If you are flying and need to carry multiple bags, then factoring in the savings of waived baggage
fees on business class flights can make it almost worthwhile on their own.
Not exact matches
A 25 % refund
fee is charged if the cancellation is after one
business day or
on the
class start date.
While the taxes and
fees for
business class aren't cheap, it's not such a bad deal when you consider that the same seat with cash
on Delta could cost over $ 4,000.
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.
The better deals with a
fee tend to be Southwest 50K to get started
on Companion Pass, Virgin Atlantic 70 - 90k (gets you Delta
Business Class across the Atlantic with no surcharges), and the Club Carlson Premier or Hyatt Visa deals.
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.
Taxes,
fees and carrier charges are approximately $ 682 - $ 1250 per adult in economy or $ 1250 in
business class based
on travel from Seattle to London4.
Taxes,
fees and carrier charges apply of approximately $ 600 per person in economy or $ 1,000 in
business class based
on return travel from Vancouver 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.
* It's important to note that all award bookings
on Etihad airways incur a partner booking
fee of $ 50 in economy, $ 205 in
business, and $ 300 in first
class.
You might be wondering why the taxes and
fees vary so much
on economy and
business class awards.
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You can get to Europe
on Delta's metal in
business class and only $ 5 in
fees.
Compared to United, a one way from Frankfurt to NYC tomorrow
on Lufthansa in
Business Class would be 63,000 LifeMiles and $ 140 in
fees, while United would charge 70,000 miles and $ 196 (unless you have status, in which case that drops to $ 121 because you wouldn't be charged that close - in
fee to book within 21 days of departure).
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.
I wasn't able to pull up an all
business class United flight
on ANA's website but the total
fees for such a flight shouldn't be unreasonable since there shouldn't be surcharges.
Virgin Atlantic has great award redemption values for flights between the U.S. (especially Eastern U.S.) and Europe in both
classes, economy and
business, although outrageous Heathrow Airport
fees and fuel surcharges in Upper
Class make business class TY redemptions on Virgin a less attractive op
Class make
business class TY redemptions on Virgin a less attractive op
class TY redemptions
on Virgin a less attractive option.
Redeeming points for
Business Class seats isn't necessarily the best deal for Avios, but, a one - way business ticket on Air Japan from Los Angeles to Tokyo will cost 75,000 Avios plus $ 6 in taxes a
Business Class seats isn't necessarily the best deal for Avios, but, a one - way
business ticket on Air Japan from Los Angeles to Tokyo will cost 75,000 Avios plus $ 6 in taxes a
business ticket
on Air Japan from Los Angeles to Tokyo will cost 75,000 Avios plus $ 6 in taxes and
fees.
Even at that reduced rate, the
fees can be quite expensive
on long - haul flights, especially for
business class.
If you assume that $ 2,500 is a fair price for a Lufthansa
Business Class roundtrip ticket then, allowing for the $ 620 in
fees you have to pay
on the award, 105, ooo miles is getting you $ 1,880 of value.
At 140,000 miles, which is the lowest possible rate
on partner
business class flights to Europe
on United, and $ 166 in taxes and
fees, that's a nearly a 5 - cent - per - mile value
on a really great plane with access to top lounges.
As JetBlues new
business class, Mint, is being introduced slowly and rolled out only
on select routes for the time being, the infrastructure for upgrade
fees and priority order is still in development.
In
business class, the
fees are $ 487
on a British Airways - operated flight.
For example, a roundtrip Upper
Class (business class) ticket on Virgin Atlantic from the East Coast to London is only 95,000 for a standard rate but comes with ~ $ 1,200 in
Class (
business class) ticket on Virgin Atlantic from the East Coast to London is only 95,000 for a standard rate but comes with ~ $ 1,200 in
class) ticket
on Virgin Atlantic from the East Coast to London is only 95,000 for a standard rate but comes with ~ $ 1,200 in
fees.
On Lufthansa, I would have used 52,000 miles for the business class seat and $ 470 in fees on just one leg of the tri
On Lufthansa, I would have used 52,000 miles for the
business class seat and $ 470 in
fees on just one leg of the tri
on just one leg of the trip.
While the taxes and
fees for
business class aren't cheap, it's not such a bad deal when you consider that the same seat with cash
on Delta could cost over $ 4,000.
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.
I actually ended up paying two $ 28 change
fees: 1) Changing our departing Delta
business class flight to economy
on a different day, and 2) Adding two connecting Delta domestic flights to our existing itinerary (to get us from DCA to JFK and from DTW to DCA).
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.
American Airlines charges 57,500 miles in each direction for a
Business Class award
on airberlin (taxes and
fees come to under $ 100) and, unlike not too long ago, you can now search for airberlin award availability
on AA.com.
On the flip side, Southwest A-List and A-List Preferred Members booking on AirTran will get Free Business Class upgrades, no baggage fees, and all other benefits that AirTran's elite Members enjo
On the flip side, Southwest A-List and A-List Preferred Members booking
on AirTran will get Free Business Class upgrades, no baggage fees, and all other benefits that AirTran's elite Members enjo
on AirTran will get Free
Business Class upgrades, no baggage
fees, and all other benefits that AirTran's elite Members enjoy.
With ANA it only costs 88,000 miles plus $ 183.70 in
fees to fly
business class from North America to Europe when flying
on United.
For example, for just 5,000 more miles than what you would use for an economy roundtrip to Japan with Avianca LifeMiles, you could get a roundtrip
on ANA in
business class (75,000 miles off - peak with very little in
fees).
I recently booked a flight from IAH to Tromsø flying
business class on Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and only paid $ 12 in
fees for the one way flight and used 55,000 Aeroplan miles and got a whopping 14 cents per mile
on that redemption!
I generally wouldn't recommend using British Airways Avios for
business class awards to Europe because the
fees can be so high but if you fly
on a partner from the East Coast, it's not bad at all.
I called in to check
on the
fees for a Aer Lingus roundtrip
business class booking from JFK to DUB (since you can't see it online) and they told me the total
fees would only be $ 75!
-LSB-...] By using a sweet spot
on the Virgin Atlantic partner award chart you can get from the US to Africa and back in
business class for only 50,000 miles and $ 131 in taxes and
fees.
Flying Blue has a number of great sweet spots in economy
class but unfortunately isn't the most lucrative reward program for
business class flights because many of these flights are
on the higher side of redemptions and many redemptions also come with high
fees.
I think what while the economy award redemptions aren't the most valuable, the
business class awards still offer great value despite the
fees on a round trip award.
I found a
Business Class direct flight
on Qantas at a cost of 20,000 AA miles plus $ 19.90 taxes and
fees.
80,000 miles for a roundtrip
business class ticket to Europe is among the best but it also comes with some pretty high
fees on partners (even Delta).
If I want to fly
business class to London from New York
on August 3rd and come back August 17th — two days I can find saver availability
on American Airlines metal, I can do the trip with miles for 115,000 miles + $ 291.16 USD (taxes
fees).
For a route like Boston to Dublin
on Aer Lingus in
business class, you'd also be shelling out 100,000 Avios for an off - peak award but the
fees would be a lot more reasonable at around $ 260.
American Airlines Miles: 60,000 for two one - way economy
class tickets LAX - DUS - TXL
on Air Berlin (consider upgrading to
business class for no change
fee +20,000 per person)
Using Alaska's partner award chart, you can book a one - way ticket from Africa to the continental US in
business class for 120,000 miles — worth about $ 2,160 based
on TPG's most recent valuations — plus $ 79 in taxes and
fees.
I saved myself $ 35 in phone
fees by booking this award at the same time as my Qatar
Business Class award
on the same trip.
As I mentioned in «Anatomy of an Award: Qatar A380
Business Class for 30k American Airlines Miles,» I booked my awards from Bangkok to Egypt and Egypt to Washington
on one record locator to save $ 35
on the phone booking
fee.
During the off - peak season, an economy saver seat between New York and London can be had for 22,500 miles each way, plus
fees (more
on that later), while a
business class saver ticket goes for 57,500 each way.