SANTA BARBARA — It's
like flying business class, really.
Much
like flying business class, the idea of a private jet might seem way out of reach for many infrequent or family travelers.
Not exact matches
Discount carriers
like Southwest and JetBlue were reshaping the industry with cheap fares and an easy - to - understand
business model:
fly one type of plane, sell only economy -
class seats and treat passengers
like human beings.
Because of the breadth of the Star Alliance and the miles» value, many people opt to use them for luxury award travel,
like flying in
Business or First
Class.
This program is worth paying attention to, especially if you want to
fly great
business class products
like Qatar, Emirates, and Cathay Pacific!
I
like the miles because I get to
fly overseas
flying business or first
class.
My husband is very tall and I would
like to be able to
fly business class.
If you want to
fly in first or
business class, an option
like this is a must have.
I normally
fly American Airlines
business class, it's nice, but not
like this.
For Aussies on the east coast, why not make the journey special and
fly Emirates A380
business class over and return on Emirates A380 first
class like we did.
With long - haul routes to cities
like London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Sydney, you can visit some amazing cities by
flying American Airlines»
business class product.
So this time, after
flying from Cabo to Guadalajara, we took the first -
class bus (
like traveling
business class on an airplane) to Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende and Morelia, staying several days in each town.
She'd
like to
fly in
business or first
class if possible.
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).
If you're looking for an adventure to a place
like Buenos Aires, Argentina or Santiago, Chile, you can use 50,000 Alaska frequent flyer program miles to
fly business class on American Airlines.
Do note that
Flying Blue's best award redemptions tend to be in economy
class vs
business and offer low rates to places
like Hawaii, Central and South America, and even Europe at costs less than many of their partner airlines included Alaska or Delta.
This program is worth paying attention to, especially if you want to
fly great
business class products
like Qatar, Emirates, and Cathay Pacific!
I
fly only
business class and would
like a credit card which will give me the most upfront introductory FF bonus miles.
Because of the breadth of the Star Alliance and the miles» value, many people opt to use them for luxury award travel,
like flying in
Business or First
Class.
KLM
flys its 787 - 9 Dreamliner between Amsterdam and Dubai and, just
like its sister airline, it too offers a new all - aisle - access
Business Class cabin.
We'll also be
flying on some great
business class cabins
like those for Cathay Pacific, Virgin Australia, and Virgin Atlantic.
Some programs
like Japan Airlines (JAL) and Asiana Airlines (OZ) offer unbelievable redemption rates in
business class and you can
fly to places
like Europe and South America at insanely cheap rates.
However, it's now 140,000 United miles to
fly business class on a partner airline,
like Lufthansa, to Europe.
The only way you can be absolutely sure that the aircraft scheduled to
fly your route is fitted with the new Polaris
Business Class seat is to look for a seat map that looks something
like this:
If you'd
like to try Etihad's
business class product, you can use 70,000 American miles to
fly from the U.S. to Abu Dhabi..
For 55,000 miles, you can
fly one - way in
business class from the U.S. to places
like Paris, Copenhagen, and Berlin.
There will still be some major routes that Singapore Airlines
flys that don't have a Premium Economy cabin —
like Singapore to Sydney (SQ241) on a non ER version of the Boeing 777 - 300 — so, on those routes and aircraft, an Economy to
Business Class upgrade will still be possible.
They are highly maneuverable so you can customize your comfort, much
like the AA
Business Class seats I
flew to Beijing.
Spending a little time on the site and becoming familiar with the ins - and - outs of how to travel on the cheap means travel hackers can do things
like fly internationally in
business or first
class and stay at 4 - and 5 - star hotels.
If you want to
fly in
business class to Europe from certain cities
like New York and Chicago, then you probably want to consider transferring your Membership Rewards directly to Iberia Avios.
Overall, I wouldn't expect to receive complimentary
business / first
class upgrades but might hold out a little bit of hope if I was
flying somewhere
like the Caribbean.
And if you
like to
fly first or
business class, Chase becomes a clear winner because of those transfer partners.
The Citibank Prestige is great if you are a frequent (
business) traveler (you earn 3 points / $ spend), don't have status with an airline you are
flying (lounge access via PriorityPass) and want to redeem for for international travel on world
class airlines (great transfer partners
like Singapore, Cathay or Virgin America)!
Up until that point, I was
like most people and hadn't
flown business class before.
While this series is about maximizing
business class awards with Membership Rewards, it's logical that many might be tempted to transfer other points
like Chase Ultimate Rewards to
Flying Blue since they are also partners.
I
like to puzzle with flights to
fly cheap in
business class and cheap flights from Cairo made me stopover for two nights at Cairo airport.
I'm sure we'll be waiting with bated breath to see how many miles we'll need to
fly to places
like Asia, Australia, and Europe in
Business Class, especially with partners...
If you're thinking about spending some time in the UK or beyond next summer (and you'd
like to
fly business class), you could do a lot worse — this is a pretty solid redemption on a very nice plane.
Great
business class seat (feels
like your own little hotel room), one of the best I've
flown so far.
Hello, I would
like to
fly my wife & myself to Australia or New Zealand preferrably in
Business Class.
I would
like to
fly from LA to Auckland on NZ Air
business class or «up graded economy» using United Miles.
I will have between 300 and 400 thousand Chase Reward Miles by this spring and would
like to
fly business class.
By implementing several strategies, credit card sign - up bonus and bonus miles via referral I was able to acquire more than 700,000 miles and points without
flying.We used some of these miles and points to travel for almost free to destinations
like Washington D.C, Myrtle beach, Miami, NYC, Baltimore, Cancun and the highlight of this year was our 10 days Trip to Europe (Spain and France) which costed me barely $ 500 (airfare + lodging) for two people while
flying business class on US Air (more details in next week posts) and staying at some top - notch five star hotels in the best of the locations.
Obviously, I spent some time sleeping overnight on planes during this 2 week vacation, but that wasn't a problem because I
flew in
business class like a boss.
BA says that it knows that premium passengers don't
like to
fly at the back of the plane, even if in a
business class seat.
Since I was in the forward
business class cabin with just nine seats, it almost felt
like flying private and was very good for sleeping on the nice flat bed seat.
Use 65,000 Starwood Points And Transfer to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank Program to
Fly Emirates
Business Class JFK - MXP - DXB - BKK - DXB - MXP - JFK Seeing Milan, Dubai, and Bangkok as Long as You'd
Like.
and I get double miles for
flying first
class then use those miles to go to exotic locations
like I went to Israel last novemeber for free on British and in
business and first
class combo..