Bookable in
the highest Economy and Business class fare (Corporate fares or Abu Dhabi Goverment Employees Travel Programme discounts are not allowed).
Not exact matches
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.
It costs 12,500 miles to book travel on United in
economy (the same as Singapore) but a crazy -
high 30,000 miles in
business class and 40,000 miles in first
class.
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.
If you are going to use the points on a British Airways flight, know that you will be paying
high fuel surcharges: $ 650 - $ 1250 for
economy and $ 1250 for
business class.
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.
It costs 12,500 miles to book travel on United in
economy (the same as Singapore) but a crazy -
high 30,000 miles in
business class and 40,000 miles in first
class.
In a 3 - cabin aircraft with separate
economy,
business,
and first
classes (such as JFK - LAX / SFO transcontinental routes or select international routes), they'll charge
higher rates for first than for
business.
Passengers on airlines with just one
class of travel, even on all -
business class airlines like Silverjet
and Eos, pay the lower rate, while those travelling in Premium
Economy on two - cabin charter flights pay the
higher rate.
In a sign that premium
economy is here to stay, Singapore Airlines — which set a
high bar with its first
and business classes — has confirmed that it will introduce this so - called fourth
class of seating later this year.
Business Class travel means more than just traveling for work — it is that happy medium between paying too
high a price for a First
Class seat on an airplane
and being cramped in a microscopically small
Economy Class seat.
It's valid for
economy and business class aboard standard trains
and for
business and first on Amtrak's
high speed Acela trains.
While Miles & More bargains can be spectacular for example, 30,000 miles in
economy and 55,000 in
business per roundtrip between North America
and Europe it also often has
high fuel surcharges, which can be as much as $ 1,000 for premium
class flights.
Among the changes: The number of Avios earned (that's Executive Club's «currency») will basically be increased for passengers in
business and first
class — especially in the
higher fare
classes —
and decreased for those flying on the lowest
economy fares.
While the
economy rate is on the
higher side, the
business class and first
class rates are pretty competitive.
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.
If the cost of
Business Class is too
high (in points or in cash) there's also the option of the airline's latest premium
Economy product which offers seats with 38 ″ of legroom
and 19 ″ of width.
This I will pay for, something that is more than
economy but not the same
high price as
business class has gotten so that we can afford it
and have some form of comfort.
This combo would be over 2,600 miles of flying
and would result in a savings of 20,000 United miles in a
high - end
economy seat or 40,000 miles in a very solid
business class product for a medium - haul flight.
Last year Delta introduced a revenue component to its SkyMiles program, which means that
higher - paying passengers earn more miles, so the more you pay for your tickets, the more bonus miles you get (premium
economy,
business,
and first
class tickets will earn more miles than discount
economy).
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.
Dynamic Reward Upgrades are permitted from
Economy Class to Business Class, or Economy to First or Business Class to First Class, subject to aircraft configuration, and is subject to the availability of reward seats in the higher class c
Class to
Business Class, or Economy to First or Business Class to First Class, subject to aircraft configuration, and is subject to the availability of reward seats in the higher class c
Class, or
Economy to First or
Business Class to First Class, subject to aircraft configuration, and is subject to the availability of reward seats in the higher class c
Class to First
Class, subject to aircraft configuration, and is subject to the availability of reward seats in the higher class c
Class, subject to aircraft configuration,
and is subject to the availability of reward seats in the
higher class c
class cabin.
The new Global upgrades will also work on certain
higher fare
classes on KLM for upgrades to
business and on Air France for upgrades to Premium
Economy.
Airtran will let you upgrade to
business class from any fare at the airport on a first - come, first - served basis for $ 69
and up per flight segment (that's one take off
and one landing), or from
higher economy fares in advance; Spirit's Airbuses have one row of four extra-wide seats at the front of the plane with more legroom for sale at $ 12 to $ 199 if bought in advance or $ 25 to $ 75 for onboard upgrades, depending on flight length.