In general, JMB has a generous redemption scheme, but unfortunately they are going to devalue the program for
premium class award redemptions after November 1, 2015.
Not exact matches
Until our
premium economy seats are assigned a fare
class and loaded for sale, it's too soon to say what the upgrade policies will be or what rates will be applied for
redemption awards.
Yes, British Airways did push through a massive increase in their
premium class redemptions, affecting most of their business
awards and all of the first
class ones.
While the number of miles needed for a Business
Class redemption isn't exactly low (you're better off trying to get to / from Europe on United's own aircraft which will only cost 115,000 for roundtrip Business
Class), the taxes for a
premium cabin
award are low for a European route.
If American doesn't alter the cost of Economy or Business
Class awards then, depending on how
Premium Economy is squeezed in, there could be some very good value
redemptions to be had (
Premium Economy if the
premium over Economy
Class is low or Business
Class if the
premium over PE is low... it will be one or the other).
AAdvantage doesn't have off - peak and peak seasons when it comes to
premium cabin
awards so, year round, this Business
Class redemption will set you back 115,000 AAdvantage miles and just $ 298 / # 206.
That
award chart is particularly valuable for
premium cabin
redemptions, since business
class and first
class awards cost 2 and 3 times the cost of economy, respectively, instead of the 3 and 4 times charged on the standard Executive Club
award chart.
Please check our previous report, Best American Airlines First and Business
Class Redemptions, on how to search the award space and the type of the premium class
Class Redemptions, on how to search the
award space and the type of the
premium class class seat.
American Airlines AAdvantage miles are very hard to use economically thanks to the dearth of
premium cabin SAAver
awards, United Miles are ok but 100,000 won't get you a roundtrip Business
Class award to any major long - haul destination (if you're heading east or west) while 100,000 Alaska Miles will get you some nice roundtrip
redemptions on Cathay Pacific and even American (subject to
award availability).
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.
The real advantage is that Singapore Airlines makes some
premium cabin
award space (Business
Class and First
Class) available for
redemption with its own miles.