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 planning to
book an economy class flight on Delta, you can use 100,000 Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles.
Currently, you can
book economy class flights from the west coast to Hawaii for 25,000 Korean Air SkyPass miles (on Delta) or 25,000 British Airways Avios (on Alaska Airlines or American Airlines).
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.
Not exact matches
Back in 2005 in my
book Flight of the Creative
Class, I warned that there were only two things that could derail America's high - powered innovative
economy.
These points and miles are less valuable when used for domestic
flights in
economy class, especially when travelers have the ability to
book flights with plenty of advanced notice.
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.
The fee applies to passengers
booking the airline's lowest
economy class Tango fares, as of Thursday for
flights as of Nov. 2.
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to
book off - peak
economy class award tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on
flights operated by American Airlines.
Fortunately, a one - way
flight in
economy class can be
booked with just 8,000 United miles for
flights under 800 miles.
Additionally, a companion discount benefit allows the primary cardholders to
book a
flight between North America and Hawaii in
economy class with a 50 percent discount.
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.
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to for
economy class awards, but they are a solid way to
book business
class awards on Delta
flights.
When you
book flights with British Airways in the lowest
economy fare
class, the number of Avios you earn is equal to 25 % of the miles you fly.
If you want to
book the same award
flight in
economy class, it will only be 23,000 Avios for a one - way award
booking.
With award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500 Avios in
economy or 7,750 - 9,000 Avios in business
class for any
flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to
book 22
flights with that 100,000 point bonus.
Economy flights booked with cash can also be upgraded to First
Class Saver for 60,000 HawaiianMiles, or to First
Class Flex for 120,000 HawaiianMiles.
Additionally, a companion discount benefit allows the primary cardholders to
book a
flight between North America and Hawaii in
economy class with a 50 percent discount.
All the redemptions above can actually be
booked with Korean Air SKYPASS miles for a bit cheaper: 10,000 miles for
flights within Korea, 30,000 miles within Asia (China and Japan, for example), and 70,000 miles from Seoul to Honolulu — all in
economy class.
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to for
economy class awards, but they are a solid way to
book business
class awards on Delta
flights.
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.
Economy flights booked with cash can be upgraded to First
Class Saver for additional 90,000 HawaiianMiles, or to First
Class Flex for an additional 180,000 HawaiianMiles.
Economy flights booked with cash can be upgraded to First
Class Saver for 110,000 HawaiianMiles or to First
Class Flex for 220,000 HawaiianMiles.
Travelers can
book flights that are between 2,001 - 4,000 miles in length for 60,000 HawaiianMiles in
economy, 90,000 miles in premium
economy, and 120,000 miles in first
class.
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.
Economy flights booked with cash can be upgraded to First
Class Saver for 50,000 HawaiianMiles and to First
Class Flex for 100,000 HawaiianMiles more.
Flights longer than 4,000 miles can be
booked for 100,000 HawaiianMiles in
economy, 150,000 miles in premium
economy, or 200,000 miles in first
class.
Economy flights booked with cash can be upgraded to First
Class Saver for an additional 7,500 miles, or to First
Class Flex for additional 15,000 miles.
It is not uncommon for these
flights to cost over $ 1,000 in
economy class, so if you want to visit the exotic destination of Christmas Island, save that cash and
book with Velocity points instead!
I
booked my recent
flight to Japan with JAL and sat in the Premium
Economy Class for the first time.
This classification makes Flying Blue a go - to program for
booking economy class award
flights to Israel, Morocco, and more.
Airline: Singapore Airlines Aircraft: Boeing 777
Flight #: SQ 227 Route: (SGN >) * SIN > MEL Date: October 15, 2017 Duration: 7 hr 25 min Cabin & Layout: Business
Class, 12 seats, 1 -2-1, lie - flat Seats: 11D, 11F Miles Used: 46,750 Singapore KrisFlyer Miles per person (including SGN > SIN * since this was 1
booking) Taxes & Fees Paid: $ 212 USD per person Typical Retail Cost: $ 1,425 USD per person (SGN > SIN > MEL) Typical
Economy Cost: ~ $ 580 USD per person
FlexPerks are also good for those who often
book flights where the value of traditional airline miles is relatively low, such as domestic
economy class tickets.
Airline: Singapore Airlines Aircraft: A330
Flight #: SQ177 Route: SGN > SIN (> MEL *) Date: October 14, 2017 Duration: 2 hr Cabin & Layout: Business
Class, 30 seats, 2 -2-2, angled Seats: 12H, 12K Miles Used: 46,750 Singapore KrisFlyer Miles per person (including > MEL * portion since this was 1
booking) Taxes & Fees Paid: $ 212 USD per person Typical Retail Cost: $ 1,425 USD per person (SGN > SIN > MEL) Typical
Economy Cost: ~ $ 580 USD per person
Thanks to Korean Air's SkyTeam partner, you can
book an award
flight on Air France in
economy class from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tahiti (PPT) for 60,000 Korean Air SkyPass miles.
Head to Paris:
Book a one - way
flight in business
class on Air France for 85,000 SkyMiles or fly
economy class round - trip for just 30,000 SkyMiles each way!
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..
Round - trip
economy class flight bookings (of saver level, inside the lower 48) can be made using 25,000 MileagePlus miles.
On the other hand, round - trip
economy class flight bookings to Alaska cost only 35,000 MileagePlus miles.
Recently he found another award
flight on that same route for 42,500 points when the
economy class was
booking at 70,000!
You can
book a round - trip
economy class award
flight for only 56,000 miles if
economy is more your style.
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.
We'll take a look at
economy, business, and even first
class flights to Paris that can be
booked with miles and points.
While convenient, such electronic expense report systems may also flag expenses in violation of company rules or limits — such as paying for a business
class seat on a
flight when the employee should have
booked an
economy ticket instead.
If you want to
book the same award
flight in
economy class, it will only be 23,000 Avios for a one - way award
booking.
When you
book flights with British Airways in the lowest
economy fare
class, the number of Avios you earn is equal to 25 % of the miles you fly.
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.
A
flight from the U.S. to Europe or North Africa
booked with Alitalia will only cost 50,000 miles round - trip in
economy class or 80,000 miles round - trip in business
class.
From Zone 1, you can
book a nonstop
economy class flight from California, Oregon, or Washington for only 24,000 KrisFlyer miles round - trip.
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 portal.