For a pair of
roundtrip business class flights to / from the west coast to London, you might be looking at fees of $ 2,500 or so, plus all the miles you have to relinquish to get there.
First let's look at
roundtrip business class flights from various cities with none or one stop en route (we don't have all listed, so check around!)
The above are based on
roundtrip Business Class flights and 3 nights double occupancy at the Doubletree Westminster.
These prices are based on
roundtrip business class flights & 7 days car rental (type E, manual car) with 2 people travelling on same itinerary.
I went from a person totally okay with curling up in my leggings and sweatshirt into a tiny ball entertained by pre-loaded podcasts for an entire flight to a traveler constantly comparing the lack of amenities, professionalism, and comfort of any seat on any airline to the two
roundtrip business class flights I took on Emirates.
So, a nonstop South African
roundtrip Business Class flight between the U.S. and South Africa costs 150,000 Virgin Atlantic miles.
Not exact matches
Roundtrip flights would cost 20,000 miles in coach or 30,000 miles in
business class.
Roundtrip flights would cost 20,000 miles in coach or 30,000 miles in
business class.
Flights within the United States will cost 15,000 Turkish Airlines miles
roundtrip for coach seats or 25,000 Turkish Airlines miles for
business class seats.
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.
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Flights to Europe on partners from North America in
business class jump 40 % from 100,000 miles
roundtrip to 140,000 miles
roundtrip.
Now this was a surprise: We found United heavily discounting first /
business class flights between San Francisco and Atlanta, Dallas or Chicago... as low as $ 627
roundtrip throughout the late summer fall.
That said, for the leisure traveler or the
business traveler with fixed plans, a
roundtrip SFO - CPH
business -
class fare of $ 3,200 is quite reasonable, particularly when compared to nonstop
flights to «major demand» cities such as London, Paris, or Frankfurt.
From a positive point of view those with foreign - based MileagePlus accounts (or at least those with UK MileagePlus accounts) can now buy enough miles for two
roundtrip Business Class awards between Europe and the US on United operated
flights (115,000 miles each).
(Recall that BA offered another fantastic
business class sale just a few weeks ago, with fares as low as $ 2,000
roundtrip for 2016
flights.)
Also during the off season,
business class flights between the U.S. and South America on Star Alliance carriers are only 90,000 miles
roundtrip, and between the U.S. and Oceania are only 130,000 miles.
Off - peak
flights between the U.S. and Europe are about 10,000 miles cheaper per
roundtrip for both economy and
business class.
A Miles & More
Business Class award
flight between the US and Europe will cost 105,000 miles
roundtrip and, as you can see from this randomly selected set of dates, a JFK to Frankfurt
roundtrip will cost around $ 2,500:
Air Canada's award chart has some valuable sweet spots, like 110,000 miles
roundtrip for
business class flights to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
A
business class flight between North America and Europe can run as low as 62,500 miles per
roundtrip, but the $ 500 in taxes and fuel surcharges makes it somewhat less appealing.
While Miles & More bargains can be spectacular for example, 30,000 miles in economy and 55,000 in
business per
roundtrip between North America and Europe it also often has high fuel surcharges, which can be as much as $ 1,000 for premium
class flights.
75,000 miles for
roundtrip Business Class travel between Europe and the Caribbean is very good value indeed... especially when you consider that the
flights to / from Havana are scheduled at over 9 hours.
Last month Singapore Airlines invited me to check out its brand new
business class seat on a
roundtrip flight between San Francisco and Hong Kong.
But I needed to get to Vietnam for my Qatar Golden Ticket
flight ($ 628
roundtrip Business Class deal).
I'm going to have to position from London to Helsinki to catch my Qatar Airways
Business Class flight and, although I was planning on booking the cheapest possible fare to and from Helsinki, this is yet another route on which you can earn 160 Tier Points for a
roundtrip Business Class fare.
The rates for booking an ANA
flight for only 75,000 miles
roundtrip in low season in
business class can come with fees as low as $ 86!
Miles & More prices all
business class domestic
flights in any region except Europe at 55,000 per
roundtrip.
Also during the low season,
roundtrip flights on ANA to other countries in Asia are 45,000 miles in economy and 80,000 miles in
business class with a $ 61 fuel surcharge.
The rates for booking an ANA
flight for only 75,000 miles
roundtrip in low season in
business class also come with only $ 86 in fees!
If you're patient enough and were able to get the
business version of the Aviator Red when it comes out and also snag the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select cards, you might be able stockpile over 200,000 AAdvantage miles over the next 3 to 6 months and have enough miles to book a
roundtrip long - haul first
class flight on some of the top airlines like Etihad.
Our guess is many people would be happy to pay $ 500 to fly
business class roundtrip between the west coast and the UK while giving up the typical amount of points these saver
flights cost.
Economy
flights to Hawaii on United are also a great deal at just 35,000 miles
roundtrip, or 55,000 miles if you splurge for
business class.
For
business class flights between NA and Europe, you're looking at extra 25,000 per
roundtrip (140K vs. 115K), although Asia
flights are not that bad, «only» 20,000 miles more to fly on partners.
Hainan Airlines usually has excellent
business class availability for
flights to China and a great redemption rate (100,000 per
roundtrip, half for one way).
usually has excellent
business class availability for
flights to China and a great redemption rate (100,000 per
roundtrip, half for one way).
That being said, there are still some great redemption opportunities using British Airways Avios, in particular for shorthaul
flights in coach or
business class, where you can get a
roundtrip for as few as 9,000 Avios.
-LSB-...] There's plentiful award space in
business class — on fully flat beds — for 120k miles
roundtrip for
flights completed by May 31, 2014 and 140k miles
roundtrip for
flights from June 1, 2014 on.
You could now get 20000 Bonus JPMiles Online Shopping, good for a
business -
class roundtrip flight, free!
For example, this
roundtrip flight on Iberia from Miami to Madrid in
business class requires 100,000 Avios plus $ 935 when purchased from British Airways.
SkyMiles are useful around getting to Europe in
Business Class without surcharges, though for
flights in 2017 they are charging 140,000 miles
roundtrip, up from the 2016 rate of 125,000 miles.
Economy
flights are 50k to 55k for a
roundtrip to / from Japan,
Business class flights are 85k to 90k for Japan.
Seriously 65,000 miles is the cheapest
roundtrip economy
flight to Africa / Middle East, and 104,000 miles is the cheapest
business class price for this.
LAN only charges the equivalent of 35,000 miles
roundtrip in coach for the nonstop
flight to Amman (100,000 in
business class).
I had about 65K AAdvantage miles earmarked for this trip and while I originally planned to fly
roundtrip in coach, I was able to book a saver
business class seat for the outbound
flight, and a low - cost Norwegian revenue fare for the return.
↓ Battle for Seattle Early Stages Alaska Mileage Plan upped the cost for partner airline Delta
flights for
business class travel to Europe on Feb. 12 — from 90,000 miles
roundtrip to 100,000 miles.
That chart has some real values, such as the ability to fly
business class between the US and Europe for 90,000 miles
roundtrip instead of the usual 100,000, the ability to pop around Europe with several extra
flights thrown in for 115,000 miles in
business class instead of 100,000 miles
roundtrip plus another 20,000 miles for each and every additional intra-European
flight, and the ability to fly to Australia in
business class via Asia (not normally allowed on a single award ticket) for an extra 25,000 miles — and make stopovers in Asia, and throw in Australian domestic
flights at the same time.
Fares: Checking September
roundtrips today,
business class flights between LAX and Sydney (or Brisbane) are running around $ 5,300, premium economy is $ 2,100 and economy is $ 973.
Currently,
business class fares on nonstop,
roundtrip SFO - HKG
flights run in the $ 4,500 - $ 6,500 range.)
It would cost 80,000 miles
roundtrip for a
flight in
business class between the US and Europe.
A check on Google
Flights this week found August fares that are about half off of «normal» — i.e., nonstop
business class to London is going for as low as $ 3,500
roundtrip from the west coast and just $ 2,600 from New York.