United Polaris to Amsterdam from $994 One-Way
JetBlue kicked things off with a one-way business class fare to Amsterdam from $997. Now, United has matched the fare from a few cities. You can also find flights on Austrian, Swiss, and Lufthansa for a little bit more.
Let's get into the details!
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Straight To The Points
Routes: BOS/EWR-AMS (JFK for Star Alliance partners)
Operating airline: United
Class of service: Business class
Dates: February - March 2024
Seats available: 2 (up to 9)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way):
- Amex Travel: From $994
- United: $995
- Crystal Travel (OTA): $890 (book at your own risk)
- Amex Business Platinum (35% rebate): From 64,629 points
- Chase Sapphire Reserve: From 66,287 points
- Chase Sapphire/Ink Preferred: From 79,544 points
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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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Update To Booking Hotels With Extra Benefits
While you can still book via the self-service booking portal and get perks such as daily breakfast for two, a room upgrade, and a $100 property credit, I've made a small change.
Since some hotels aren't available via the self-serve portal, I've added an option to submit a booking request and I can book your stay manually.
IMPORTANT: You need to pick a hotel and find the Standard Rate/Flexible Rate before submitting a request. You cannot book member rates or prepaid rates with perks. This is not a service to comparison shop.
To book Four Seasons or Rosewood, there's a special request form Four Seasons Preferred Partner can book prepaid rates (it's the exception).
For properties not in the portal, Four Seasons, or Rosewood, submit your booking request here.
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Where To Credit The Flights
These fares will book into P fare class. Use Where To Credit to check which program will earn the most miles and/or help you earn elite status.
I would suggest choosing a program that partners with a transferable points program or two with which you regularly earn points such as Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Turkish Miles&Smiles, and United MileagePlus.
Use GCMap to check the flight distance and calculate redeemable miles.
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Final Thoughts
If you prefer flying United to JetBlue or simply want to make some progress toward elite status with a Star Alliance carrier, this is a great one-way fare to Europe if you can travel in the next month.
Happy booking!
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