Free business class upgrades on participating airlines with purchase of a full -
price economy ticket
Not exact matches
First - class
tickets are easily three or four times the
price of
economy - class
tickets, according to data from Hopper, and airfare prediction app.
But there's one nook of the country's
economy where the plummeting
price of oil hasn't yet been felt: plane
tickets.
With the
economy roaring back to life and airline
ticket prices falling, many businesses are sending their employees back on the road in order to connect with clients and co-workers.
Compare the
price of a basic
economy ticket plus a checked bag fee and the higher -
priced coach
ticket.
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.
Special offers vary but usually you get a discount up to 30 % of the airfare
price or free upgrade to business class in case if you bought a full fare
economy class
ticket.
Also, required number of miles may vary depending on the way you redeem it: the airline, destination (domestic or international), class (
economy or business), and the
ticket price.
Air Travel Reward redemptions from the Air Travel Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip short - haul flight in
economy class with a maximum
ticket price of $ 350.
This
price is a little lower than United's 85,000 miles for a round - trip
economy ticket.
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.
Award
tickets in business class are usually in the range of 1.5 times the
price of an award
ticket in
economy class.
I first
priced the
ticket from Los Angeles to Johannesburg and was quoted 37,500 miles in
economy + about $ 23 in taxes.
Looking at the award chart, Aeroplan usually charges only about 1.5 — 2 times the
economy ticket price.
Mixed cabin awards
price at the highest cabin of the itinerary, meaning even just 1 of 6 segments in business and the rest in
economy will
price the whole
ticket as business
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.
If you are only checking
economy - class reward
ticket prices when you search for flights, you'd never even know this.
While there is nothing wrong with
economy class or budget travel, many points - pinching travelers miss out on bargains because they aren't even looking at the
price of the business - class award
tickets.
Now, BA has high taxes and carrier fees, but this works out to 2 first class return
tickets from U.S. to London for the
price of 1
economy ticket ($ ~ 950 per person + 170 points).
Premium
economy tickets can be booked for 35,000 - 55,000 miles depending on the route, with Upper Class awards
priced between 95,000 - 135,000 Virgin miles.
How to Use Frequent Flyer Miles Effectively (All my long - haul flights are in business class, for less than the
price of an equivalent
economy ticket)
This
price is a little lower than United's 85,000 miles for a round - trip
economy ticket.
If by chance the award you're looking at goes down in
price (which will be true for
economy and business class
tickets to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America, as well as
economy class
tickets to India and the Middle East) then you may also call American and ask them to re-
price the award to refund the extra miles back to your account.
Land and Intra Air:
Prices include
economy air and air - related charges for the flights between Lima - Cusco, and require purchase of round - trip air travel on LATAM between your gateway city and the itinerary's start and end gateway cities (
ticket number required).
As we can see, an
economy seat costs $ 240, while a business class
ticket costs $ 1,018, so the
price difference is a whopping 450 percent.
To put the
price into perspective, on 7 April the cheapest fare from Astana to Frankfurt is around $ 440 one - way, while an
Economy Sleeper
ticket is more than double that at $ 990.
As always with
Economy redemptions, it is always worth checking the cash
price for a
ticket.
Throughout the year, Flying Blue has Promo Awards that offer special
pricing on flights for
economy and business class
tickets.
A one - way upgrade from
economy to business class costs 50 percent of the
price in miles for that
ticket if you purchased it at a standard fares.
These fares are great for Premium
Economy when normal
Economy Class
tickets on other airlines can cost almost the same
price.
It used to be you could use it for first or
economy class, so you could get two first class
tickets for the
price of one.
Austin to Seattle is 1,771 miles so the
price starts at 10,000 award miles for a one - way
ticket in
economy class.
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.
And most of my long - haul flights are in business class (for less than the
price of an
economy ticket).
The
price (in miles) for Classic Award
tickets in
Economy will remain the same.
On routes between Asia and Europe, TK frequently undercuts their competitors business and even premium
economy products with
prices as low as $ 1,500 for a round - trip business class
ticket.
Overall it's worth reiterating what I've said about basic
Economy / hand baggage only fares before — these fares are not about offering flyers seats at a new low
price point, they're about getting passengers to pay what they've always paid but for a
ticket that comes with fewer benefits.
United offers more Global Upgrades, a lower qualification requirement, instant upgrades on some full -
priced economy class
tickets, and an impressive new business class cabin (admittedly, it faces significant delays).
For example, I
priced premium
economy tickets from AMS to HKG and they came out to over $ 300.
Business class seats are normally very expensive and cost at least five times the
price of an
economy ticket.
This would be the standard
price for an
economy ticket on this route, but... Read More»
Sometimes you can purchase the miles needed to book an award business / first class seat for the same
price you would have paid for an
economy revenue
ticket.
On the other hand, folk paying for standard revenue
tickets (at least for
economy or premium
economy), will see no overall
price difference.
For award flights, Virgin Australia
prices tickets based on the number of miles traveled on the itinerary, beginning with a 0 - to -600-mile bucket for 6,900 points in
economy on Virgin, Etihad, Delta and Air New Zealand's Trans Tasman service, and 10,000 points on airberlin, Hawaiian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, and Air New Zealand's remaining routes.
Economy tickets remain the same
price.
Even at their higher
economy class
ticket prices, 40,000 SkyMiles would give you almost 3 free
tickets.
For the majority of budget travelers, the ferries are the best way to travel between Athens and any island, at an affordable
price (
economy class
ticket).
When you choose the cheapest
economy - class
ticket available, an itinerary appears with a
price breakdown and a footnote: «The inclusive total of your
ticket includes a fuel surcharge per flight levied by the carrier.»
If you really apply yourself to the accumulation of frequent flyer miles (and there are lots of ways to do it that are actually quite easy), you might find yourself on a long - haul business class flight, enjoying luxury in the sky — all for less than the
price of an
economy ticket.
The
price of their
economy class
tickets are rather excellent during this offer.