Below is a chart outlining the miles required by the major frequent flyer programs for saver
level business class tickets to various regions.
Not exact matches
A
business class ticket to Europe costs only 100,000 Flying Club miles round - trip, which has become a great deal after Delta raised its own redemption
levels to 140,000 SkyMiles.
Typically, airlines allow elite -
level frequent fliers and
business and first -
class passengers to use this queue by placing special wording, such as «Priority Access,» on the printed plane
tickets.
50,000 Avios can get you 10 low -
level one - way
tickets at the cheapest Avios booking rate of 4,500 miles, or a round - trip
ticket from Boston to Dublin in
business class.
United asks for 25,000 MileagePlus miles for an economy round - trip at the Saver
level and 50,000 for a
business -
class Saver
ticket between Tokyo or Osaka and one of the islands.
However, booking international
business class tickets at the lowest mileage
levels isn't as easy as you might think.
Low
level award redemptions for premium
business class international round - trip
tickets can usually be found for 140,000 miles, but Delta occasionally has flash sales where those awards cost just 110,000 miles.
So, that's not a beginner
level guide by any means, but if you have the drive and inclination, you can definitely find yourself into a
business class ticket to Europe for about $ 1,700 or Asia for $ 2,000 (on Korean) round trip with an effectively free hotel stay.
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.
Without the right credit card or a first or
business class ticket, one of the limited ways to achieve this feat would be to reach a certain status
level in your frequent flier program.
Delta SkyMiles base -
level elites get lounge access only if they're holding
business or first -
class tickets; standard co-branded credit cards don't help there.