For example, a one way domestic
business class award ticket in the contiguous U.S. redeemed through Singapore Airlines will cost 20,000 miles, 17,500 economy to Hawaii or 30,000 business to Hawaii.
Not exact matches
On an American Airlines flight,
business class and first
class award bookings will include about $ 280
in taxes and fees for a round - trip
ticket.
In fact, the pricing on Business class Saver awards is so reasonable that cardholders who normally couldn't afford business class could easily rack up enough United Miles to fund a round - trip ticket to Europe or Asia in business clas
In fact, the pricing on
Business class Saver awards is so reasonable that cardholders who normally couldn't afford business class could easily rack up enough United Miles to fund a round - trip ticket to Europe or Asia in busines
Business class Saver
awards is so reasonable that cardholders who normally couldn't afford
business class could easily rack up enough United Miles to fund a round - trip ticket to Europe or Asia in busines
business class could easily rack up enough United Miles to fund a round - trip
ticket to Europe or Asia
in business clas
in businessbusiness class.
Landing a premium
class award ticket in First or
Business class on Singapore has traditionally been a difficult task for North American points and miles collectors due to the common Singapore Airlines practice of offering first and business class award space almost solely to members of their own KrisFlyer
Business class on Singapore has traditionally been a difficult task for North American points and miles collectors due to the common Singapore Airlines practice of offering first and
business class award space almost solely to members of their own KrisFlyer
business class award space almost solely to members of their own KrisFlyer program.
Expect to pay ~ $ 400
in fuel surcharges and taxes per long - haul segment on
award bookings, but that's still cheaper than paying for a
business or first
class ticket.
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.
If you've still got an Aeroplan / SWISS First
award ticket (s) hanging around
in an ambiguous state it might be worth holding on to it until you can change it to a Lufthansa First or
Business Class ticket.
As per
award chart, a round - trip
ticket from New York City to Honolulu costs 35,000 Elevate points
in economy and 80,000 points
in business class.
Award tickets in business class are usually in the range of 1.5 times the price of an award ticket in economy c
Award tickets in business class are usually
in the range of 1.5 times the price of an
award ticket in economy c
award ticket in economy
class.
Head off for a weekend
in Mexico or the Caribbean
in coach
class for as little as 25,000 miles round - trip for an off - peak
award ticket, or 50,000 miles round - trip
in business class for a MileSAAver
award ticket.
You probably can't book a
business or first
class award ticket, since those are significantly more expensive
in cash terms than when using miles.
What I like about the below is that one credit card bonus would give you enough
award miles to book a one - way
ticket in business class (or round - trip
in economy).
A United round - trip
ticket in business class will only cost you 88,000 ANA
award miles, or 55,000
award miles
in economy, and ANA doesn't add fuel surcharges on United flights.
You can fly Emirates or Qatar Airways
in business class on a one - way
award ticket for 66,000 Enrich miles from the U.S. East Coast to the Middle East.
This is because round - trip flights operated by Delta and originating
in the U.S. do not incur fuel surcharges, thus keeping your out of pocket expenses below $ 200 for both economy and
business class award tickets.
For 50,000 Flying Club miles, you can book a round - trip
award ticket on South African Airways
in business class from Washington - Dulles (IAD).
If there is no
award availability
in economy, then redeeming your miles for a
business class ticket still makes economic sense.
Often if you are looking to build
in a stopover, even redeeming the number of miles required for a
business class award ticket will save you some money over a revenue
ticket.
If by chance the
award you're looking at goes down
in price (which will be true for economy and
business class tickets to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, as well as economy
class tickets to India and the Middle East) then you may also call American and ask them to re-price the
award to refund the extra miles back to your account.
United typically charges 115,000 miles for round trip
business class awards from the US to Europe, so even if you value the hotel at $ 125 per night, you're getting $ 875
in hotel plus $ 2,500 (or more)
in value if you can redeem for a
business class round trip
ticket.
Europeans frequently have access to transatlantic
Business Class sales where the fares are well under $ 2,000 roundtrip (like here and here), so why would anybody pay over $ 3,400 for 115,000 miles
in a sale like this one to buy a
Business Class award ticket?
If you assume that $ 2,500 is a fair price for a Lufthansa
Business Class roundtrip
ticket then, allowing for the $ 620
in fees you have to pay on the
award, 105, ooo miles is getting you $ 1,880 of value.
In fact, your experience with finding
award tickets will be much more pleasant than looking for
business class routes.
For the past few years two of the big «sweet spots»
in the AAdvantage program have been the cost of
Business and First
Class award tickets, on Etihad, for travel between Europe and the Middle East.
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.
Kilometers may also be redeemed for a Go Round the World
Award Ticket, which comes
in one of two flavors: economy or clase premier /
business class.
In addition to booking a flight, you can book a companion
ticket, look for topdeal
tickets, transfer your
award flight to another person, or upgrade to
business class.
If you fly United, that's enough for a roundtrip
business class ticket from North America to Europe on a Saver
Award and enough for two round trips from North America to Europe
in economy on a Saver
Award.
After all, just this week, Matthew booked one of my favorite US Airway
awards — a
ticket in business class flying from New York to Taiwan via Europe for only 90k miles!
On the other hand, a
business class Travel Together
Ticket redemption between Seattle and London
in August (the earliest I was able to find
award space) would cost 150,000 Avios and $ 2,514, while two paid
tickets would cost $ 8,093, giving you roughly 3.7 cents per Avios.
On an American Airlines flight,
business class and first
class award bookings will include about $ 280
in taxes and fees for a round - trip
ticket.
Of course, purchasing miles when you know that
award space is available can still make sense
in such situations as it's usually cheaper than buying a first or
business class ticket outright.
Specifically, you'll usually get the most value from your miles when you book either last - minute
tickets or
awards in business or first
class flights.
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.
Award tickets are also relatively cheap at 140,000 miles round - trip
in business class.
In fact, first
class tickets cost the same as or less than the
business class awards offered by the other alliances.
Taking advantage of some of the discounts on
award tickets mentioned below, you could fly within the U.S.
in economy
class for 15,000 miles (~ $ 234
in miles) or from the U.S. to Europe
in business class for 105,000 miles (~ $ 1,638
in miles).
This is equivalent to 4.06 Cent per KrisFlyer mile or MR point
in this case, for a
Business class award ticket.
One interesting sweet spot includes a very intriguing «Go Round the World
Award Ticket» that allows you to travel across the globe, with up to 15 stopovers for 220,000 American Express points
in business class.
American and the other airlines are also increasing the miles needed for some
award tickets, especially those
in business and first
class.
The mileage cost from all three cities will be 150,000 American miles for a round - trip (75,000 for a one - way)
award ticket in business class.
Yes, you still have to pay fees with Iberia, and they're much more than those typically tied to United
award flights, but if there's no availability
in business class through other alliances, it might be worth it to you to pay the fee to get your
business class saver
tickets.
SkyMiles offer the cheapest
award seats
in economy at 80,000 miles, but using AAdvantage miles will get you the cheapest
business class tickets.
For each alternative presented, we will tell you which card to use, any relevant bonus categories
in which to do the spending, which program with whom to book the
award ticket, and the total amount of spend required for a round trip
business class award.
If your goal is a
business class or higher cabin
award with Cathay Pacific or round the world trip, and expect to take a lot of trips
in a short span with Cathay Pacific (paid
tickets).
Assuming you can find
business class awards for that date, you can get the same
ticket for approximately $ 3,000 (including
awards taxes and fees), if you participate
in the buy miles promotions.
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.
If you fly after March,
business class award tickets will be 5,000 to 10,000 miles less, but first
class will jump
in cost by at least 20,000 miles.
A roundtrip
award ticket to Europe from the United States usually costs an average of 50,000 miles
in coach or 100,000
in business class.
It costs 70,00 Qmiles
in Economy, 140,000 Qmiles
in Business and 210,000 Qmiles
in First
class to book
award ticket with Qatar Airways Privilege Club miles from Los Angeles to Doha.