Straight To The Points
Routes: DTW/MSP/SCL-SCL
Operating airline: American Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: August - November 2022, March - April 2023
Seats available: 2+
Aircraft: 787 or 777
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, round-trip):
- Amex Business Platinum (35% rebate): From 76,321 points
- Chase Sapphire Reserve: From 80,278 points
- Chase Sapphire/Ink Preferred: From 96,333 points
- American Airlines: From $1,205
- Amex Travel (Platinum or Business Platinum): From $1,174
Don't forget to let me know if you book and how you did it!
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DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that the COVID-19 situation and the resulting travel restrictions could prevent you from traveling. Additionally, please make sure you understand the cancellation and change fees before booking.
Travel Restrictions and Requirements
With travel restrictions changing by the day, please take a look at the US embassy site for your destination. Here's a link to Chile to get you started.
Flight Experience
The long-haul segment to Santiago will be operated by a Boeing 777 or 787. Both will have a 1-2-1 business class cabin layout. Considering that many flights to South America are operated by narrow-body aircraft with recliners, this is a very nice way to fly.
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Best Ways To Book
With points, the Amex Business Platinum (35% rebate) or Chase Sapphire Reserve (1.5 cents per point) are your best bets. The cheapest cash tickets I found were via Amex Travel, if you have an Amex Platinum or Business Platinum.
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Where To Credit The Flights
You can use Where To Credit to figure out the best airline program to which you can credit these flights. If you have elite status with a particular program, that could also factor into which program to which you credit these flights.
Otherwise, I'd consider a program that partners with a transferable points program so you can supplemement with points you earn via credit cards.
Use GCMap to check the flight distance and calculate redeemable miles.
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Bottom Line
With airfare higher than we've seen in a long time, this is a great opportunity to book a trip to Santiago in business class!
Happy booking!
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