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JAL uses a distance - based award chart and is not only part of Oneworld; it also partners with Emirates (and hasn't devalued first - class redemptions like Alaska, another SPG transfer partner).

JAL uses a distance - based award chart and is not only part of Oneworld; it also partners with Emirates (and hasn't devalued first - class redemptions like Alaska, another SPG transfer partner).

Not exact matches

My first class was with Susan Willrich, whom I wrote about previously for her killer wit and hysterical asides (read my blog on her barre classes right here), which I sorely need when sweating like the wall - chiseling prisoner in Shawshank Redemption.

I like how you broke down each program, the points required for all fare classes, and how to earn points for each 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.

I'd rather store them elsewhere where I can get better value on my redemptions — or even earn points with a transferable currency like Citi, Chase, or American Express» reward programs, so I can transfer them to any carrier where I can get a fantastic first or business class award.

While redeeming Avios for a business class seat may be a decent value (like our Boston - Dublin and Auckland - Sydney examples), in general, the best value of the BAEC program is in short trip redemptions.

While not a traffic stopping offer, if you have been looking to do something like a Mint (Business Class) redemption, this offer could easily save you many thousands of points.

Deals like Europe to the Middle East for $ 1,538.50 and the US to Tokyo for $ 2,172 are exceptionally good value when booked on airlines of the caliber of Etihad and JAL (even after you factor in taxes and fees) and even some of the American Airlines redemptions don't look too bad considering the good Business Class seats the airline offers.

And the increases here are nothing like we've seen in cases involving some of the other top first class cabins like Alaska's overnight nuking / devaluation of Emirates awards, which drastically altered possibilities for aspirational redemptions.

So if a Skymile can't be used for major redemptions like, for example, 160,000 Skymiles for a business class ticket to Australia «worth» $ 10,000, what good are they?

68,000 Avios for a roundtrip in business class to Europe beats some of the best redemption rates like Korean Air and ANA and the fees are pretty reasonable.

Some programs like Japan Airlines (JAL) and Asiana Airlines (OZ) offer unbelievable redemption rates in business class and you can fly to places like Europe and South America at insanely cheap rates.

Aeroplan is great because you can book one way awards, avoid fuel surcharges on airlines like United and Singapore Airlines, they have one of the best search engines (although it can be a bit slow), and a lot of their redemption rates for business class are pretty reasonable.

Some people prefer making value redemptions to maximize on luxury (like spending miles travelling business class), while others simply want to increase their travel frequency and reduce out of pocket expenses.

The idea that redeeming miles for an American Airlines transatlantic economy class fare isn't a good use of miles also comes from the value that people assign to their balances — generally people like to think they're getting outsized value from their miles and an Economy Class redemption often doesn't give them class fare isn't a good use of miles also comes from the value that people assign to their balances — generally people like to think they're getting outsized value from their miles and an Economy Class redemption often doesn't give them Class redemption often doesn't give them that.

If you have a specific and more valuable redemption in mind (like Lufthansa first class) and don't have a need for a bunch of Marriott Rewards points, it could make sense to take advantage of this discount, especially the fourth and fifth options.

Travelers used to be able to get some very nice redemptions on partner airlines (like Cathay Pacific First Class to Asia for just 62,500 miles or Etihad Business Class from Europe to the Middle East for just 30,000 miles) but those all went away when American overtly devalued the AAdvantage program in March this year (announced this time last year).

This means that there can be some great value to be had if you select the right redemption options — like Cathay Pacific in Business or First Class between Europe and Asia (not a hard award to find), LAN Business Class from the US to South American and Korean Air Business Class between the US and Asia.

Discounts on offer this season include 25 % off business class flights between Boston and Europe; 20 % off economy class redemptions within Europe to cities like Luxembourg, Milan, and Prague; and 25 % off business class redemptions between Europe and cities in China including Beijing, Chengdu, and Xiamen.

Also, if you're interested in business class or first class award redemptions, you're going to have to spend much, much more on your Capital One Venture card than on a card like the Chase Sapphire Preferred to earn anywhere near the miles needed for those redemptions.

Now, yes, my findings ignore certain variables like the freedom (no pun intended) to do what you want with your cash and what not, but this article is geared towards travelers that likely have their eyes set on travel redemptions, particularly with high - end business and first class suites.

For example, business class redemptions from places like Chicago to Madrid are cheaper when using Iberia versus British Airways.

And after competitors like American Airlines raised their redemption prices for business and first class awards (just one example), Alaska's program looks like a relative bargain.

There are a few interesting partner redemptions via Iberia... like J class DOH — BKK for 49K?

4: Airlines that you can transfer from SPG but not from the transferable currencies like Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards or Citi Thank You allow you to redeem for First and Business class at redemption prices far less than US airlines.

68,000 Avios for a roundtrip in business class to Europe beats some of the best redemption rates like Korean Air, Asiana, and ANA and the fees are reasonable so don't overlook this option!

68,000 Avios for a roundtrip in business class to Europe beats some of the best redemption rates like Korean Air and ANA and the fees are reasonable so don't overlook this option!

Even with flexible currencies, you'll often have redemptions worth closer to 2 - 3 cents per point unless you're doing nothing but traveling internationally in business class (and I agree there are some people like that, but not most people).

A business class redemption to Europe through major carriers is more than 100,000 miles, and I feel like earning the same number of points with equivalent spending on the Chase Sapphire Reserve or hotel points has gone much further for us, personally.

If you're thinking about spending some time in the UK or beyond next summer (and you'd like to fly business class), you could do a lot worse — this is a pretty solid redemption on a very nice plane.

Air Canada / Aeroplan, All Nippon Airways, and even American Airlines could be among the best SPG redemptions because of award sweet spots, like a round - the - world business class award booking with All Nippon Airways.

But if you have a short term redemption in mind where you could redeem lots of miles (like for travel in first & business class on Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, Etihad, Qatar, etc.), this represents a great value.

Booking awards: Miles & More basics are laid out in this post, but the key things to keep in mind are that you can only have two stopovers and two open jaws on round - trip awards, that you can score deals like 30,000 - mile economy awards between select cities in the US and Europe, and that its award chart is not the best deal overall, but there are some interesting redemptions like North America to Hawaii for 40,000 miles round - trip in economy, domestic business - and first - class awards for 35,000 / 50,000 miles respectively, and business class to Central and Southeast Asia as well as Australia / New Zealand for 135,000 miles.