If you choose to redeem for one - way awards, it will 55,000 and 85,000 miles for one -
way Economy and business class respectively.
Not exact matches
If you're tired of flying
economy and want to fly
Business or First
Class (without paying crazy amounts of cash), you need to earn the right type of points,
and then use them in a smart
way!
If you are looking for a more economical
way to enjoy Lufthansa's First
Class, consider taking a United
Economy or
Business flight to Europe,
and then fly First
Class while hopping between European countries.
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.
One -
way prices are 17,500 miles in
economy, 30,000 miles in
business,
and 40,000 miles in first
class.
For example, Los Angeles to Paris is 25,000 one
way in
economy and 62,500 in
business class.
One -
way prices are 17,500 miles, 30,000 miles,
and 40,000 miles in
economy,
business,
and first
class, respectively.
United would charge the same 12,500 miles one -
way in
economy class, but their price then increases to an insane 30,000 miles one -
way for
business class and 40,000 miles one -
way for first
class.
A flight from New York to Casablanca would fall into the longest flight category (2001 + miles)
and would cost just 22,000 miles one -
way in
economy class or 44,000 miles one -
way in
business class.
Singapore Airlines charges 12,500 miles, 17,500 miles,
and 22,500 miles each
way for travel in
economy,
business,
and first
class respectively within the South Pacific.
If you're tired of flying
economy and want to fly
Business or First
Class (without paying crazy amounts of cash), you need to earn the right type of points,
and then use them in a smart
way!
Economy tickets to Europe in other programs typically cost as many as 30,000 miles
and the best
Business Class seats otherwise start around 50,000 miles each
way!
As an example: all flights from North America to Hong Kong cost 50,000 Etihad miles one -
way in
business class and 25,000 miles one -
way in
economy.
For one -
way flights, you'll need 12,500 Elevate reward points in
economy and 27,000 in
business class.
Virgin Australia tickets from the U.S. to Australia, New Zealand,
and Oceania / South Pacific Islands one -
way in
economy class are 55,000 SkyMiles, while
business class is 115,000 SkyMiles.
Economy class from Asia 1 to the South Pacific costs 30,000 miles each
way, while
business and first will set you back 40,000
and 60,000 miles, respectively.
Most one -
way tickets from India to Europe, including Frankfurt, London
and Paris, cost 25,000 miles in
economy, 50,000 miles in
business and 62,500 miles in first
class.
A one -
way award requires 9,500 Elevate points in
economy and 16,000 in
business class.
Avianca
and United flights between New York (JFK)
and Bogotá (BOG), Houston
and Ecuador (UIO),
and Newark
and Peru (LIM) are 35,000 miles one -
way in
business class and 40,000 miles round - trip in
economy class.
If you manage to avail such award at 50 % off rate on the Europe — North America route, you'll need to pay only 25,000 FlyingBlue miles for one
way business class tickets
and 12,500 miles for one
way economy class tickets, making it an excellent deal!
You'd be charged 40,000 miles for booking first -
class one
way, 30,000 miles for
business class one
way and 17,500 miles for
economy class one
way.
It'd cost you 75,000 miles for first -
class, 57,500 miles for
business class and 37,500 miles for
economy class one
way tickets.
The KrisFlyer program has some amazing partner redemption options to the Middle East
and North Africa: one -
way in
economy class for 37, 500 miles, one -
way in
business for 57,400 miles, or one -
way in first
class for 75,000 miles.
One -
way prices are 17,500 miles in
economy, 30,000 miles in
business,
and 40,000 miles in first
class.
When Promo Awards are offered at 50 % off for the Europe — North America routes, you'll only pay 12,500 miles each
way in
economy and 25,000 miles each
way in
business class... a seriously great deal!
I currently have a paid ticket booked in
Economy class and I'm keeping my fingers crossed I'll get a chance to move up to
Business class either on the
way there or back.
You can also earn Etihad Guest Silver Status for 1 year when you sign - up at Etihad Guest
and complete a round trip
economy flight, or a one -
way business class flight.
Singapore Airlines charges 12,500 miles, 17,500 miles,
and 22,500 miles each
way for travel in
economy,
business,
and first
class respectively within the South Pacific.
One -
way prices are 17,500 miles, 30,000 miles,
and 40,000 miles in
economy,
business,
and first
class, respectively.
United would charge the same 12,500 miles one -
way in
economy class, but their price then increases to an insane 30,000 miles one -
way for
business class and 40,000 miles one -
way for first
class.
For example, Los Angeles to Paris is 25,000 one
way in
economy and 62,500 in
business class.
If you are looking for a more economical
way to enjoy Lufthansa's First
Class, consider taking a United
Economy or
Business flight to Europe,
and then fly First
Class while hopping between European countries.
For example, from Los Angeles to Paris is 25,000 one -
way in
economy and 62,500 in
business class, whereas Singapore Airlines will only require 45,000 miles in
business.
The 32,500 rate in
economy to get all the
way to Europe from the West Coast roundtrip is a great redemption
and 125,000 in
business class is respectable.
Australia
and New Zealand each require just 80,000 miles one
way in
business class or 40,000 miles one
way in
economy class from the United States.
The
economy redemption to Europe for 55,000 miles is decent but the mileage requirement for 88,000 miles to Europe in
business class is one of the best sweet spot redemptions out there
and absolutely one of the best
ways to use miles
and points to get to Europe.
One -
way tickets start at 17,500 miles for
economy, 30,000 miles for
business,
and 40,000 miles for first
class.
Put simply: If you have three trips you plan to book
and the first is an
Economy Class trip
and the next two are
Business Class trips, don't register for the promotion until after you've completed the
Economy Class trip — that
way you maximise your bonus.
You can also book Cathay Pacific awards, however it needs two separate awards as per the rules of AAdvantage for travelling to India on trans - pacific routes, which means you need 57,500 miles for a one -
way economy and 85,000 miles for a one -
way business class award to India.
If you are interested in flying
business class and have
economy class selected, you'll see
economy class pricing on the calendar — not a good
way to predict which dates have the flights you want.
You can also book Cathay Pacific awards, however it needs two separate awards as per the rules of AAdvantage for traveling to India on trans - pacific routes, which means you need 57,500 miles for a one -
way economy and 85,000 miles for a one -
way business class award to India.
If you are redeeming an
economy award, British Airways Executive club will offer excellent value
and for
business class / first
class awards Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan will be perfect choice as you need only 62,500 miles for a one
way business class award
and 70,000 miles for a one
way first
class award to India.
You can also book Cathay Pacific awards, however it needs two separate awards as per the rules of AAdvantage for traveling to India on trans - pacific routes, which means you need 62,500 miles for a one -
way economy, 110,000 miles for a one -
way business class award to India
and 160,000 miles for a one
way first
class award to India.
The cheapest
Economy Class awards price out at 70,000 miles (one
way)
and the cheapest
Business Class awards come to 140,000 (one
way).
Promotions such as these are great
ways to boost your miles & points balances
and, even though travel in
Economy Class doesn't earn anywhere near the amount of miles that a
Business or First
Class ticket does, these are still free miles (as long as you were taking the flight anyway).
I can't say that I'd bother checking this route for
Economy Class seats if I wanted to fly to China (there are enough uncomfortable
ways for me to do that straight out of LA) but I'd definitely be interested in trying out the
Business Class product — I'll keep my eyes on fares
and see if anything interesting comes up.
On American Airlines, both LAX - HNL
and PHX - HNL are just 12,500 points each
way in
economy class or 37,500 points each
way in
business class (with reclining, not lie - flat, seats).
60,000 Advantage miles is enough for 1 one -
way business class ticket between the US
and Europe, 2 one -
way economy tickets between the US
and Europe, or 1 roundtrip ticket between the US
and Europe in
economy.
Similarly, using Avios on Alaska will cost the same 12,500 points each
way in
economy class and 37,500 points each
way in
business class.
Some direct flights from the East Coast will require fewer miles such as JFK or Miami (MIA) to CDG will decrease from 25,000 to 22,000 one -
way in
economy class and from 62,500 to 57,500 in
business class.