Yesterday I wrote about Openskies» $ 750 round
trip business class fares from Washington DC to Paris.
Currently, round
trip business class fares on London - Doha route in July are running about $ 5,274.00.
That round
trip Business Class fare cost me around $ 1,100 (which converted to $ 1,284.83 when I paid for it with my Platinum Amex) and it happens to be one of the fares I used as an example when I promoted the Qatar Airways sale.
Using this promotion, a round -
trip Business Class fare between Manchester and Christchurch will earn over 60,000 KrisFlyer miles and, when you consider that a one - way Business Class saver award between London and Sydney is just 68,000 miles (when booked online), that's a pretty good return!
Recently, there was a $ 400 - ish round -
trip business class fare from Washington DC to Beijing.
Not exact matches
That said,
business -
class flights across the Atlantic start at 60,000 miles for a one - way ticket, so you'll have to save up a few more miles to afford a round -
trip fare.
Tip # 3: If you have a work
trip booked on United or a Star Alliance, depending on the
fare class of your cash ticket, it might be worth upgrading to
business class or first
class with United miles.
If Donna's really insistent on traveling in style the whole
trip, 20,000 points will net her a Saver
Business Class fare, as well.
Fare sales are even proliferating in the most lucrative segment of the airline market, international premium travel, where the walkup round - trip fare for a business - class seat between New York and London has been in the $ 9,000 ra
Fare sales are even proliferating in the most lucrative segment of the airline market, international premium travel, where the walkup round -
trip fare for a business - class seat between New York and London has been in the $ 9,000 ra
fare for a
business -
class seat between New York and London has been in the $ 9,000 range.
Premium economy
fares are about $ 3,000 round
trip, and
business class roundtrips run from about $ 8,000 to $ 10,000.
Premium economy and
business class were sold out, though later in March and in April,
fares dipped to $ 3,734 in premium economy and $ 5,139 in
business class round -
trip.
For me the most important part of this
trip was the opportunity to review the Qatar Airways A320
Business Class cabin — getting to visit a South East Asian city that I've never visited before (and with an incredibly good
Business Class fare) was a very nice added bonus.
Now that I had my
Business Class fare booked it was time to figure out how to get to Helsinki in the most economical way (I knew I would be over in the UK ahead of this
trip so I need to book roundtrip travel between London and Helsinki).
That's a pretty good price to pay for a
Business Class fare between Europe and Asia and what made it better for me was that it was for travel on Qatar's A330 and A380 aircraft — I hadn't had a chance to review the
Business Class cabin on either of those aircraft up until this
trip (I reviewed the A380 First
Class product last year).
If Alitalia only drops out of existence shortly before my
trip the cost of a replacement
fare will be extortionate — insurance will pay for any loss but I don't think it will pay for me to fly on a $ 3,500 — $ 4,000
Business Class fare just because I still want to go to LA.
I happen to be considering a
trip to Europe this fall with my wife, and thanks to discounted ~ $ 1,500
business class fares we are considering paying cash.
It would take over 14 round -
trips with the cheapest Premium Economy
fares and almost 10 round -
trips with the cheapest
Business Class fares.
Includes news that British Airways is rolling out Basic Economy
fares worldwide, details of Emirates» new 777 - 200LR
Business Class cabin, a look at how I booked my
trip to Bangkok and how much I paid, details of Virgin Atlantic's new Basic Economy
fares, details of the changes to the Club Carlson loyalty program, yet another a new Qatar Airways Qsuite route and a lot more.
Currently
fares for May round
trips between SFO and London Heathrow are $ 1275 in economy, $ 2,200 in premium economy, around $ 7,000 in
business class and $ 10,000 in first
class.
I've taken advantage of one of the many recent Qatar Airways
Business Class fares to book myself a lightning quick
trip to Bangkok.
Today's Airfare of the Day goes to SAS Scandinavian Airlines and their
business class restricted round
trip fares between Germany and Beijing.
Tip # 3: If you have a work
trip booked on United or a Star Alliance, depending on the
fare class of your cash ticket, it might be worth upgrading to
business class or first
class with United miles.
British Airways has published some very good
Business Class fares to Asia for departures from a variety of European cities so, if you've been considering a
trip to a destination like Bangkok, Singapore or Hong Kong, this could be a good time to put some plans in motion.
Because my company forces us to take lowest
fare and I am allowed to travel Biz
class on international
trips, when going to Asia UA usually has better schedule and prices, however they still won't status match a Delta Diamond who flies average of 175k bis miles a year to win my
business.
Passengers flying in
business and select economy
class fares will receive 20,000 bonus miles for every round
trip, while passengers in all other economy
class fares will receive 10,000 AAdvantage bonus miles for every round
trip.
That's a lot of miles for a single,
Business Class, round -
trip flight that's only marginally more expensive that an Economy
Class fare during peak season.
Business class fare for a round
trip from Los Angeles to Chennai is approximately $ 6,323.
So, even the cheapest promotion
fares will earn double miles and a
business class trip can earn you 8x bonus miles — that's a pretty amazing promotion!
This week, there are
fares available for
business class flights from Cairo via Milan to New York JFK from $ 599 round -
trip for days in July and August.
Current
fares between the West Coast and Hawaii vary a lot based on demand, but looking at
trips in early November, SFO - HNL roundtrips are running at about $ 550 in coach and $ 1150 in first /
business class.
For example, while Aeroplan requires more miles for a roundtrip
business class fare at 110,000 miles you can use Aeroplan miles to book a round
trip with a partner airline like SAS or United and avoid high fees.
It is celebrating 50 years of flying to the Philippines and extends to February 29, so you have a little extra time to make a decision (all tickets are round
trip economy, net
fares): MNL - Dubai: $ 606 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Cape Town: $ 691 (all - in $ 750) MNL - Melbourne: $ 589 (all - in $ 680) MNL - San Francisco / Los Angeles: $ 840 (all - in $ 950) They also have Premium Economy and
Business Class on Sale.
After all,
fares can sell for thousands of dollars, and not everybody works for a company that will pay for premium
class on a
business trip.
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.
For September
trips,
business class fares run about $ 4,000 round
trip.
Fares for November SFO - SIN roundtrips are currently about $ 800 round
trip in economy, $ 1,800 in premium economy and $ 4,200 in
business class.
Business class fares between SFO and Tokyo are currently at about $ 6,000 round
trip for December
trips.
Introductory roundtrip
business class fares between LAX and London will be just $ 3,800 round
trip.
Current
fares on Cathay's SFO - HKG nonstops for January
trips are about $ 700 round
trip in economy, $ 2,000 in premium economy and $ 5,900 in
business class.
Currently,
fares from both SFO and SJC to Frankfurt appear to be identical: about $ 5,200 round
trip in
business class, $ 2,700 in premium economy, and about $ 1,300 for economy.
Whether it's your
business flight,
business class fare or
business travel booking that's on your mind, a travel insurance plan through Travel Guard can assist in taking some of the worry out of your next
business trip.