Star Alliance Biz Class FROM Europe for ~$800-900
Book ASAP.
I just woke up in Sydney and saw this great business class fare from Europe to the US. Yes, I know, it starts in Europe so you have to get there first.
Still, this could work if you want to take a couple of trips to Europe since you could book a one-way award to Europe and drop this round-trip in after that before booking a final award ticket home after the second trip.
It's a nested trip. One trip within another.
Thanks to BobTL for flagging BLL-RDU.
Let's get into the details!
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Straight To The Points
Routes: BLL/CPH/ARN/GOT/OSL-BOS/BWI/DCA/IAD/JFK/RDU/SEA
Operating airline: Star Alliance
Class of service: Business class
Dates: October 2023 - May 2024
Seats available: 2+
Cabin layout: Varies by airline/aircraft
Book with (per person, round-trip):
Example rates from CPH-JFK.
- Amex Travel: From $822
- Swiss: Fron $808
- Amex Business Platinum (35% rebate): From 53,444 points
- Amex Business Gold (25% rebate): From 61,667 points
- Chase Sapphire Reserve: From 55,884 points
- Chase Sapphire/Ink Preferred: From 67,060 points
Google Flights Link 1
Let me know if you book!
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Flight Experience
The airline and aircraft will determine the business class cabin layout. You'll find long-haul flights on Air Canada, Lufthansa, and United (possibly Swiss). United and Air Canada will have 1-2-1 layouts while Swiss cabins have a mix of 1-2-1 and 2-2-1. Lufthansa is the worst of the bunch with a 2-2-2 layout. Some 2-2-2 layouts work well, but Lufthansa's does not.
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Where To Credit The Flights
These fares will book under P fare class You can use Where To Credit to check which options would earn the most redeemable miles or help you earn elite status. I would suggest choosing a program to that partners with a transferable points program with which you regularly earn points.
I'll flag Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Turkish Miles&Smiles, and United MileagePlus as options to consider.
Use GCMap to check the flight distance and calculate redeemable miles.
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Final Thoughts
Stop reading and go book. This won't last long.
Happy booking!
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