Cash OR Miles > Business Class > American Airlines> New York and Many Other Cities to Paris & Beyond > 4+ Travelers
Flash Deal Summary
*Some Partner awards may be dynamic and differ slightly from below. web-team is working on updating the web-site functionality to account for new ranges in pricing.
*Some Partner awards may be dynamic and differ slightly from below. web-team is working on updating the web-site functionality to account for new ranges in pricing.
In the meantime, please double check all partner pricing before committing to travel or points transfer plans.
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For up to four travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered an opportunity to save up $774/20% if you don’t have any miles and want to pay in cash or 135,000 miles when compared to normal/everyday prices traveling to/from the U.S.
Sample Savings via American Express, Capital One and Citi’s points-to-miles transfer partnership with Cathay Pacific: New York to Paris’s normal/everyday price can often be 220,000 when using American Airlines miles but if you use Amex Rewards Points partner Cathay Pacific miles the cost can be as low as 122,000 miles.
More here on getting flights (based on availability) from around the U.S. to the hub (New York) AND/OR flights from the destination (Paris) to Europe.
More here on The Golden Key to Unlocking Lucrative Miles & Points Opportunities: FCF’s Sweet Redeems Part I and Part II–The Golden Key to Unlocking Lucrative Miles & Points: How to Use FCF’s Sweet Redeems to Save Up to 92% on First Class Flights (When You Don’t Have Any or Enough Miles or Point.
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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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