Good ‘Four-Seat’ American Airlines Business Class Availability Found to/from South America—for Less than Coach
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December 26, 2017 Sweet Miles Redeems
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For up to Four travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered an opportunity to save up to 245,000 miles compared to normal / everyday prices when traveling between the U.S. and South America OR save $2,858 / 58% if you don’t have any miles and want to pay in cash.
Refer back to FCF’s report on What the Humble Pea Can Point Out About Using Miles & Points for Premium Air Travel.
Sample Savings via Starwood’s points-to-miles transfer partnership with Japan Airlines: New York to Sao Paulo for 65,000 Japan Airline miles and it costs even less if you have a Starwood account: only 55,000 Starpoints. American charges 60,000 miles for economy.
In other words, if you have a Starwood card and book via Japan Airlines, as opposed to earning miles via mainstream ways, you’re getting a free upgrade.
More here on getting flights (based on availability) from around the U.S. to the hub (Miami or New York) AND / OR flights from the destination (Sao Paulo) to all over South America:
The Art of Skipping Stones & What We Can All Learn from Boise to Budapest Premium Traveler.
Don’t See Your Destination in an FCF Headline? This Report Was Made For You.
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More details about the "Buying Miles Strategy" here.
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More details about the "Buying Miles Strategy" here.
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Sweet Redeem Survey: Business Class to South America
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Refer back to FCF’s Nov. issue on Six Plays to Consider When There’s Only One Mileage Seat Available.
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Everybody knows how frequently airfares change (some estimates claim that there are up to 500,000 fare changes daily). Because that’s a few too many for First Class Flyer to keep up with, FCF cannot guarantee that all fares discussed will be available when you go to make a booking. Also, for the sake of quick and easy “executive summary” format, all fare rules and restrictions can’t possibly be included. Fares quoted usually include the average taxes and fees for the routes in the chart.