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.
Though I'm primarily discussing economy redemptions here, I also wanted to mention that booking through Virgin Atlantic, you can get first -
class award tickets for domestic travel in the U.S. for an absolute steal: just 45,000 miles.
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.
If you earn a few more Ultimate Rewards points, you could even book a one - way business
class award ticket for 62,500 Flying Blue miles.
If you would like to use these miles for business class award ticket, you need another 35,000 miles (135,000 miles for round trip business
class award ticket for Trans - Atlantic routes).
When award space is availble, it's not too difficult to find an economy
class award ticket for 25,000 miles instead of paying $ 500 (valuing miles at 2 cents each), or an international business
class award ticket for 120,000 miles instead of $ 6,000 (valuing miles at 5 cents each).
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.
Japan Airlines» Mileage Bank program provides the cheapest option at 42,000 miles
for a one - way business
class award ticket.
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.
If you prefer, you can book a business
class award ticket... but the taxes and fees
for each person will be the same as those on a first
class award.
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank will require the fewest miles from the East Coast
for an economy
class award ticket, at just 39,000 Mileage Bank miles round - trip.
This is especially frustrating
for business
class and first
class award tickets, and even worse if you book on an airline that hits you with steep carrier - imposed surcharges (such as British Airways).
Generally, the only time it makes sense to book a British Airways first
class award is by using the British Airways Travel Together
Ticket so you can get 2 first
class seats
for the miles of on.
For those who book economy
class award tickets, you'll love the fact that you will also receive access to extra economy
award space.
Korean Air SkyPass requires 45,000 miles
for a round - trip business
class award ticket which is 15,000 miles fewer than the next closest program, Singapore Airlines.
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.
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 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.
If economy
class is more your style, the
award rate is 40,000 miles
for a round - trip
ticket.
The taxes and fees on a round - trip first
class award ticket will be roughly $ 700 but
for two 10 - hour flights in first
class, that's not bad at all.
Thanks to four credit card applications, we were able to book two first -
class round - trip
award tickets on Cathay Pacific to Bali, via Hong Kong,
for this past summer.
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.
Additionally, Delta has announced that as of June 20, SkyMiles members will be able to use their miles
for a number of other products including upgrades to some cabin
classes, selecting preferred seats,
ticket change fees,
award ticket redeposit fees, same - day confirmed fees, and external
ticket charges.
• Korean Air miles can be used on Delta and offer more availability
for Upper
Class award tickets to Asia than most other programs.
This often makes economy
award tickets too expensive to make sense, but the fees are much more reasonable when you're redeeming
for first
class.
That's not the total
for a one - way
award ticket, though: it's the total miles required
for a round - trip economy
class award.
I do hold to One Mile at a Time's policy of never keeping more than enough miles to redeem
for a couple of first
class international
award tickets.
Japan Airlines offers «Limited Days of the Week»
awards for business
class tickets between the U.S. and Japan.
If you only need a one - way
award ticket, Delta SkyMiles can book Upper
Class for 85,000 miles plus only $ 5.60.
I used to say that Miles & More also charges more miles
for a first
class award ticket than United did.
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.
If you manage to avail such
award at 50 % off rate on the Europe — North America route, you'll need to pay only 25,000 FlyingBlue miles
for one way business
class tickets and 12,500 miles
for one way economy
class tickets, making it an excellent deal!
While this isn't the best way to earn Alaska miles because of the cost, it can help you get those last few miles needed
for to book a first
class award ticket with Cathay Pacific, one of Alaska's best international partners.
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.
Fortunately, the taxes and fees
for business
class and economy
class award tickets are quite reasonable.
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 60,000 miles, you can book a round - trip
award ticket in economy
class.
For example, that one - way first
class flight from New York to Singapore had roughly $ 229 in airline fuel and insurance surcharges attached to the
award ticket.
Japan Airlines» Mileage Bank program provides the cheapest option at 42,000 miles
for a one - way business
class award ticket.
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).
Yes, you can both change or cancel of a normal
award tickets for a fee of 50 $ regardless of date of travel,
class of travel, and airline or travel.
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.
For 46,000 Avios, you can book a one - way business
class award ticket on Iberia's partner Royal Air Maroc.
You can check out this first
class product on this route
for 75,000 Flying Club miles round - trip while a one - way
award ticket would cost 37,500 miles.
My parents are looking
for two business
class award tickets from Rome, Italy back to Washington, DC...
Premium economy
tickets can be booked
for 35,000 - 55,000 miles depending on the route, with Upper
Class awards priced between 95,000 - 135,000 Virgin miles.
Korean Air SkyPass requires 45,000 miles
for a round - trip business
class award ticket which is 15,000 miles fewer than the next closest program, Singapore Airlines.
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Class & Delta Comfort + Upgrades
for a Companion: All paid
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You can upgrade
award tickets to a Big Front Seat
for cash, which is equivalent in size to standard domestic first
class on most airlines.