You'll notice that I don't base the value of my miles on how much
Business Class tickets cost outside of a sale because I'd never buy a Business Class ticket under those circumstances.
A business class ticket cost $ 6,200 or 210,000 miles.
As we can see, an economy seat costs $ 240, while
a business class ticket costs $ 1,018, so the price difference is a whopping 450 percent.
So if you use 100,000 miles for a Los Angeles to London business class ticket, the second
business class ticket costs 0 miles (you only pay taxes).
Normally, a domestic
business class ticket costs 50,000 miles roundtrip (possibly less if you're booking a distance - based award), a roundtrip to Europe is 50,000, while Asia is around 110,000.
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.
The fact that Amtrak is targeting
business travelers is reflected in Acela's rather hefty prices: A one - way
ticket in the less - expensive
business class from Washington, D.C., to New York
costs $ 143, and $ 120 from New York to Boston, with no discounts for children or seniors.
While the out of pocket
cost will still be a couple thousand dollars for a
business or first
class flight, this can be a fraction of the
cost of a cash
ticket.
An economy
ticket from JFK airport to London's Heathrow might
cost $ 1,507.80, and the
business class might
cost $ 6,589.30.
Specifically, a round - trip economy
class award
ticket will
cost 20,000 SkyMiles more, while a
business class award
ticket will require an additional 42,000 miles when booking Virgin Australia.
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.
A round - trip
business class ticket will only
cost 80,000 miles during low season when flying on ANA.
Economy
tickets to Europe in other programs typically
cost as many as 30,000 miles and the best
Business Class seats otherwise start around 50,000 miles each way!
In fact, most of my long - haul flights are in
business class, and for less (all in) than the
cost of an equivalent economy
ticket.
International Airline Program — The companion
ticket service, where you purchase any
Business or First
class airfare through the travel portal and are eligible to receive a companion
ticket at the
cost of taxes and fees.
When you purchase a qualifying international
Business or First
class ticket, you can get a companion
ticket for the
cost of the taxes and fees.
Specifically, a round - trip economy
class award
ticket will
cost 20,000 SkyMiles more, while a
business class award
ticket will require an additional 42,000 miles when booking Virgin Australia.
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.
Most one - way
tickets from India to Europe, including Frankfurt, London and Paris,
cost 25,000 miles in economy, 50,000 miles in
business and 62,500 miles in first
class.
With Aeroplan, a roundtrip
business class ticket to Europe can
cost close to $ 1000 on Lufthansa plus 90,000 miles!
A roundtrip
business -
class ticket from New York to Paris that is valued at $ 3,500 would
cost 245,000 points under Southwest's fixed - value system (if the airline flew to Paris).
It'd
cost you 75,000 miles for first -
class, 57,500 miles for
business class and 37,500 miles for economy
class one way
tickets.
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.
The same round - trip would
cost you 130,000 KrisFlyer miles if you book a round - trip
business class ticket with any of the Star Alliance airlines instead.
A
business class redemption
costs 8,000 Amtrak Guest Rewards points, and a first
class tickets costs 12,000 AGR points, and there are no additional taxes or fees.
A
business class ticket to Europe
costs only 100,000 Flying Club miles round - trip, which has become a great deal after Delta raised its own redemption levels to 140,000 SkyMiles.
Better yet, since
Business Class tickets always
cost just twice the Avios of an Economy
ticket, you can fly in Aer Lingus
Business Class for a mere 25,000 Avios between Boston and Dublin!
Round - trip
business class tickets to Asia Zone 2 countries only
cost 100,000 miles during low season, or 55,000 miles in economy
class.
A round - trip
business class ticket to Asia Zone 1 will only
cost 80,000 miles during low season when flying on only ANA - operated flights.
A round - trip
business class ticket will only
cost 80,000 miles during low season when flying on ANA.
Redemption of miles for economy
class ticket usually yields less value than
business class (in a lot of cases,
business class ticket usually has three to four times cash value, but only
costs twice amount of miles).
Round - trip
tickets cost 100,000 points in economy, 150,000 in
business and 200,000 in first
class.
A
business class ticket on Cathay Pacific between Los Angeles and Hong Kong falls into Asia Miles award Zone D (5,000 to 7,500 miles) and
costs 120,000 miles per roundtrip.
Think about this: If you purchase 60,000 miles - plus the 60,000 bonus - for a total of 120,000 United miles, you'd have enough miles for a
Business Class roundtrip
ticket to Europe, which normally
costs between $ 6,000 to over $ 10,000.
Meanwhile
cost - conscious travelers, and especially those who fly only once or twice a year, will be more reliant on their credit cards to earn anything close to enough miles for an international
business or first
class ticket.
You can also fly
Business class to the Caribbean, but the same
ticket will
cost about 62,500 miles.
Redeeming points for
Business Class seats isn't necessarily the best deal for Avios, but, a one - way business ticket on Air Japan from Los Angeles to Tokyo will cost 75,000 Avios plus $ 6 in taxes a
Business Class seats isn't necessarily the best deal for Avios, but, a one - way
business ticket on Air Japan from Los Angeles to Tokyo will cost 75,000 Avios plus $ 6 in taxes a
business ticket on Air Japan from Los Angeles to Tokyo will
cost 75,000 Avios plus $ 6 in taxes and fees.
While an upgrade rightfully
costs more miles, other airlines require fewer miles for
Business class reward
tickets.
Business class award
tickets will
cost the same with either of those programs, too.
A round trip
business class ticket between USA and India will
cost approximately $ 5,000.
As far as I'm concerned, if you're using your miles to bring down the
cost of a family vacation (and therefore keeping cash in your pocket) that's just as valid a use of them as a luxury
business class ticket on Etihad.
For example, a one - way Cathay Pacific
business class ticket on the 12 - hour flight from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv
costs just 30,000 miles one - way, an insane value when you consider the revenue
ticket costs $ 4,916.
A
business class ticket between Los Angeles and Tel Aviv
costs 5,000 points, or a whopping 250,000 Membership Rewards points.
Especially on low -
cost flights economy and
business class tickets, you can travel with your small child for a very low
cost.
A round - trip
business class ticket will
cost only 100,000 miles during the low season and nearly half that at 55,000 miles in economy.
A one - way upgrade from economy to
business class costs 50 percent of the price in miles for that
ticket if you purchased it at a standard fares.
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.
For example, a round - trip
business class ticket on United to South Asia
costs 140,000 miles.
To purchase an equivalent
Business Class ticket on Etihad could easily
cost in the high $ 3,000's (per person) and yet, with this promotion, you could get one for $ 1,283 + local taxes.
Tickets to Fiji, for example,
cost 715 Airpoints Dollars in coach, 1,090 in
business and 1,380 in first
class.