| | Royal Air Maroc Business Class, From 38K Points | Royal Air Maroc used to be a reliable option for two award seats, but we haven’t seen two seats available to the most useful partners in quite a while. Fortunately, you can still book two seats with a few programs | Two things to keep in mind: 1) Most programs will pass on the carrier-imposed surcharges which are a bit steep, 2) If you’re struggling to find award space to Europe, you might be able to fly Royal Air Maroc via Casablanca (CMN). | Please note that Royal Air Maroc often has business class cash fares out of Montreal (YUL) for around US$2,400 round-trip. | Oktoberfest 2027 | I just returned from an amazing Oktoberfest trip with a group of STTP clients and am already planning another trip next year. If you’re interested in joining, please fill out this quick Google Form as I’ll be using your feedback to shape the trip. | A little context from this year’s trip… | Our stay at the Mandarin Oriental included daily breakfast, a welcome reception our first night (drinks & hors d'oeuvres), and Oktoberfest welcome amenities. | We also had reserved seats at Marstall Festzelt at Oktoberfest which incl. a meat & cheese board and traditional Bavarian meal. | For the hotel and reserved seats, the cost was €2,025 per night (based on double occupancy). | Now, let’s get into the Award Alert! | Let me know if you book! |  | Image courtesy of One Mile At A Time |
| | Routes to Casablanca (CMN): Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Montreal (YUL), New York (JFK), Washington (IAD), Toronto (YYZ)
Operating airline:Â Royal Air Maroc
Class of service:Â Business class
Dates: December 2026 - September 2027
Seats available: 2 (up to 3)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1; 2-2-2
Best ways to book (per person, one-way): | Cathay Asia Miles: LAX: 93,000 miles All others: 63,000 miles
Finnair Plus: All others: 50,500 Avios 41,700 Capital One Miles From 38,000 Citi Points
JAL Mileage Bank: LAX: One-way: 60,000 miles - 47,000 Citi Points Round-trip: 100,000 miles - 77,000 Citi Points
Other routes: One-way: 42,000 miles - 33,000 Citi Points Round-trip: 80,000 miles - 62,000 Citi points
| The following programs often only have access to one award seat. | *Alaska Atmos: 55,000 miles *American AAdvantage: 57,500 miles
| If Alaska or AA only see one seat, you could book a second seat via Cathay, Finnair, or JAL. That would help reduce the total taxes/fees when booking two seats. | Other options: British Airways Club, Etihad Guest, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Qatar Airways Privilege Club | *No surcharges | Taxes/fees (per person): | From US: $5.60 From Canada: ~$56 From CMN: To US: ~$84 To Canada: ~$66
| Bank transfer partners:Â | Alaska: Bilt American: Citi Avios - Combine Avios: British Airways: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Wells Fargo Iberia: Amex, Bilt, Chase, Wells Fargo Finnair: Capital One Qatar Airways: Amex, Capital One, Citi
Cathay Pacific: Amex, Bilt, Citi, Capital One, Wells Fargo Etihad: Amex, Capital One, Citi Japan Airlines: Bilt, Capital One (1:0.8), Citi Qantas: Amex, Citi, Capital OneÂ
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January: 4, 10, 11, 16-18, 24, 31
Feb-Jun: N/A
July: 13-20
August: 1-25, 27-31
September: 20
CMN-IAD
December: 9, 11, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25
January: 15, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31
February: 3, 5, 10, 14, 19, 21, 24
March: 5, 7, 10
April: 7, 12, 14, 28
May: 12, 14, 17, 19, 24, 28, 31
June: 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 11-16, 20-23, 26-30
July: 1-9, 11-16 | JFK-CMN
December: 6-8
January: 22, 24
February: 2
Mar-Jun: N/A
July: 14-20, 22, 23
August: 1-9, 11-31
September: 2-7, 10
CMN-JFK
October: 24
November: 3, 18, 25
December: 7, 8, 13-15, 17, 19, 21, 22
January: 14, 15, 17, 19-21, 23, 24, 26-29, 31
February: 3-5, 7-13, 15, 16, 18, 22-26
March: 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17-19, 29
April: 6, 7, 9-11, 13-15, 17, 22, 24, 26, 28
May: 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12-15, 17, 18, 20-22, 25-27, 31
June: 1, 3-5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15-30
July: 1-11 | LAX-CMN
February: 2, 16, 23
Mar-Jul: N/A
August: 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 29
September: 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28
CMN-LAX
November: 20, 22
December: N/A
January: 22, 24, 26, 29
February: 2, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28
March: 2, 5, 7, 9
April: 16, 23, 27, 30
May: 4, 7, 14, 16, 18, 21, 28, 30
June: 1, 4, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27
July: 2, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30
August: 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31 | MIA-CMN
August: 4, 6, 8
CMN-MIA
November: 25, 27
December: N/A
January: 13, 15, 29
February: 3, 5
March: 5, 7, 12
April: 30
May: 19
Jun-Aug: N/A
September: 1, 3 |
| YUL-CMN
November: 23, 27-29
December: 4-9, 27, 29, 30
January: 2, 3, 7-10, 12-18, 20, 22-25, 28, 29, 31
February: 1-4, 7-12, 14-16, 18, 19, 21-25, 27, 28
March: 2-6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14-17, 20-23, 28, 29, 31
April: 1-5, 7, 9-14, 16-28, 30
May: 1-4, 6-8, 10-12, 14-23, 25, 28-31
June: 2-4, 6, 7
July: 20-28, 30
August: 1-31
September: 1-28
CMN-YUL
October: 11, 25, 31
November: 1, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 18, 20, 28, 30
December: 4-6, 8-13, 18-20, 23, 24
January: 12-17, 19-25, 27-31
February: 1-3, 5, 6, 9-11, 13-27
March: 1-6, 8-13, 16-20, 23, 24, 26-31
April: 1-12, 15-20, 22-24, 26-28, 30
May: 1, 5-30
June: 1-24 | YYZ-CMN
October: 26
November: 16, 18
December: 7, 30
January: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 25, 27, 31
February: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 28
March: 1, 7, 8, 22, 31
April: 2, 5, 11, 12, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28
May: 2, 5, 9, 16, 17, 19, 28
June: 2, 6, 7
July: 21, 23, 25, 26, 28
August: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30
September: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 26, 27, 29
CMN-YYZ
November: 1, 6, 16, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30
December: 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16, 21, 23
January: 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 31
February: 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28
March: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31
April: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
May: 3, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31
June: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23
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| Flight Experience | Currently, most flights to/from the US and Canada have Royal Air Maroc's newest business class cabin. The cabin is arranged in a 1-2-1 reverse herringbone layout so each seat will be lie-flat, have direct aisle access, and some privacy.
However, some flights will have the older 2-2-2 business class cabin. The seats are still lie-flat but only the middle seats are guaranteed aisle access with no one needing to step over you. Personally, I would avoid this if possible. | | How To Search | To search with American (for one seat on the outbound, up to 3 seats on the return): | Select Advanced / Multi-city search Select Redeem miles Select One way or Round trip Enter From & To cities Select departure date(s) Choose the number of passengers Select Class as Business/First Click Search
| To search with Cathay: | Log into your account Select Redeem flights Enter origin/destination Select one-way or return Select class of service and number of passengers Select dates
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