Instead of having a pretty straight forward distance based award chart with redemption rates by fare class for economy, Economy FlexyFlyer, Premium
Economy and business class tickets, PAL introduced multiple award levels for each fare class: In addition to the Standard Economy awards, there are no Flex 1, Flex 2, Flex 3 and Flex 4 awards.
Unlike some airlines, ANA levies the same fuel surcharge for
economy and business class tickets.
Especially on low - cost flights
economy and business class tickets, you can travel with your small child for a very low cost.
Throughout the year, Flying Blue has Promo Awards that offer special pricing on flights for
economy and business class tickets.
At the beginning of each month, FlyingBlue releases Promo Awards that discount
economy and business class tickets 25 % to 50 % for flights between Europe and North America.
If by chance the award you're looking at goes down in price (which will be true for
economy and business class tickets to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, as well as economy class tickets to India and the Middle East) then you may also call American and ask them to re-price the award to refund the extra miles back to your account.
Not exact matches
Also, international flights
and business / first
class tickets will almost always give you more value per point than a domestic
economy ticket.
The most valuable thing for frequent travelers is a World Elite Air program that helps you save on
tickets and get free upgrades from
economy to
business class.
Business class and first
class are where you'll get the most value for your miles, but
economy class bookings can be very useful when cash
ticket prices are high.
An
economy ticket from JFK airport to London's Heathrow might cost $ 1,507.80,
and the
business class might cost $ 6,589.30.
Also, required number of miles may vary depending on the way you redeem it: the airline, destination (domestic or international),
class (
economy or
business),
and the
ticket price.
At time of this publication all reward flights
and travel together
tickets are subject to taxes, fees
and carrier charges of approximately $ 682 - $ 1,250 per adult in
economy or $ 1,250 in
business class based on travel from Seattle to London.
At time of publication, all Reward Flights
and Companion
Tickets are subject to taxes, fees, & carrier charges of approximately $ 600 per person based on return travel from Vancouver to London in
economy class and approximately $ 1,000 per person based on
business class travel.
At time of publication all reward flights
and travel together
tickets are subject to fuel surcharges, taxes & fees of approximately $ 650 per person in
economy or $ 1,100 in
business class based on travel from New York to London.
Promo Awards are usually 25 % -50 % off
economy class and business class award
tickets from Europe to certain cities around the world.
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.
While we often talk about booking United
business class and first
class, this extra
economy award space can be extremely useful when you need to book a flight but
ticket prices are sky high.
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.
Virgin Australia
tickets from the U.S. to Australia, New Zealand,
and Oceania / South Pacific Islands one - way in
economy class are 55,000 SkyMiles, while
business class is 115,000 SkyMiles.
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.
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!
Tickets are already available
and start at $ 2,270 (# 1,680) return in
economy, $ 4,250 (# 3,147) for premium
economy,
and $ 9,725 (# 7,203) for
business class.
KrisFlyer miles provide great value on these routes as United charges 40,000 miles for first -
class, 30,000 miles for
business class and 12,500 miles for
economy class tickets on the same.
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.
You'd be charged only 50,000 SKYPASS miles for an
economy class round - trip
ticket on the US — Europe route,
and 80,000 SKYPASS miles for a
business class ticket on the same route.
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 key thing to note is that sometimes all of the
economy saver awards sell out before all of the
business saver awards do —
and the price of the
economy award
tickets are then actually higher than a
business class award seat on the same flight.
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.
Every month Air France releases Promo Awards that allow travelers to book both
business and economy class award
tickets at a 25 % -50 % discount.
You will generally receive a 25 - 50 % discount on
economy and business class award
tickets from Europe to specific cities.
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!
I currently have a paid
ticket booked in
Economy class and I'm keeping my fingers crossed I'll get a chance to move up to
Business class either on the way there or back.
My wife
and I are seeking 2
economy, or maybe even
business class,
tickets from SAT / AUS to LIM for 10 days in June, July or early August 2019
Round - trip
tickets on these routes would be 40,000 Virgin miles for
economy,
and business class tickets come to 50,000 miles.
Promo Awards are usually 25 % -50 % off
economy class and business class award
tickets from Europe to certain cities around the world.
Since we had one
business class and one
economy ticket between the two of us on our recent African trip (
and we traded seats on the return), we also experienced
economy class.
Round - trip
tickets cost 100,000 points in
economy, 150,000 in
business and 200,000 in first
class.
There's a code for a first
class award
ticket, one for
business class seats,
and a third for
economy rewards.
For example, a round trip
business class ticket from Houston to Manchester would get hit with $ 467 in total fees
and even an
economy ticket would get hit with about $ 300 in fees.
However, I would recommend buying a premium
economy class ticket and then using miles to upgrade to
business class.
One - way
tickets start at 17,500 miles for
economy, 30,000 miles for
business,
and 40,000 miles for first
class.
United asks for 25,000 MileagePlus miles for an
economy round - trip at the Saver level
and 50,000 for a
business -
class Saver
ticket between Tokyo or Osaka
and one of the islands.
To receive discount, the purchase of the qualifying First,
Business, or Premium
Economy Class ticket / s on a participating airline must be made over the phone through American Express Travel (Platinum Travel Service,
Business Platinum Travel, or Centurion Travel Service)
and paid in full with an American Express Card in the U.S. Platinum Card Member's or U.S. Centurion ® Member's name.
First
and business -
class tickets on all airlines get the rebate, but you'll only get 2 cents per point for
economy tickets on your selected airline.
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.
You can book round - the world
tickets on Delta (SkyTeam) for 180,000 miles in
economy and 280,000 miles in
business class, United (Star Alliance) for 180,000 miles in
economy and 260,000 miles in
business class,
and American Airlines (oneworld) for 100,000 - 160,000 miles in
economy and 180,000 - 330,000 miles in
business class (exact number depends on miles flown).
Fly nonstop from Los Angeles
and spend just 25,000 Avios for an
economy round - trip
ticket, or 50,000 to fly in
business class.
You can get up to 7,500 miles off roundtrip
tickets for both
economy and business class redemptions.