But unfortunately, you can't really conclude that you are receiving $ 8,000 in
value for a business class flight, unless you normally pay cash for those tickets.
Not exact matches
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For business - or first - class flights under 1,000 miles, points averaged 0.72 cent in value; for flights over 1,000 miles, it was 1.13 cents per poi
For business - or first -
class flights under 1,000 miles, points averaged 0.72 cent in
value;
for flights over 1,000 miles, it was 1.13 cents per poi
for flights over 1,000 miles, it was 1.13 cents per point.
Because Arrival Plus miles are worth the same amount
for domestic and international
flights in economy and
business class, you'll always get the same
value no matter how you use your miles.
Recently, I learned of the
value of redeeming miles
for international
business and first
class flights as opposed to just redeeming them
for travel credits, so I will probably no longer churn the Barclay, Bank of America, and Capital One Venture cards.
And when miles were redeemed
for expensive
flights in
business class, or reservations with little advance notice, it was possible to receive tremendous
value from these miles.
For business class flights, it isn't unheard of to get 6 or 7 cents per point in
value.
If your
flights are more than 650 miles, you can still find some great
value with British Airways Avios when flying within Asia and Europe, as they often have some of the better redemption rates
for both economy
class and
business class.
Because Arrival Plus miles are worth the same amount
for domestic and international
flights in economy and
business class, you'll always get the same
value no matter how you use your miles.
You can enjoy more
value when you transfer the Membership Rewards points to miles and redeem them
for international
flights in
business or first
class.
Here are 19 suggestions that will maximize the
value of your Mileage Plan miles on both Alaska Airline
flights and partner
flights... especially
for those of you who fly in
business or first
class!
Usually, the best
value will be when you transfer and redeem
for business or first
class flights, but you can also find great
value in some hotel redemptions.
Prior to March 2016, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles had been a tremendous
value to redeem
for Emirates first and
business class flights.
The other comparative
value can be on Mint routes where other carriers offer inferior
business class, or on routes like transcontinental
flights where other carriers have hugely increased the miles price
for their premium domestic
business / first
class.
For example, a
business class flight on Virgin Australia could have
values over 5 cents per mile!
When you redeem miles
for expensive
flights in
business class, you get the most
value from them.
But the greatest potential
value is when you transfer points to one of Chase's partners and book travel, particularly
for long - haul
business or first
class flights.
With many airline frequent flyer programs, you'll realize the most
value by redeeming your miles
for expensive, last - minute
flights, or
for seats in
business or first
class.
Virgin Atlantic has great award redemption
values for flights between the U.S. (especially Eastern U.S.) and Europe in both
classes, economy and
business, although outrageous Heathrow Airport fees and fuel surcharges in Upper
Class make business class TY redemptions on Virgin a less attractive op
Class make
business class TY redemptions on Virgin a less attractive op
class TY redemptions on Virgin a less attractive option.
That's an unbelievable
value for a six - hour
business class flight, let alone a
flight in a lie - flat seat.
For example, a one - way Cathay Pacific
business class ticket on the 12 - hour
flight from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv costs just 30,000 miles one - way, an insane
value when you consider the revenue ticket costs $ 4,916.
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.
Travel partners will max out the
value you can obtain when redeeming
for flights, particularly in
business and first
class.
As well as that, any airline or alliance that I choose to fly also needs to be one that regularly offers good deals on the routes I want to fly — as the airlines around the world gradually increase the cost of award travel it's becoming increasingly important,
for those of us with a healthy aversion to Economy
Class, to be able to find great
value Business Class fares to keep our
flights comfortable.
Tip # 1: Book
business class flights for best
value By far, the best redemption
value when using your points & miles is to redeem
business class flights.
One of the other fantastic
values are round trip
Business Class from the US to Europe
for 80,000 miles round trip, which is a significant discount to what US airliners charge
for similar
flights.
But when ou are able to redeem miles
for expensive
flights in
business or first
class, or last minute reservation, it's possible to receive several cents in
value per point transferred.
We've already discussed the enormous
value you might get using Flying Club miles
for a
business class flight to Africa, but there are more
values where it comes from.
Redemptions
for business class are good
value for flights from Manila to Australia (40,000 miles one - way) or to California (58,000 miles one - way).
I am even more committed to using my frequent flyer miles
for upgrades to
business class for future long - haul
flights, seeing the
value in arriving refreshed and well - fed.
Even if you use it offline, a 4.4 - 4.5 X bonus on all spend is pretty amazing, assuming you
value Ultimate Rewards points at 2 cents per point (by transferring them to United MileagePlus and redeeming
for business or first
class flights on Star Alliance partners).
For international flights, the miles value ranged from 0.8 to 1.2 cents each for economy, and 0.9 to 1.2 cents each for business / first cla
For international
flights, the miles
value ranged from 0.8 to 1.2 cents each
for economy, and 0.9 to 1.2 cents each for business / first cla
for economy, and 0.9 to 1.2 cents each
for business / first cla
for business / first
class.
For domestic flights, the miles value ranged from 0.5 to 2.1 cents apiece for economy, and 0.5 to 1.9 cents each for business / first cla
For domestic
flights, the miles
value ranged from 0.5 to 2.1 cents apiece
for economy, and 0.5 to 1.9 cents each for business / first cla
for economy, and 0.5 to 1.9 cents each
for business / first cla
for business / first
class.
On the other hand, Amex makes it difficult to get better than 1 cent per point
value when using points to pay
for travel: only
Business Platinum cardholders get a 35 % rebate when using points to pay for flights with their preferred airline, or business / first class flights with any
Business Platinum cardholders get a 35 % rebate when using points to pay
for flights with their preferred airline, or
business / first class flights with any
business / first
class flights with any airline.
> Best
value / sweet spot seems to be
business class flights from North America to Turkey
for 90,000 points round trip.
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.
There is also
value in booking flat bed
Business Class on American Airlines
flights for 40,000 ThankYou Points year round to Europe, Japan, and Southern South America.