If we could earn about 50 % more miles, then we'd have enough
for business class award tickets.
Often if you are looking to build in a stopover, even redeeming the number of miles required
for a business class award ticket will save you some money over a revenue ticket.
I am nowhere near the 200,000 frequent flyer miles that I will need
for a business class award ticket to Bangkok.
This is equivalent to 4.06 Cent per KrisFlyer mile or MR point in this case,
for a Business class award ticket.
If you would like to use these miles
for business class award ticket, you need another 35,000 miles (135,000 miles for round trip business class award ticket for Trans - Atlantic routes).
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.
Japan Airlines» Mileage Bank program provides the cheapest option at 42,000 miles
for a one - way
business class award ticket.
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.
This is especially frustrating
for business class and first
class award tickets, and even worse if you book on an airline that hits you with steep carrier - imposed surcharges (such as British Airways).
Korean Air SkyPass requires 45,000 miles
for a round - trip
business class award ticket which is 15,000 miles fewer than the next closest program, Singapore Airlines.
For example, a one way domestic
business class award ticket in the contiguous U.S. redeemed through Singapore Airlines will cost 20,000 miles, 17,500 economy to Hawaii or 30,000
business to Hawaii.
Landing a premium
class award ticket in First or
Business class on Singapore has traditionally been a difficult task for North American points and miles collectors due to the common Singapore Airlines practice of offering first and business class award space almost solely to members of their own KrisFlyer
Business class on Singapore has traditionally been a difficult task
for North American points and miles collectors due to the common Singapore Airlines practice of offering first and
business class award space almost solely to members of their own KrisFlyer
business class award space almost solely to members of their own KrisFlyer program.
Expect to pay ~ $ 400 in fuel surcharges and taxes per long - haul segment on
award bookings, but that's still cheaper than paying
for a
business or first
class ticket.
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.
If you earn a few more Ultimate Rewards points, you could even book a one - way
business class award ticket for 62,500 Flying Blue miles.
Japan Airlines offers «Limited Days of the Week»
awards for business class tickets between the U.S. and Japan.
Head off
for a weekend in Mexico or the Caribbean in coach
class for as little as 25,000 miles round - trip
for an off - peak
award ticket, or 50,000 miles round - trip in
business class for a MileSAAver
award ticket.
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!
You can fly Emirates or Qatar Airways in
business class on a one - way
award ticket for 66,000 Enrich miles from the U.S. East Coast to the Middle East.
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.
Japan Airlines» Mileage Bank program provides the cheapest option at 42,000 miles
for a one - way
business class award ticket.
For 50,000 Flying Club miles, you can book a round - trip
award ticket on South African Airways in
business class from Washington - Dulles (IAD).
If there is no
award availability in economy, then redeeming your miles
for a
business class ticket still makes economic sense.
For 46,000 Avios, you can book a one - way
business class award ticket on Iberia's partner Royal Air Maroc.
My parents are looking
for two
business class award tickets from Rome, Italy back to Washington, DC...
Korean Air SkyPass requires 45,000 miles
for a round - trip
business class award ticket which is 15,000 miles fewer than the next closest program, Singapore Airlines.
There's a code
for a first
class award ticket, one
for business class seats, and a third
for economy rewards.
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.
United typically charges 115,000 miles
for round trip
business class awards from the US to Europe, so even if you value the hotel at $ 125 per night, you're getting $ 875 in hotel plus $ 2,500 (or more) in value if you can redeem
for a
business class round trip
ticket.
Quick tip: if you are planning on using miles to upgrade, search
for business class award space prior to booking your premium economy
ticket.
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?
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.
During my recent airberlin insolvency debacle, I booked an SQ
Business Class award ticket as backup and was able to cancel it
for a redeposit of my miles
for only $ 30 — now, it will be $ 75 or 240 %!
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.
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.
Etihad offers complimentary Chauffer service
for Business and First
class passengers even on
award tickets
You could stretch the 237,500 miles
for 7 one way
business class tickets to India as you need only 40 % of the miles needed
for an
award ticket and you can purchase rest of the miles during the booking process.
237,350 miles are enough
for 3 one way
business class award tickets to India (approximately $ 1,200 per
ticket)
Book your journey and redeem your miles
for an
award ticket or offer yourself extra comfort by upgrading to Poerava
business class
Throughout the year, Flying Blue has Promo
Awards that offer special pricing on flights
for economy and
business class tickets.
Book your journey and redeem your miles
for an
award ticket, extra baggage or treat yourself with extra confort and upgrade to Poerava
Business class
In fact, your experience with finding
award tickets will be much more pleasant than looking
for business class routes.
For the past few years two of the big «sweet spots» in the AAdvantage program have been the cost of Business and First Class award tickets, on Etihad, for travel between Europe and the Middle Ea
For the past few years two of the big «sweet spots» in the AAdvantage program have been the cost of
Business and First
Class award tickets, on Etihad,
for travel between Europe and the Middle Ea
for travel between Europe and the Middle East.
American have continued their assault on
award redemptions to Hawaii by implementing a 40 % increase in the number of miles needed
for a
Business Class ticket but, in the case of partner
awards, this doesn't make much difference as most people would be flying to Hawaii on American Airlines and not a partner airline anyway.
Kilometers may also be redeemed
for a Go Round the World
Award Ticket, which comes in one of two flavors: economy or clase premier /
business class.
Remember that
for international
business or first
class awards, you'll be avoiding the cost of a
ticket that could cost thousands of dollars.
At 80,000 miles
for a one - way First
Class ticket, and 62,500 miles
for a one - way
Business Class ticket between Seoul and New York this could be one of the better
award redemptions out there.
Here is a chart of some randomly chosen British Airways routes from London together with the number of Avios and AAdvantage Miles required
for a roundtrip
Business Class award ticket on each route: