|  | Swiss Business Class, Up To 8 Seats |
| If you’re looking for flights to Europe for the winter or even into the spring next year, Swiss has business class award space for up to eight people! Even better, we’re seeing availability from the west coast on a decent number of dates as well!
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|  | Straight To The Points Routes: BOS, EWR, IAD, JFK, LAX, MIA, ORD, SFO, YUL, YYZ-ZRH / JFK-GVA
Operating airline: Swiss
Class of service: Business class
Dates: July 2024 - May 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 8)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1/2-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way): *Air Canada Aeroplan: BOS, EWR, JFK, YUL: 60,000 points IAD, LAX, MIA, ORD, SFO, YYZ: 70,000 points
*Avianca LifeMiles: 63,000 miles ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only) Asiana Club: 40,000 miles EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles Lufthansa Miles & More: 56,000 miles Singapore KrisFlyer: 81,000 miles Turkish Miles&Smiles: 90,000 miles *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person): From US: $5.60 To US: ~$58 From Canada: ~$49 To Canada: ~$40 Surcharges: From US: ~$968.5 From CA: ~$646.3 From ZRH: ~$356
Aeroplan and LifeMiles have small partner booking fees.
Bank transfer partners: Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott ANA: Amex, Marriott Asiana: Marriott Lifemiles: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott EVA Air: Citi, Capital One Singapore: Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Marriott Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
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|  | | BOS-ZRH July: 9-18, 20-31 August: 4 September: N/A October: 7, 14, 21, 28-30 November: N/A December: 29-31 January: 1, 5-8, 10, 12-15, 17-22, 27-29 February: 4, 10, 11, 16-18, 23-25 March: 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24-26, 31 April 1, 7, 8, 14, 21 ZRH-BOS July: 9, 19 August: 1-6, 10-12, 18 September: N/A October: 9, 12, 13, 16-19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28-30 November: 1, 3-6, 20, 27 December: 3-5, 10, 11, 14, 17-19, 23-26 January: 8, 9, 14-16, 21-25, 28-30 February: 4-6, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 March: 4-6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25-27 April: 2
EWR-ZRH July: 9-12, 15, 16 January: 13, 21, 27, 28 February: 3, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 March: 3, 4, 11, 17, 18, 24, 31 April: 1 ZRH-EWR November: 5-7, 9, 11-14, 18-21, 23, 25-29 December: 3-7, 9-12 January: 9-11, 13-18, 20-22, 27-31 February: 1, 4-7, 11-14, 18-20, 25-28 March: 3-7, 10-14, 17-22, 24-29 April: 1, 2, 8, 15, 16, 22, 23
JFK-ZRH July: 9-13, 15, 16, 22 August: 11 November: 12, 18 December: N/A January: 11, 13, 21, 22, 26-29, 31 February; 1-12, 17-19, 23-26 March: 3-5, 9-11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 April: 1, 2, 7, 8, 15 ZRH-JFK October: 23 November: 2, 5-7, 9, 12-16, 18-23, 26-29 December: 3-8, 10-14, 17 January: 7-11, 13-22, 26-31 February: 1-7, 10-20, 24-28 March: 1, 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 25-29 April: 1-4, 8-10, 15, 16, 23, 24, 29, 30 May: 1
IAD-ZRH July: 21-24, 27, 29, 30 August: 3-5, 10-13, 15, 17-20 November: 5, 9, 12, 17, 23, 26 December: 6, 7, 10, 24, 27, 28, 29, 31 January: 7, 9-12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31 February: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 14-16, 18, 20-23, 25 March: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 29-31 April: 7, 8, 1 ZRH-IAD August: 26-31 September: 4, 5, 10-13, 18, 19 October: 22, 23, 29, 31 November: 5, 7, 8, 12, 14-16, 19, 21-24, 26, 28, 29 December: 3, 5-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 31 January: 7, 9, 10, 14, 16-19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31 February: 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11, 13-16, 18, 20-23, 25, 27, 28 March: 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28 April: 1-4, 8-11, 15-17, 22-25, 29, 30
LAX-ZRH December: 30, 31 January: 1, 12-14, 19-21, 27, 28 February: 2-5, 10, 11, 17, 24 March: 3, 9, 17, 18, 24, 31 ZRH-LAX November: 21, 25, 27 January: 22-24, 30 February: 5, 12, 19 |
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| ORD-ZRH July: 9, 11-16, 20-23, 26-30 August: 4, 5, 8, 10-13, 15 December: 31 January: 1, 28 February: 17, 18 March: 30, 31 April: 7, 8, 14, 21 ZRH-ORD August: 29 September: 4-6, 12 October: N/A November: 13, 19-21, 27, 28 December: 4, 10, 19, 24, 25 January: 15, 21, 23, 28-30 February: 13 March: 30, 31 April: 1-3, 5, 7-10, 13-17, 19-26, 28, 29 May: 1
SFO-ZRH July: 10 October: 21 December: 30, 31 January: 1, 13, 20-22, 27,-29 February: 3-5, 10, 11, 17-19, 22, 24, 25 March: 2-4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 ZRH-SFO November: 25-29 December: 10, 13 January: 14-18, 21-23, 25, 28-30 February: 5, 11-14, 20, 27 March: 4, 11, 13, 18, 25, 27
YUL-ZRH July: 9-17, 22, 13, 15-17, 22-24 August: 7, 10, 16, 21 September: 26-28 October: 1, 3-6, 8-10, 15-19, 21-28, 30, 31 November: 4-30 December: 10, 31 January: 1, 7-31 February: 1-20, 22-25 March: 5, 8-31 April: 1-18 ZRH-YUL October: 9, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31 November: 1-30 December: 1-11, 15, 23 January: 12, 16-31 February: 1-10, 12-28 March: 1, 2, 20, 25-30 April: 7
ZRH-MIA August: 22, 23, 27-31 September: 7 December: 3-5, 9-11, 13 January: 15-19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28-30 February: 4, 11, 12, 17-19, 21, 24-26 March: 3-5, 11, 14, 17-20, 24-27 April: 2
YYZ-ZRH July: 9, 11-14, 18, 19, 21, 25 August: 6
JFK-GVA July: 9-18, 20, 21, 26 August: 10, 15, 28, 31 September: 2 October: 2-4, 6, 8, 9, 13-16, 22-24, 27-30 November: 6, 7, 9, 11-14, 16-21, 24-27 December: 1-5, 8, 10-12 January: 9-15, 21, 22, 27-31 February: 2-6, 8-12, 16-20, 23-27 March: 2-6, 9-13, 16-31 April: 1-17, 20, 22, 23, 27-30 May: 5 GVA-JFK July: 18-20 August: 16, 23, 28-31 September: 4-6, 7, 9-12 October: 2, 9, 17, 21-25, 28, 29 November: 1-27, 29, 30 December: 1-19, 27-31 January: 17-22, 27-31 February: 1, 3-8, 10-14, 16-20, 24-28 March: 1, 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-29, 31 April: 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28-30 May: 1-3 |
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| Book Your Stay In Switzerland With VIP Perks |
| |  | Flight Experience
The food and service are both solid. If you can get one of the throne seats, it's even better as you'll have tons of space -- the armrests are like small tables. If traveling with someone, you might want to choose seats in the middle section.
Unless you have Miles & More Senator or Hon Circle status, you won't be able to select the throne seats for free until 24-48 hours prior to departure (if available). However, you can pay ~$150-200 for a throne seat.
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|  | | Lifemiles: Great Option On Many Routes
Lifemiles is your best option for JFK to Zurich non-stop at 56,000 LifeMiles if you have Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Citi points.
LifeMiles is also a great option at 63,000 miles one-way. If you need a domestic or intra-EU connection or aren't flying from the east coast, this could be a better option than Aeroplan if you don’t have Chase points
Aeroplan: Great Option, Best With Chase Transfer Bonus
If you have Bilt, Capital One, or Chase points, Aeroplan is your best bet at 60,000 points for a nonstop from Montreal, Boston, or Newark to Zurich or JFK to Geneva.
From several other cities, it'll be 70,000 points for the non-stop. If you fly the west coast routes and need a connection on either end, you’ll likely bump the rate up to 90,000 Aeroplan points.
Aeroplan award chart. You can use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance. A stopover requires 5,000 additional miles on a one-way award.
Chase Transfer Bonus To Aeroplan
The 20% Chase transfer bonus gives Aeroplan the advantage over lifemiles as you’ll only need to transfer 50,000 or 59,000 Chase points depending on the route.
If you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can get a 10% bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Chase points. That would bring the total bonus to 30% which means you’d only need to transfer 47,000 or 54,000 Chase points depending on the route.
United: Niche Use With Bilt points
If your total flight distance exceeds 6,000 flight miles, Aeroplan will require 90,000 points. United will require 88,000 miles regardless of the total distance, At that point, United has a slight advantage over Aeroplan. Plus, you can use United’s Excursionist Perk on a round-trip award. |
| How To Book
You can use United to search. From United's homepage, select Advanced search Choose to show price in miles Select Roundtrip or One-way Enter the origin & destination Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection) Select the number of passengers Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month Select Business Run the search If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program Transfer points (if necessary) Log into your account Run the search again Complete the booking
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| Final Thoughts
Portugal continues to be one of the most requested destinations from STTP Premium members so it’s great to see plenty of non-stop space from the U,S.!
If you visit Lisbon, I would highly recommend scheduling a tour with my friend Antonio. I did two tours with him and he was excellent. Tell him I sent you!
Happy booking! |
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