It needs to be a full
fare business class ticket, and a discounted fare won't qualify.
It's possible to mix fare class, too, so you can book a J, which is a full -
fare business class ticket, on the outbound flight, and D, which is a discounted business class seat, on the return flight.
Not exact matches
Special offers vary but usually you get a discount up to 30 % of the airfare price or free upgrade to
business class in case if you bought a full
fare economy
class ticket.
That said,
business -
class flights across the Atlantic start at 60,000 miles for a one - way
ticket, so you'll have to save up a few more miles to afford a round - trip
fare.
Tip # 3: If you have a work trip booked on United or a Star Alliance, depending on the
fare class of your cash
ticket, it might be worth upgrading to
business class or first
class with United miles.
Get up to 50 % in discounts on comparison
tickets once a year whenever you buy the eligible Air Canada
Business Class fares.
A current
business class ticket at lowest
fare from DFW to LHR is $ 6,784.
Revenue
fares for
business class tickets are usually many multiples of the economy
fare.
To book the 2 - for - 1 deal, you were required to purchase a full
fare business or first
class ticket.
If you wait for a
business class fare sale and book with Chase points, there's a chance that you'll ues less points with Chase than you would with an airline mileage
ticket, and a
ticket booked with Ultimate Rewards comes with all the same benefits of booking a revenue
ticket.
Business class tickets in the C, D, J or X
fare buckets will get 100 percent of the miles flown.
If you are buying discounted
fares and think this is your easy path to
business or first
class, it's possible that booking an award
ticket would be just as easy and a better value.
(a) Classic Upgrade Rewards can not be used in conjunction with an open dated
ticket,
fares ineligible to earn Points, a travel industry reduced
fare ticket, a prize
ticket or any other promotional offer; (b) Classic Upgrade Rewards can only be requested on the Segments listed on the Itinerary for which the Member has been issued a
ticket; (c) Classic Upgrade Rewards may only be used to obtain an upgrade as follows: (i) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to Premium Economy
class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to Premium Economy (where available), (ii) Discount Economy, Economy or Flexible Economy to
Business class or Classic Flight Reward Economy to
Business class (where available), Note: at the time of registration for a Classic Upgrade Reward to
Business, Members may also register a request for a Classic Upgrade Reward to Premium Economy (where available).
You could also cover a roundtrip economy
ticket to Europe or a one - way
business class fare to Europe.
Europeans frequently have access to transatlantic
Business Class sales where the
fares are well under $ 2,000 roundtrip (like here and here), so why would anybody pay over $ 3,400 for 115,000 miles in a sale like this one to buy a
Business Class award
ticket?
Buy a qualifying First,
Business or select Economy
Class fare ticket on an American Airlines marketed flight
American will award three elite qualifying miles for full -
fare first - and
business -
class tickets vs. two at Delta Air Lines and 1.5 at United Airlines.
A one - way upgrade from economy to
business class costs 50 percent of the price in miles for that
ticket if you purchased it at a standard
fares.
V
fare class tickets are not upgradable to premium economy or
business class with miles.
If you are a Premier 1K flying on full -
fare business or first
class tickets, anything above ~ $ 6,800 will be a wasted opportunity given the 11X multiplier.
On flights operated by American, AAdvantage members will earn 1.5 points per qualifying mile for first -
class,
business -
class, and full -
fare coach
tickets.
First -
class,
business -
class, and full -
fare coach
tickets on American will earn additional EQMs as well.
An even more lucrative offer is to pay for a full
fare business class flight and get a complimentary partner
ticket (or use the upgrade option).
First, it can give you a complimentary upgrade to
business class if you book a full
fare economy
class ticket.
Tip # 3: If you have a work trip booked on United or a Star Alliance, depending on the
fare class of your cash
ticket, it might be worth upgrading to
business class or first
class with United miles.
One winner will win 2x Star Alliance Round the World
Business Class tickets (as per the
Fare rules found in: http://www.staralliance.com/en/round-the-world?view=tc)
Plus the airlines are now able to get an additional $ 1,100 out of you for that
business class fare, in doing that they don't have to discount the
ticket which is what has happened in past years.
Depending on the frequent flyer program, you'll also get more miles for buying
tickets in a higher
fare class, such as fully - refundable
fares, or for flying in
business or first
class.
Most people reading this blog aren't going to be booking the more expensive
Business Class fares where the amount of money paid means that mileage earning won't be too bad — most of us are buying
Business Class tickets where the
fare is $ 2,000 or less.
... if you had booked a Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus)
ticket, in
fare class W, you would be able to upgrade these flights to Business Class for 12,500 AAdvantage M
class W, you would be able to upgrade these flights to
Business Class for 12,500 AAdvantage M
Class for 12,500 AAdvantage Miles.
In some cases it may actually cost more to buy one of these
tickets compared to purchasing a discounted
business class fare that doesn't require an upgrade.
For paid
tickets, you can earn 50 % more Garuda Miles in first
class (F, A, and P
fare classes) and in
business class (J, C, and D
fare classes).
That may be as much as 10 % of a full -
fare ticket — easily $ 500 or more for
business class awards to Europe or Asia.
The issue with these is that these full
fare economy
tickets can be very expensive, so it's just like you're paying for
business class.
I'm talking about the person whose company pays $ 6,000 for a
business class ticket to London, or a $ 550 last minute
fare between Portland and San Francisco.
When you purchase a Y or B
class full -
fare economy
ticket you can receive instant upgrades to
business / first.
You can do this is by purchasing an upgradeable seat
ticket or premium economy
fare and then use your accumulated points / miles to get into first
class /
business class.
It is celebrating 50 years of flying to the Philippines and extends to February 29, so you have a little extra time to make a decision (all
tickets are round trip economy, net
fares): MNL - Dubai: $ 606 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Cape Town: $ 691 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Melbourne: $ 589 (all - in $ 680) MNL - San Francisco / Los Angeles: $ 840 (all - in $ 950) They also have Premium Economy and
Business Class on Sale.
I have yet to take advantage of companion
fares, but I believe that's only available when booking
tickets in
business or first -
class.
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.
Many economy
fare classes will earn fewer miles whereas
business and first
class tickets on American Airlines will earn more.
Dynamic Reward
tickets in Economy can be upgraded to either
Business or First
Class using
Business Reward Points so long as the Dynamic Reward Flight
ticket falls within the Flex Plus, Flex or Saver
fare brands.
Passengers who take part in the «Step Up» product and bid to upgrade their
ticket to
Business Class will only earn miles for the original
fare paid.
Bear in mind that everyone booking an economy
class ticket will be sitting in the same cabin as will everyone who has booked a Business Class fare or a First Class far
class ticket will be sitting in the same cabin as will everyone who has booked a
Business Class fare or a First Class far
Class fare or a First
Class far
Class fare....
If you only are willing to pay economy saver promo prices, that
fare is how much you should value your miles, no matter if you redeem a eco or
business or first
class ticket.
Some discounted
fares do earn miles, so keep that in mind when weighing weather to redeem miles or use Arrival Plus miles for your
business class ticket.
Also, note that British Airways offers infant lap child awards for 10 % of the points (not the dollars), so
ticketing a lap child in
business class is only another 5,000 points, rather than 10 % of the
business class fare.
The deal was if you purchased a full
fare first or
business class ticket, you got another one at no cost, other than a $ 39 fee.
I agree with you stating it wasn't all that usable as the full refundable
fare cost would be generally higher than buying two non refundable
business class tickets.
Delta's 125,000 mile a year Diamond members will not earn a single additional mile for
business class tickets over $ 6818.18 (in base
fare plus fuel surcharges).