an airline partner.
It costs 12,500 miles to
book travel on United in
economy (the same as Singapore) but a crazy - high 30,000 miles in business
class and 40,000 miles in first
class.
I've got some
travel booked during the promotional period but it's all in Cargo
Class Economy so I won't be earning a pile of miles with this one... still, some miles are better than no miles.
You can also
book Cathay Pacific awards, however it needs two separate awards as per the rules of AAdvantage for
travelling to India on trans - pacific routes, which means you need 57,500 miles for a one - way
economy and 85,000 miles for a one - way business
class award to India.
You can also
book Cathay Pacific awards, however it needs two separate awards as per the rules of AAdvantage for
traveling to India on trans - pacific routes, which means you need 57,500 miles for a one - way
economy and 85,000 miles for a one - way business
class award to India.
As a rule I'm not big on
booking Premium
Economy fares — I either want to
travel as cheaply as possible or I'm prepared to wait for a great Business
Class fares to appear out of Europe....
You can also
book Cathay Pacific awards, however it needs two separate awards as per the rules of AAdvantage for
traveling to India on trans - pacific routes, which means you need 62,500 miles for a one - way
economy, 110,000 miles for a one - way business
class award to India and 160,000 miles for a one way first
class award to India.
This getaway sale is great for
travel but unfortunately is horrible for mileage earning if
booked in
economy class.
Though I'm primarily discussing
economy redemptions here, I also wanted to mention that
booking through Virgin Atlantic, you can get first -
class award tickets for domestic
travel in the U.S. for an absolute steal: just 45,000 miles.
For example, when
booking with Viking (or a
travel agent) you can add on air between the US and Europe for about $ 400 per person in
economy — upgrades to premium
economy and business
class are available, too.
While we all enjoy
booking an extravagant first
class award to Asia and getting a massive amount of value out of our miles, the truth is award tickets simply aren't available every time we want to
book and some
travel needs like domestic
economy tickets don't offer such great value.
These are great prices for
travel but unfortunately, are horrible for mileage earning if
booked in
Economy Class.
For flights
booked with partners it looks like United MileagePlus is more rewarding for Discount
Economy Class travel while American's AAdvantage program is marginally more rewarding for Discount Business
Class travel.
Book your paid ticket online for
travel to any of the more than 150 places we fly to and earn double Qmiles in Premium
Class or
Economy Class from now until 19 September 2017 for
travel between 15 September 2017 and 31 May 2018.
mySQupgrade will initially allow invited customers
booked to
travel in
Economy Class, the opportunity to make a bid for a seat in Premium
Economy Class.
Pro Tip: If you
book economy class flights, you should always compare the
travel portal rate to the number of points required to
book an award flight with one of Chase's airline partners.
Travel to Australia is even better when you can avoid the carrier surcharges by booking travel on United Airlines and enjoy the more comfortable economy class on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Travel to Australia is even better when you can avoid the carrier surcharges by
booking travel on United Airlines and enjoy the more comfortable economy class on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner
travel on United Airlines and enjoy the more comfortable
economy class on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.
Qantas Points may not be earned on some fare types and
booking classes including Classic Award flights and flights with a QF flight number on the ticket operated by Jetstar or Jetstar Asia other than in
Economy classes of Y, B, H, K or L (earn in L
class is eligible only when
travelling on a oneworld ® fare product).
Thankfully, they had enough points to
book all of their international
travel in business
class, but they didn't mind flying in
economy for domestic flights within Australia.
For instance, the study found that frequent flyer points (NerdWallet refers to both points and miles as «points» for consistency) are worth significantly more for domestic
travel when you
book an
economy seat as opposed to business or first
class — unless your flight is a long one.
The rebate applies to
economy flights on the member's selected airline, or business -
class and first -
class tickets on any airline
booked through Amex
Travel when they choose to use the Pay with Points feature.
But, Amex is giving you 35 percent of your points back when you buy flights with points through American Express
Travel (you must select one airline for
economy bookings, but you get 35 percent back on ALL business and first
class flights available through Amex
Travel).
On average you'll pay 2 % less when you redeem American AAdvantage miles for
economy class awards vs.
booking the same
travel through Alaska Airlines.
I was
booked to
travel both ways in World Traveller Plus (Premium
Economy, but I was treated by Mr FWAB with an upgrade to Club World AKA Business
Class.
His strategy is to
book award
travel in
economy and business
class well in advance, and then a day or so before the flight, call in to redeem the additional miles to move up to first
class.
Complimentary baggage allowances apply for Silver, Gold and Platinum Velocity members and all members
traveling on Any Seat redemptions
booked in Saver, Flexi, Premium
Economy and Business
Class fares.