A one - way economy Saver award is 20k United miles, while first and
business class saver awards are 35k and 45k, respectively.
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 class.
Well, it's very difficult to find
business class saver awards via partners like United on this route.
Finding American Airlines
Business Class saver awards across the Atlantic can be next to impossible but, early last year, I was lucky enough to find two
Business Class saver awards between Madrid and LA for travel on Iberia.
Sadly American Airlines
Business Class saver awards are so scarce nowadays that I can't justify including them in the list above.
Aside from those, however, the increase in price to international
business class saver awards are not terrible at all.
Some summer dates even offer
business class saver awards.
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 class.
I flew back on
a business class saver award, which included this Tokyo Narita to Newark flight on... [Read more...] about Review: United Polaris Business Class, Tokyo to Newark
If you manage to fins the unicorn that is an international long - haul
Business Class saver award on American Airlines this us what the costs look like:
In this instance a one - way Premium Economy saver award will cost 65,000 miles while a one - way
Business Class saver award will set you back 80,000 miles.
Using this promotion, a round - trip Business Class fare between Manchester and Christchurch will earn over 60,000 KrisFlyer miles and, when you consider that a one - way
Business Class saver award between London and Sydney is just 68,000 miles (when booked online), that's a pretty good return!
The total price for the above itinerary comes out to 160K miles, exactly what it should be for a round - trip
business class saver award from the U.S. to South Asia per United's chart.
Here's the one - way
business class saver award chart for Copa travel.
Not exact matches
However, the United
award chart shows that
business class saver tickets only cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip for the same exact flight, a quarter of how many miles or points you would have needed with cash back or a statement credit.
For the day Donna would like to leave, a
Saver Business Class Award for a nonstop flight is available.
The key thing to note is that sometimes all of the economy
saver awards sell out before all of the
business saver awards do — and the price of the economy
award tickets are then actually higher than a
business class award seat on the same flight.
While
Saver Awards for continental U.S. flights will remain unchanged, the new policy — which you can read about in more detail here — means those who book business or first - class awards flights will fork over an additional 5,000 to 10,000 miles per leg on most routes, and even more during peak travel se
Awards for continental U.S. flights will remain unchanged, the new policy — which you can read about in more detail here — means those who book
business or first -
class awards flights will fork over an additional 5,000 to 10,000 miles per leg on most routes, and even more during peak travel se
awards flights will fork over an additional 5,000 to 10,000 miles per leg on most routes, and even more during peak travel seasons.
Here we had a stroke of luck, depending on how you look at it: while the direct service flight from Los Angeles did not show availability for a
Business Class or First Class Saver Award on most dates, a mixed class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
Class or First
Class Saver Award on most dates, a mixed class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
Class Saver Award on most dates, a mixed class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
Award on most dates, a mixed
class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
award connecting through San Francisco was available.
They also offer two levels of first /
business class awards: First / Business Saver and First / Busine
business class awards: First /
Business Saver and First / Busine
Business Saver and First /
BusinessBusiness Flex.
While finding
saver level
business class award space on Hawaiian Airlines can be very tough, there are lots of routes with lie - flat seats if you can find the space.
At the
saver level,
business class awards cost twice the price of economy
awards on the same route, and first
class awards cost three times as much.
but, if you can find a
Business Class United
Saver award for dates that work for you, it would set you back just 120,000 miles + taxes.
Delta flies 757s and 767s between JFK and Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, but finding its
business class award at a
Saver rate is virtually impossible.
Since
business travel plummets during holiday weeks, airlines often make first -
class awards available at the
saver award level even when economy seats are selling like hotcakes.
In theory, Delta charges 50,000 miles for
business class awards from LAX — JFK at the low
saver level.
With a load factor of 84 %, the carriers are constantly tweaking the cost of
award flights by either raising redemption levels or reducing the
saver award inventory, especially in first and
business classes.
Saver business class awards from North America to Europe cost 90,000 miles roundtrip and saver business class awards from North America to South Africa cost 135,000 miles round
Saver business class awards from North America to Europe cost 90,000 miles roundtrip and
saver business class awards from North America to South Africa cost 135,000 miles round
saver business class awards from North America to South Africa cost 135,000 miles roundtrip.
Economy
saver awards are usually plentiful but
business class seats can be very hard to find.
Flights between L.A. and Sydney feature a 777 - 300ER with excellent configuration in both first and
business class cabins, but premium
class seats on this route are virtually impossible to get at
saver award rates.
If you can find
saver space on Delta, you can get a round trip
business class award within US for 45,000 miles.
$ 2,035 to Europe isn't a great deal but
Business Class fares across the Pacific are usually considerably higher than those across the Atlantic so a
saver award to Japan or Hong Kong could be good value here.
Deltas
Saver award availability to Rome is not bad at all, and its
Business Elite
class is excellent with flat - bed seats and extensive entertainment choices.
When I have a sizeable rewards balance I also transfer over to the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program (that's how I booked Joanna and I into Singapore Airlines Suites between Hong Kong and Singapore and the Singapore and London) and I always keep an eye out for American Airlines
saver awards just in case there's an opportunity to transfer Membership Rewards points over to Etihad and book American
Business or First
Class at a favorable rate.
As stated,
award availability for (
saver)
business class to New Zealand on United is not great and you'll need to book far in advance if you want to even have a chance to snag redemptions with
business class seats between the US and Australia / New Zealand.
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.
Because
Business Class transatlantic
saver awards are so scarce we're not all traveling together — Joanna and MJ are traveling separate to me.
For example, a
saver business class award to Europe on United costs 57,500 miles.
Now, a no - show with an economy
award (
Saver or Advantage) will cost $ 100 with Premium economy up to $ 200,
business class and first
class / Suites
class up to $ 300.
Often, you'll need to travel to some other European city, like Dublin, Brussels, or Madrid, or some place in Germany to save on miles and / or get a
business class or better
award at the
saver rate of 70,000 miles or less each way.
American has opened a bunch of first and
business -
class saver awards to Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Pay attention to the differences in
class (economy,
business, first, etc.) and to the differences between standard and
saver awards (as you'll be trying to go for the
saver awards).
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.
Unfortunately, there was no
business class award space available at the
saver level.
There is a
Saver award business class seat available for your destination.
The airline releases more
business class award seats at the
saver redemption level than economy seats.
Right now, United.com is showing discounted
saver level
awards on partner airlines in
business class to Europe.
For instance, from the US to Europe, a
saver United
award is 57,500 miles one - way in
Business Class, whereas a low - level Star Alliance
award in
Business Class should be 70,000 miles one - way.
A
saver economy
award will cost 7,500 AAdvantage miles, while a
saver business / first
class award will cost 15,000 AAdvantage miles.
BTW Explorer card does not provide the expanded IN fare
class saver business / first
award that high level elites can see.