Air Canada to Australia Short- and Long-Notice Hidden Biz Class Deals
Flash Deal Summary
Sample Savings via Starwood’s (new Marriott) points-to-miles transfer partnership with Air Canada: Vancouver to Sydney for 160,000 Aeroplan miles and it costs even less if you have a Starwood/Marriott account: only 130,000 Starpoints (now 390,000 Marriott Points). United charges 80,000 miles for economy.
Sample Savings via Starwood’s (new Marriott) points-to-miles transfer partnership with Air Canada: Vancouver to Sydney for 160,000 Aeroplan miles and it costs even less if you have a Starwood/Marriott account: only 130,000 Starpoints (now 390,000 Marriott Points). United charges 80,000 miles for economy.
For up to four travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered an opportunity to save $1,956/32% if you don’t have any miles and want to pay in cash OR save up to 270,000 miles when compared to normal/everyday prices traveling one-way between the Canada and Australia.
More here on getting flights (based on availability) from around the U.S. or Canada to the hub (Vancouver) AND/OR flights from the destination (Sydney or Brisbane) to New Zealand.
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How to Book
- Confirm that the flights/dates you want are available for the upgrade using miles by requesting upgrade award space on the "All search options" page.
- Click on the "Upgrade type" search in the middle of the page.
- Select the "Upgrade to Premium Economy or Business" option to search for upgrade space to Business Class in the "Fare preferences" section, after you click on "Upgrade type." See below:
- When your search results come back, it will not only show fares and flight schedules, it will also show what flights offer an upgrade, and what the cost is.
- Select your flights, making sure that you are logged into your mileage account, and that you have the miles required in your account; then pay for your ticket.
- This can all be done online. If you want to book over the phone, call 800-421-4655
After you get a sense of “where good availability is” (perhaps using our survey), call American and confirm that the flights/dates you want are available for the upgrade using miles, and book it.
If the upgrade on the flights/dates you want is not available, have the agent check other dates/flights.
This cannot be done online. Call 1-800-433-7300.
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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.