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.
Economy
class redemptions cost just 50,000 Flying Blue miles for a round - trip flight operated by a mix of SkyTeam partners, such as Delta, Air France or KLM.
Not exact matches
The Examples assume: (1) you invest $ 10,000 in the noted
class of Units in the noted Investment Portfolio for the time periods indicated; (2) your investment has a 5 % return each year; (3) the Investment Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same (including the operating expenses of the Underlying Fund (s)-RRB-; (4) all Units redeemed, if any as noted, are used to pay Qualified Higher Education Expenses (the table does not consider the impact of any potential state or federal taxes on the redemption); (5) you pay the applicable maximum Initial Sales Charge on Class A Units and any CDSC applicable to Units invested for the applicable periods in Class C Units; and (6) for the Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Class A U
class of Units in the noted Investment Portfolio for the time periods indicated; (2) your investment has a 5 % return each year; (3) the Investment Portfolio's operating expenses remain the same (including the operating expenses of the Underlying Fund (s)-RRB-; (4) all Units redeemed, if any as noted, are used to pay Qualified Higher Education Expenses (the table does not consider the impact of any potential state or federal taxes on the
redemption); (5) you pay the applicable maximum Initial Sales Charge on
Class A Units and any CDSC applicable to Units invested for the applicable periods in Class C Units; and (6) for the Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Class A U
Class A Units and any CDSC applicable to Units invested for the applicable periods in
Class C Units; and (6) for the Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Class A U
Class C Units; and (6) for the
Class C Units Example, the Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Class A U
Class C Units Example, the
Class C Units converted to Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Class A U
Class C Units converted to
Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the costs associated with Class A U
Class A Units at the end of sixth year and were thereafter subject to the
costs associated with
Class A U
Class A Units.
A business
class redemption on the same route would
cost 15,000 Avios — but why not splurge for first when it only
costs a little bit extra?
HNL
redemptions cost 37,500 miles in Economy or 45,000 miles in Business
Class.
Yes, it may
cost you $ 1,700 + to buy enough miles for the first
class redemption you want, but it may also mean the difference between having enough miles for 1 ticket or being able to book 2.
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.
As mentioned above, a one - way business
class award flight to «Europe» will
cost 62,500 miles, which is a solid
redemption.
Do note that Flying Blue's best award
redemptions tend to be in economy
class vs business and offer low rates to places like Hawaii, Central and South America, and even Europe at
costs less than many of their partner airlines included Alaska or Delta.
Fuel surcharges are going to be significant if you want to fly British Airways in First
Class, but using your miles is still a great way to access a ticket that would otherwise
cost $ 5,000 or more one - way — especially if you can pair your
redemption with a Travel Together Ticket earned by spending on British Airway's co-branded credit card.
A business
class redemption on the same route would
cost 15,000 Avios — but why not splurge for first when it only
costs a little bit extra?
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).
United did not touch the
cost of an economy
class award
redemption in the U.S., which remains at 25,000 miles, and it continues to offer one - way award
redemptions, unlike some other majors.
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.
While the number of miles needed for a Business
Class redemption isn't exactly low (you're better off trying to get to / from Europe on United's own aircraft which will only
cost 115,000 for roundtrip Business
Class), the taxes for a premium cabin award are low for a European route.
For example, Alaska Airlines business
class award
redemptions to Asia
cost only 100,000 miles roundtrip.
The exception is for transcontinental flights to Europe, where the front cabin is sold as «Business
Class,» so those cabins
cost only 2 times as much as a coach
redemption.
If American doesn't alter the
cost of Economy or Business
Class awards then, depending on how Premium Economy is squeezed in, there could be some very good value
redemptions to be had (Premium Economy if the premium over Economy
Class is low or Business
Class if the premium over PE is low... it will be one or the other).
For example, Delta recently changed its partner
redemption rates so that a one - way business
class award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France, KLM, or Alitalia
costs 85,000 SkyMiles.
For a first
class redemption on Etihad, the
cost is 195,000 miles round - trip.
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.
That award chart is particularly valuable for premium cabin
redemptions, since business
class and first
class awards
cost 2 and 3 times the
cost of economy, respectively, instead of the 3 and 4 times charged on the standard Executive Club award chart.
The cheapest business
class redemption for the same journey on United would
cost 115,000 miles (57,000 miles each way):
Low level award
redemptions for premium business
class international round - trip tickets can usually be found for 140,000 miles, but Delta occasionally has flash sales where those awards
cost just 110,000 miles.
In business
class, however, Delta typically
costs more than its peers, though United's expensive
redemptions on its partner airlines are an exception to that rule.
Some good Flying Blue
redemptions include travel in economy
class between the continental U.S. and Hawaii, which
costs just 30,000 miles with Flying Blue compared to 40,000 miles on Delta.
A flight between Hawaii and Asia
costs fewer miles than from the continental U.S. Those are probably the only routes where it might make sense to use LifeMiles for business
class redemptions.
Meanwhile, a paid business -
class fare
costs $ 4,416, giving you a
redemption value of 3.2 cents per mile (which isn't bad).
I calculated the flight
cost by booking the award
redemption and immediately looking at what a priced flight with the exact same routing and
classes would
cost.
The greatest
redemption of the Flying Blue program are USA to Hawaii flight, which only
cost 15,000 miles for an Economy
Class ticket (even for a ten hour flight from the East Coast to Hawaii).
This vacation could have easily
costed $ 20,000 + + (including business
class in BA, Waldorf Astoria Hotel stays, car rental, etc etc) but by smartly using bonuses from credit card sign - ups and maximizing mileage
redemption this vacation will roughly
cost them $ 3000 (or less).
While a Business
Class roundtrip to the Maldives on Qatar or Etihad Airways used to
cost only 60,000 Advantage miles, this award
redemption increased to 85,000 miles since March 2016 (but that is still an excellent deal and considerably less as compared to other frequent flyer programs, which charge at least 110,000 miles).
100,000 miles is, indeed, the
cost of a First
Class redemption to Europe according to the Korean Air SKYPASS award chart.
A one - way First
Class redemption from Europe to the USA
costs 85,000 miles and just under $ 300 in surcharges.