Singapore Airlines first class can only be booked by transferring Velocity Points to Singapore's KrisFlyer program, but
booking economy and business class seats is possible directly through Virgin Australia.
Not exact matches
Book business class when flying international
and economy when flying domestic.
Business class and first
class are where you'll get the most value for your miles, but
economy class bookings can be very useful when cash ticket prices are high.
Let's dig into some great
economy,
business,
and first
class options so you can decide how you want to
book your next trip across the Atlantic.
If you
booked these same flights with United MileagePlus miles, you would need 45,000 miles for
economy class and 80,000 miles for
business class.
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.
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.
These rates increase to 30,000 / 60,000 miles for awards
booked in premium
economy,
and 40,000 / 80,000 miles for
business class flights.
* It's important to note that all award
bookings on Etihad airways incur a partner
booking fee of $ 50 in
economy, $ 205 in
business,
and $ 300 in first
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.
You'd be charged 40,000 miles for
booking first -
class one way, 30,000 miles for
business class one way
and 17,500 miles for
economy class one way.
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And you'd booked Comfort Plus seats, so I've booked you on Premium Economy to London, and Business Class to Stockho
And you'd
booked Comfort Plus seats, so I've
booked you on Premium
Economy to London,
and Business Class to Stockho
and Business Class to Stockholm.
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.
When compared to
booking an award with Air France / KLM Flying Blue, American AAdvantage could save you $ 35 - $ 155 on
economy awards
and $ 35 - $ 465 on
business class awards.
Every month Air France releases Promo Awards that allow travelers to
book both
business and economy class award tickets at a 25 % -50 % discount.
We'll take a look at
economy,
business,
and even first
class flights to Paris that can be
booked with miles
and points.
I currently have a paid ticket
booked in
Economy class and I'm keeping my fingers crossed I'll get a chance to move up to
Business class either on the way there or back.
Since there isn't enough space for all 3 in
economy, he should
book his wife in a
business class seat while he
and his kids sit in
economy.
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.
A round - trip
economy class booking from New York to Brussels will cost 56,000 miles,
and round - trip
business class will cost 88,000 miles.
Flights that are between 2,000 - 7,600 miles long can be
booked for 41,000 miles in
economy, 82,000 miles in
business class,
and 120,000 miles in first
class.
American will announce that systemwide
and mileage upgrades will only upgrade passengers by one
class of service (i.e you'll have to book Premium Economy if you want to upgrade to Business C
class of service (i.e you'll have to
book Premium
Economy if you want to upgrade to
Business ClassClass)
If SWUs no longer allow upgrades from
Economy to
Business class that will be seen as a massive devaluation in EXP status
and, if Main Cabin Extra is no more than a few seats dotted around the cabin, most American Airlines flyers will struggle to ever reserve those seats if they don't
book 6 + months in advance — another devaluation.
The fact that the airline will offer a 787 - 9 Dreamliner on this route means that we'll have a Premium
Economy cabin to
book when upgrades look unlikely
and Business Class is expensive but, on the downside, the main
Economy Class cabin is still horribly camped with narrow seats
and poor leg room.
A lot of people have really been loving the American Express
Business Platinum card since it was updated last year to include a 50 % points rebate on all business class flights (and one chosen airline for economy flights) when booked with points through the Amex
Business Platinum card since it was updated last year to include a 50 % points rebate on all
business class flights (and one chosen airline for economy flights) when booked with points through the Amex
business class flights (
and one chosen airline for
economy flights) when
booked with points through the Amex portal.
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).
Put simply: If you have three trips you plan to
book and the first is an
Economy Class trip
and the next two are
Business Class trips, don't register for the promotion until after you've completed the
Economy Class trip — that way you maximise your bonus.
Nevertheless, middle - of - the - road or exceptional doesn't really matter here as
Business CLass is always better than Premium Economy or Economy Class and at 55,000 miles — 70,000 miles for a roundtrip long - haul Business Class booking this is a great
CLass is always better than Premium
Economy or
Economy Class and at 55,000 miles — 70,000 miles for a roundtrip long - haul Business Class booking this is a great
Class and at 55,000 miles — 70,000 miles for a roundtrip long - haul
Business Class booking this is a great
Class booking this is a great deal.
After rolling out a new A380 First Suite
and Business Class, increasing the amount of KrisFlyer miles needed for many flights
and making StarAlliance award
bookings available online, my favorite airline is changing
Economy Class fare categories
and the KrisFlyer award miles you earn!
Paying a # 140 premium (each) to
book into British Airways Premium
Economy and so give ourselves the chance of upgrading into
Business Class (Club World) was a no - brainer.
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.
Includes news that British Airways is rolling out Basic
Economy fares worldwide, details of Emirates» new 777 - 200LR
Business Class cabin, a look at how I
booked my trip to Bangkok
and how much I paid, details of Virgin Atlantic's new Basic
Economy fares, details of the changes to the Club Carlson loyalty program, yet another a new Qatar Airways Qsuite route
and a lot more.
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.
When I went to London this winter, I chose to fly the first leg in
business class (
booked with miles)
and jumped on a super-cheap
economy flight back with Norwegian Air Shuttle (you can read about how I
booked the flights here).
The deal, which ends at 3:00 a.m. ET, is automatically applied to select routes,
and includes up to $ 400 off
economy and premium
economy bookings,
and savings of up to $ 1,000 on
business class flights.
With Havana
and Dubai both offering
Business Class promo awards this time around I don't see the value in
booking Premium
Economy (unless you don't have enough miles for
Business Class)
and the idea of paying 60,000 miles just to get to Cairo
and back really doesn't appeal.
You can
book round - the world tickets on Delta (SkyTeam) for 180,000 miles in
economy and 280,000 miles in
business class, United (Star Alliance) for 180,000 miles in
economy and 260,000 miles in
business class,
and American Airlines (oneworld) for 100,000 - 160,000 miles in
economy and 180,000 - 330,000 miles in
business class (exact number depends on miles flown).
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.
And just like it was a better value to spend rewards on
business class than
economy, here we only had a minimal premium of 30 % more points to
book a junior suite for our family rather than a standard room.
Business class and first
class are where you'll get the most value for your miles, but
economy class bookings can be very useful when cash ticket prices are high.
Let's dig into some great
economy,
business,
and first
class options so you can decide how you want to
book your next trip across the Atlantic.
For transatlantic
Business Class I'll look to
book an award on American Airlines, Air France or Iberia
and, if those aren't available I'll turn my attention to cash fares (both
Business and Economy Class).
Because of this I thought I'd run a 3 - part series looking at the changes that are coming
and how they will affect those of us who mostly
book discounted
Economy Class fares
and discounted
Business Class fares — if you
book the more expensive fares then you're in luck
and you'll be doing just fine.
As the two types of fares I'm most likely to
book are Deep Discount
Economy and Deep Discount
Business Class that's what I'm going to focus on here.
While the
economy cabin is absolutely nothing to get excited about (10 - across seating in the non-MCE section makes it extremely tight and I would actively book away from this aircraft if flying in Economy) the business class cabin is a different
economy cabin is absolutely nothing to get excited about (10 - across seating in the non-MCE section makes it extremely tight
and I would actively
book away from this aircraft if flying in
Economy) the business class cabin is a different
Economy) the
business class cabin is a different story.
Finally, be aware that when redeeming LifeMiles you'll be required to
book the same cabin on every leg of your itinerary; it's not permitted to mix -
and - match
business and economy class even if that's all that is available.
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 Cl
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 Cl
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.
Check out the below
bookings in
economy and business class for a roundtrip between Boston
and Dublin.
For award tickets, you can receive a 50 % discount on first
class bookings and a 30 % discount on
business class or
economy class bookings.