For
most business class flights from the US to Europe, you will get a better bargain by transferring your Membership Rewards (or even your British Airways Avios) to Iberia.
Based on a few tests on the Avios Calculator it would appear that
most Business Class flights of around 2,000 miles or more in distance will earn 140 Tier Points.
Fortunately, these increases are rather modest:
most business class flights are only seeing a bump of 2,500 to 5,000 miles.
Not exact matches
His keen
business acumen, honed by years in the private sector and creating one of the
most successful financial companies in our nation's history, has kept us ahead of other cities (and even states like California) and helped New York avoid mass layoffs, middle
class flight and,
most important, civic despair.
If you're planning a trip to Asia, I highly suggest flying All Nippon Airways (disclaimer: All Nippon Airways flew me out to the Philippines and Japan but the opinions expressed here are my own) because not only do they have the
most attentive
flight attendants but the food they serve in
business class is bomb dot com.
I'm disappointed by
most of these changes, especially the higher prices for
Business and First
Class flights.
In fact,
most of my long - haul
flights are in
business class, and for less (all in) than the cost of an equivalent economy ticket.
On short
flights like Hong Kong to Taipei,
most flights do not have first
class (only
business).
In all honesty,
most of us wouldn't be paying the outrageous asking prices for
business and first
class flights in the above examples.
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 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
class award connecting through San Francisco was available.
Even though I spent
most of the year in countries with a fairly high cost of living, my average daily expenses were as low as $ 9 / day, and never (truly) higher than $ 70 / day (including long - haul
business class flights).
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.
When you redeem miles for expensive
flights in
business class, you get the
most value from them.
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Flights to
most of Africa on Star Alliance partners used to go for 120,000 miles in
business class and 150,000 in first.
The
most notable use is to use for round trip first and
business class flights on their partner ANA.
With many airline frequent flyer programs, you'll realize the
most value by redeeming your miles for expensive, last - minute
flights, or for seats in
business or first
class.
Instead, I am trying to make the
most of a
business class flight — I eat loads of food, drink lots of champagne, and watch a mess of movies.
This is probably the
most obvious perk of
business class flights, but one I still struggle with.
The
most unique
business class flight perk — the on board bar!
BA.com showed
Business Class award availability on
most Cathay Pacific
flights between Tokyo and Hong Kong on my chosen date but, rather than just book the
flight with the best timings, there was one last thing to take into consideration.
Most of the sub - 75,000 mile
Business Class awards that you can actually find and book through American Airlines are those that book on to British Airways
flights.....
Most of these are non-stop
flights on an American Airlines 777 - 200 so, unless you get a refurbished aircraft, the
Business and First
Class cabins will be the old - style cabins.
Unfortunately since
most American
flights are only two
classes (economy and
business), British Airways will price American
business class awards at the first
class price.
As I often suggest travelers take «positioning
flights» around Europe (and the US) to make the
most of any great
Business Class fares that come around or to make the
most of award availability that appears somewhere that isn't your home airport, I thought I'd share my experience of doing just that at Zurich airport.
Most flights from Los Angeles to Bangkok have only 2
business class seats available at first, but I found that once I redeemed the first 2
business class seats, Thai released 2 more
business class seats almost immediately.
Ok, this may sound boring but it's actually incredibly important if you want to get the
most out of your
Business Class flight.
One of the
most fantastic features of the Dynasty Flyer SkyTeam award chart is a 70,000 - mile redemption per round - trip
business class flight between North and South America.
This makes Delta's own
flights in
business class to Europe the
most expensive of the major U.S. carriers.
While I
most definitely NOT agree with you that VX's Upper
Class «probably the worst modern
Business Class product I've experienced» — indeed I actually like it — I would say that while one doesn't necessarily need a
Business Class seat on an East - to - West
flight, it's up to you to think about work productivity in Economy versus
Business.
The connecting
flights to / from Helsinki, on which you don't get a luxurious
Business Class seat, are very short — for
most of the trip you're flying in the comfort of the Finnair A350.
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.
And
most of my long - haul
flights are in
business class (for less than the price of an economy ticket).
Specifically, you'll usually get the
most value from your miles when you book either last - minute tickets or awards in
business or first
class flights.
Most normally - booked
business class flights of 10 + hours (think US - Europe or US - Southern SA) cost at least 55,000 miles each way, instead of only 30,000 here for the same amount of air - time.
Early next year I have a Qatar Airways
Business Class trip booked to Bangkok and, between that trip and a
flight I'm taking just after New Year, I'll have BA Silver status sown up before January is out (my BAEC year starts in December but I'll be crediting
flights to AAdvantage up until the end of this year)... but Silver status isn't of much use to me as I already hold Lifetime Platinum status with AAdvantage and that gives me
most of the same benefits as BA Silver.
Icelandair: Despite all of its
flights crossing the ocean on either side of its island home base, a free Wi - Fi signal is available to
business class passengers and elite members in the airline's frequent - flier program, Saga Club on
most of its
flights.
Let's assume you need two
business class award seats for a
flight between Los Angeles and Paris — the
most popular European travel destination.
Partner
flights to Europe on AirFrance and KLM can be found for as low as 75,000 SkyMiles in economy or 150,000 SkyMiles in
business class, and
most of these
flights can be found using Delta's online search tool.
Most flights reserve this benefit for priority customers — those in
Business Class, and Premium 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.
Most of these
flights are typically for economy or economy plus but sometimes Flying Blue will even offer
business class fares.
The
most expensive first redemption only applies to
flights on Etihad, while Virgin Atlantic's upper
class and Delta and Virgin Americas first
classes fall under
business redemptions.
My
most recent Lufthansa
Business Class flight was from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt — it was a last - minute change of plans, allowing me to snatch the rare business class seat on Unite
Business Class flight was from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt — it was a last - minute change of plans, allowing me to snatch the rare business class seat on United m
Class flight was from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt — it was a last - minute change of plans, allowing me to snatch the rare
business class seat on Unite
business class seat on United m
class seat on United miles.
Most people will want to pick a nonstop
flight and only the Asiana
flight has an award seat available in
Business Class, so I'm going to pick that one (it's 60,000 miles for the one - way plus $ 77.50 in taxes).
I should note that
most of the
Business Class space is available on the earliest
flights and redeyes.
Most regional
flights also offer a
Business Class product with delectable meals, beverages and additional luggage allowance.
Whether they call it first or
business, international
flights are where you can expect the
most luxurious service in premium
classes.
Rewards are
most valuable when redeemed for international
flights in
business class, expensive last minute
flights, and luxury hotels.
do all or
most international
flights from us to israel on
business class have flat lie - down seats?