To give you some context, the difference of 30,000 miles between booking Delta One and Upper Class is enough for a one -
way economy class award to London or anywhere in Europe.
To give you some context, the difference of 30,000 miles between booking Delta One and Upper Class is enough for a one -
way economy class award to London or anywhere in Europe.
Not exact matches
An «in -
class economy» can
award students who progress in a meaningful
way, while also integrating math and financial literacy lessons.
It's not a bad
way to book business
class award tickets, but you shouldn't book
economy class with the Korean Air SkyPASS program.
But there are still decent deals like
Economy Class to Europe and some domestic
awards for as few as 5,000 miles one
way.
> Value: 25,000 miles is enough for a roundtrip
Economy Class award less than 1,201 miles each
way on Cathay or partners like American Airlines.
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to for
economy class awards, but they are a solid
way to book business
class awards on Delta flights.
We'll also take a look at an easy
way to gain access to more
economy class saver level
award space with United.
For example, a one
way domestic business
class award ticket in the contiguous U.S. redeemed through Singapore Airlines will cost 20,000 miles, 17,500
economy to Hawaii or 30,000 business to Hawaii.
Book Singapore's renown first
class starting at 75,0000 points each
way, or get there in the cheap with a one
way economy award starting at 28,000.
If you want to book the same
award flight in
economy class, it will only be 23,000 Avios for a one -
way award booking.
When an
award is 50 % off, it will only cost 12,500 miles to fly each
way in
economy, or 25,000 miles in business
class.
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.
Korean Air SkyPass miles will not be a go - to for
economy class awards, but they are a solid
way to book business
class awards on Delta flights.
Using a Star Alliance partner
award, anywhere in Australia or New Zealand to Tahiti or Fiji is only 12,500 miles each
way for
economy class or 28,000 miles each
way for business
class with no fuel surcharges.
Using a Star Alliance partner
award, anywhere in North America to Hawaii on United is 17,500 miles each
way for
economy class or 30,000 miles each
way for first
class (on a two - cabin plane) with no fuel surcharges.
Using a Star Alliance partner
award, Turkey to North Africa or the Middle East is only 20,000 miles each
way for
economy class or 32,500 miles each
way for business
class.
As a point of comparison, United's own
award chart charges 22,500 miles each
way for
economy class and 40,000 miles each
way for first
class (on a two - cabin plane).
Using an Alaska Airlines
award, travel from the west coast to Hawaii is only 12,000 miles each
way for
economy class (but first
class is
way overpriced at 44,500 miles each
way).
That's not the total for a one -
way award ticket, though: it's the total miles required for a round - trip
economy class award.
A one -
way award requires 9,500 Elevate points in
economy and 16,000 in business
class.
You can fly
economy on United or one of their partners for 30,000 miles, in business
class on their metal for 55,500 miles, or in business
class on one of their partners, like Lufthansa, for 70,000 miles each
way (sometimes they will have sales on partner
award flights).
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!
What I like about the below is that one credit card bonus would give you enough
award miles to book a one -
way ticket in business
class (or round - trip in
economy).
The same pricing can be used for availing a cheaper
award booking to Australia, which normally costs around 50,000 miles for one
way economy class travel.
In the past, you could not mix an
Economy Class seat into a First
Class award, and would have to find your
way to the gateway city on another ticket.
You can book airline
awards on Turkish Airlines or Lufthansa via Star Alliance partners such as United, using 70,000 United miles each
way in business
class or 30,000 miles in
economy.
In
economy class, the
award cost is reduced from 25,000 miles to 18,750 miles for a one -
way flight.
The program also provides the cheapest
award option in
economy class at 30,000 miles one -
way.
If you want to book the same
award flight in
economy class, it will only be 23,000 Avios for a one -
way award booking.
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!
When an
award is 50 % off, it will only cost 12,500 miles to fly each
way in
economy, or 25,000 miles in business
class.
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.
Award travel starts at just 20,000 miles each
way in
economy class.
United did not touch the cost of an
economy class award redemption in the U.S., which remains at 25,000 miles, and it continues to offer one -
way award redemptions, unlike some other majors.
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.
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.
Full - fare tickets require 100 percent of the miles required for an
award ticket to upgrade (i.e., if an
economy award between London and Bahrain is 24,000 miles one
way, you'll need 24,000 miles to upgrade to the next
class), and discount fares require 150 percent of the miles.
Award flights on Gulf Air - operated routes begin at 3,000 miles in
economy and 6,000 miles in first
class each
way for destinations in zone one, the Middle East.
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).
Austin to Seattle is 1,771 miles so the price starts at 10,000
award miles for a one -
way ticket in
economy class.
Combining these two
award bookings in order of date flown results in a one -
way biz
class flight from any two cities in the US, a one -
way flight biz
class from San Francisco to Panama City, a roundtrip biz
class between Bogota and Lima, and an
economy roundtrip between San Francisco and Newark.
In this instance a one -
way Premium
Economy saver
award will cost 65,000 miles while a one -
way Business
Class saver
award will set you back 80,000 miles.
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.
You need 42.5 K Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for a one
way economy award from USA to India on Emirates or 72.5 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for a one
way business
class award to India.
Most
Economy Class flyers are seeing no increase in their mileage earnings and yet will have to deal with
award cost increases of up to 72 % (ouch) while those who earn most of their miles from shopping or credit card churning will also suffer in the same
way.
For example, the standard one -
way price for a domestic
award in
economy class is 12,500 miles.
I essentially got a Business
Class seat for the same price as
Economy, because I did a little research to figure out the best
way to redeem this
award.