Redeeming United miles
for business class award flights on United might be the most common way to book, but there might be some better options.
At only 15,000 miles for economy class and 30,000 miles
for business class award flights on Flying Blue partner Delta, these are among the cheapest options available.
Not exact matches
However, the United
award chart shows that
business class saver tickets only cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip
for the same exact
flight, a quarter of how many miles or points you would have needed with cash back or a statement credit.
This month's
awards are
for Business Class flights between Europe and either Boston or NYC:
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.
Using British Airways Avios won't be a great way to book this
flight, but you can use 63,000 Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles or 80,000 American AAdvantage miles
for a round - trip
business class award.
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to
for economy
class awards, but they are a solid way to book
business class awards on Delta
flights.
Just as if you were searching
for an
award flight on Delta, you can use Delta's online
award search function to find Korean Air
business class award space:
And you'll wind up with at least 150,000 Delta miles
for all your spending, which is enough
for a round - trip
Business Class award flight to Europe.
So getting the
Business Platinum card and completing the minimum spending means you'll have more than enough
for 2 round - trip coach
flights or 1
Business Class award flight to Europe.
With
award tickets starting at 4,000 - 4,500 Avios in economy or 7,750 - 9,000 Avios in
business class for any
flight less than 651 miles you'd be able to book 22
flights with that 100,000 point bonus.
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to
for economy
class awards, but they are a solid way to book
business class awards on Delta
flights.
Should you want to stop in Fiji
for a longer period of time and then head elsewhere in the Pacific using American miles,
award flights to elsewhere in the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand come in at 20,000 miles in Economy and 30,000 miles in
Business Class.
These rates increase to 30,000 / 60,000 miles
for awards booked in premium economy, and 40,000 / 80,000 miles
for business class flights.
For the day Donna would like to leave, a Saver Business Class Award for a nonstop flight is availab
For the day Donna would like to leave, a Saver
Business Class Award for a nonstop flight is availab
for a nonstop
flight is available.
Even if you need
award space
for a
flight within 3 or 4 months, it is not uncommon to find
business class space
for 1 to 3 people.
In this post I'll show a few simple changes to a round - trip
flight between New York and London that can lower the fees
for a
business class award from $ 1,124.56 to $ 391.86.
However, adding a short - haul economy
flight to a long - haul
business or first
class flight may, as in my example, drastically reduce the number of Iberia Avios required
for your
award redemption.
You can fly economy on United or one of their partners
for 30,000 miles, in
business class on their metal
for 55,500 miles, or in
business class on one of their partners, like Lufthansa,
for 70,000 miles each way (sometimes they will have sales on partner
award flights).
This month's
awards are
for Business Class flights between Europe and either Boston or NYC:
While Saver
Awards for continental U.S. flights will remain unchanged, the new policy — which you can read about in more detail here — means those who book business or first - class awards flights will fork over an additional 5,000 to 10,000 miles per leg on most routes, and even more during peak travel se
Awards for continental U.S.
flights will remain unchanged, the new policy — which you can read about in more detail here — means those who book
business or first -
class awards flights will fork over an additional 5,000 to 10,000 miles per leg on most routes, and even more during peak travel se
awards flights will fork over an additional 5,000 to 10,000 miles per leg on most routes, and even more during peak travel seasons.
Here we had a stroke of luck, depending on how you look at it: while the direct service
flight from Los Angeles did not show availability
for a
Business Class or First Class Saver Award on most dates, a mixed class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
Class or First
Class Saver Award on most dates, a mixed class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
Class Saver
Award on most dates, a mixed class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
Award on most dates, a mixed
class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
class award connecting through San Francisco was avail
award connecting through San Francisco was available.
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.
If you want to use SkyMiles to book a
flight on Air France, you're going to pay 10,000 more miles
for economy
class and 30,000 more miles
for business class than if you booked an
award flight on Delta.
I'll search
for a
business class award between Los Angeles (LAX) and Hong Kong (HKG) because these two cities have four
flights a day; there's a good chance that
business class award space will be available.
For example, roundtrip
business class awards on Cathay Pacific from the U.S. to Asia cost just 100,000 miles, whereas similar
flights would cost 140,000 to 180,000 miles on most competitors.
A great price point on the Singapore Airlines
award chart is
for business and first
class flights within the U.S..
The
award chart lists a round - trip
flight from Los Angeles to the U.K.
for 50,000 Flying Club miles in economy and 75,000 miles in
business class, which are fantastic rates.
Using British Airways Avios won't be a great way to book this
flight, but you can use 63,000 Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles or 80,000 American AAdvantage miles
for a round - trip
business class award.
At the beginning of every month the Flying Blue loyalty program releases discounted
awards for Economy and
Business Class travel on Air France and KLM
flights.
A lot of people prefer the in - air product of Jet Blue over Southwest
for longer
flights since it has tv's, free wifi, more leg room,
business / first
class «Mint» cabins, allows you to pick your seat, etc. but both airlines constantly rate among the best
for award availability, making them both solid choices
for getting around the country, in terms of finding
award seats.
At the beginning of every month Flying Blue (the loyalty program
for Air France / KLM) releases discounted mileage
awards for Economy and
Business Class travel on Air France and KLM
flights.
For flights to Korea, Asiana does not offer any savings in economy, but relatively cheap
awards are available in both
business and first
class.
From a positive point of view those with foreign - based MileagePlus accounts (or at least those with UK MileagePlus accounts) can now buy enough miles
for two roundtrip
Business Class awards between Europe and the US on United operated
flights (115,000 miles each).
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.
What you do know is that a round - trip Delta
award flight generally costs 30,000 SkyMiles
for an economy seat and 60,000 miles
for business class.
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.
Not only does British Airways
awards 140 Tier Points
for Business Class flights across the Atlantic but it also
awards 140 Tier Points
for Business Class flights between the two US coasts — here's Philadelphia to Los Angeles
for example:
After rolling out a new A380 First Suite and
Business Class, increasing the amount of KrisFlyer miles needed
for many
flights and making StarAlliance
award bookings available online, my favorite airline is changing Economy
Class fare categories and the KrisFlyer
award miles you earn!
Award space is pretty reliable
for travel from / to USA and I have seen instances where there are as many as 4
business class awards on a
flight.
They charge extra
for connecting
flights, and
business and first
class awards can be very expensive.
Business v. Economy = We always saved business class award travel for longer flights like Asi
Business v. Economy = We always saved
business class award travel for longer flights like Asi
business class award travel
for longer
flights like Asia, etc..
Right at the end of last month American Airlines opened up a surprising amount of
Business Class award space
for flights between the US and various European cities -
award space which, by and large, is still available - and now some First
Class award space appears to have opened up as well.
Alaska Airlines increased the cost
for business and first
class awards on
flights with their partner, Emirates.
Throughout the year, Flying Blue has Promo
Awards that offer special pricing on
flights for economy and
business class tickets.
Earn 500
award miles per
Business class segment or 750
award miles per First
class segment on Acela Express trains (no connecting
flight required) between New York's Penn Station and the following train stations: Boston's South Station, MA; Boston's Back Bay Station, MA; Boston's Route 128 Station, MA; Washington D.C..
For reservations for the Acela Express markets listed above, call Amtrak at 1 -800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) and be sure to provide your MileagePlus number to receive award mileage cred
For reservations
for the Acela Express markets listed above, call Amtrak at 1 -800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) and be sure to provide your MileagePlus number to receive award mileage cred
for the Acela Express markets listed above, call Amtrak at 1 -800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) and be sure to provide your MileagePlus number to receive
award mileage credit.
Air Canada's
award chart has some valuable sweet spots, like 110,000 miles roundtrip
for business class flights to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
I felt that I could still redeem my miles
for domestic
flights and certain
business class awards at reasonable rates while using other means to earn and redeem
awards with partners like Lufthansa and Singapore.
For example, miles can be transferred to ANA Airlines of Japan, and 104,000 ANA miles can be redeemed for a round - trip award flight in business class between the United States and Africa on any of ANA's Star Alliance partners such as Lufthansa, Turkish, Ethiopian, or South African Airlin
For example, miles can be transferred to ANA Airlines of Japan, and 104,000 ANA miles can be redeemed
for a round - trip award flight in business class between the United States and Africa on any of ANA's Star Alliance partners such as Lufthansa, Turkish, Ethiopian, or South African Airlin
for a round - trip
award flight in
business class between the United States and Africa on any of ANA's Star Alliance partners such as Lufthansa, Turkish, Ethiopian, or South African Airlines.
Flying Club requires 35,000 miles
for round - trip
award flights between the U.S. and the Caribbean in economy
class and 60,000 miles in
business class.