Not exact matches
Even
so, at the longest distance for Etihad Guest
awards on Royal Air Maroc (2,001 + miles), New York to Casablanca costs just 22,000 miles one - way in
economy, or 44,000 miles one - way in business
class.
It does have a restriction on
economy class awards,
so that could be as much as 20,000 LifeMiles discount on a roundtrip
economy class ticket to Colombia, or 18,000 miles to Central America.
You might be wondering why the taxes and fees vary
so much on
economy and business
class awards.
Even
so, at the longest distance for Etihad Guest
awards on Royal Air Maroc (2,001 + miles), New York to Casablanca costs just 22,000 miles one - way in
economy, or 44,000 miles one - way in business
class.
However, the cheapest option in first
class on the very same flight is also 25,000 miles,
so be sure to check both the
economy and first -
class award options in case it makes more sense to sit up front!
Domestic business
awards are double the price of
economy,
so you could get one business
class award seat for 50,000 United miles.
Austin to Seattle is 1,771 miles
so the price starts at 10,000
award miles for a one - way ticket in
economy class.
So, if I booked an
Economy Class award we'd definitely be sitting in
Economy Class all the way but, if we paid with cash, there's a chance we'd get upgraded in to Business
Class.
The Virgin Atlantic Dreamliner has fewer Premium
Economy and Upper
Class seats than both the A330 and A340 aircraft
so I suspect this won't do much for
award availability on this route.
This can problematic if you are searching for business or first
class awards,
so unless you are searching for flights in
economy, you should always search British Airways one segment at a time.
British Airways displays
award space in only three cabins at a time, including premium
economy,
so you'll also need to select «first
class» if this is your preference.
Also, business and first
class awards cost a LOT of Avios,
so we'll focus on
economy travel only.
With the introduction of
so many different
award classes, the miles needed for an
award have changed drastically: Some of the «Standard»
awards have dropped by more than 20 % — that was to be expected as all the routes in question have offered very cheap
economy fares over the last year, making a redemption on these routes generally unattractive.
Moreover, they offer Promo
Awards to certain destinations every month at 25 % or 50 % off the regular number of miles,
so you can occasionally get a transatlantic flight in business
class for only 31,250 miles or
economy class for only 12,500 miles.
So since Alaska lets you redeem for JAL premium
economy, you shouldn't have any trouble finding those seats when first & business
class awards aren't available.
His strategy is to book
award travel in
economy and business
class well in advance, and then a day or
so before the flight, call in to redeem the additional miles to move up to first
class.
Business and First
Class awards often cost less than double an
economy award,
so miles are fantastic for people who want to fly premium cabins.