I already mentioned that American Airlines» AAdvantage is my favorite loyalty program in the world and that you can use it for
cheap Business Class award redemptions from the USA to South America, or Europe to the Maldives.
As with economy awards, Japan Airlines Mileage Bank provides
the cheapest business class award option at 100,000 miles to Sydney and Brisbane.
As with economy awards, Japan Airlines Mileage Bank provides
the cheapest business class award option at 100,000 miles to Sydney and Brisbane.
The cheapest Economy Class awards price out at 70,000 miles (one way) and
the cheapest Business Class awards come to 140,000 (one way).
US Airways miles are the most valuable miles right now because of how
cheap business class awards are on the US Airways award chart.
Not exact matches
Japan Airlines» Mileage Bank program provides the
cheapest option at 42,000 miles for a one - way
business class award ticket.
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.
Option # 4: South America and Europe had the
cheapest first and
business class award prices in the past outside of North America, Mexico, and Central America.
At only 15,000 miles for economy
class and 30,000 miles for
business class award flights on Flying Blue partner Delta, these are among the
cheapest options available.
Japan Airlines» Mileage Bank program provides the
cheapest option at 42,000 miles for a one - way
business class award ticket.
Option # 4: South America and Europe had the
cheapest first and
business class award prices in the past outside of North America, Mexico, and Central America.
Etihad also presents a wealth of opportunities, including Etihad's own first
class redemptions, redemptions on American at the old, pre-devaluation levels, as well as the
cheapest transatlantic
business class award seat redemption in the world.
For flights to Korea, Asiana does not offer any savings in economy, but relatively
cheap awards are available in both
business and first
class.
You'll see economy and
business class fares on the next page regardless, but each day shows the
cheapest award on that date.
Buying miles is often
cheaper than booking a long - haul
business class award, especially since United does not collect fuel surcharges on any of its
awards.
A roundtrip Qatar Airways
Business Class award from the US to the Middle East now requires 140,000 miles ($ 2,674 in this promotion) and, while wouldn't be too bad if this was a cash fare, once you take into account the lost earnings (you don't earn miles on
award travel) this isn't in any way
cheap.
Keep in mind changes were expected as some of the
awards were dirt
cheap compared to other airlines especially for
Business and First
class redemptions.
Where the one - way
Business Class cash fare on the Dreamliner would have cost me at least AU$ 828 an
award was far
cheaper — I booked a
Business Class seat for 9,000 Avios and $ 13.95 (~ $ AU17.35):
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.
If you pay for
Business or First
Class flights then you can still rack up a lot of miles from flying but those of us flying at the back are seeing a far lower rate of return than ever before — Delta and United (and soon American) base the number of miles they
award travelers on the cost of the ticket purchased (less taxes) so the
cheaper ticket you by the fewer miles you'll earn.
Award tickets are also relatively
cheap at 140,000 miles round - trip in
business class.
For flights taken on primary partner airlines Delta
awards EQD at a rate of 25 % of miles flown for the
cheapest Business Class fares......
SkyMiles offer the
cheapest award seats in economy at 80,000 miles, but using AAdvantage miles will get you the
cheapest business class tickets.
So in some instances,
business class redemptions are
cheaper per the new
award chart.
While they may be
cheaper than some
awards you could book with other programs, like Delta SkyMiles, they do require a carrier surcharge of $ 50 (about $ 55) each way in coach or $ 180 (about $ 200) each way in
business class.
On the redemption side, the program offers very
cheap short - haul
awards (as low as 4,500 miles in economy or 9,000 in
business class), thus perfect for domestic flights within Japan (with no taxes!)
The first thing to notice is that
awards in economy are often very
cheap, but
awards in
business class are often 2.5 x the price, which makes them extremely expensive.
In the past 6 months they've added excellent transfer partners in Korean Air (
cheap transatlantic Skyteam
awards,
cheap Hawaii
awards, and awesome first
class award availability) and Aegean (
cheap Star Alliance
business class awards).
Alaska MileagePlan does offer
cheaper award redemptions to Japan when you opt to fly American, Hainan, or Cathay Pacific
business class.
Air France flies from Toronto to Paris and has good
business class award space, so this is a good way to get to just about anywhere in Europe for
cheap.
-LSB-...] in
Business Class with 80,000 Delta miles in Virgin Australia
Business Class (included for how much
award space there is, not how
cheap it is)-LSB-...]