HUGE: Scads of Flash Transcon American Business Class New York / San Francisco with Miles – 4+ Seats
Flash Deal Summary
For up to four travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered savings with American Airlines. For their New York to San Francisco route, we’ve seen low cost Business Class mileage award rates ranging from 59,000 to 70,000 for a round-trip ticket. If you’re planning to travel domestic, now is the perfect time to try to snag this deal with American.
For up to four travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered savings with American Airlines. For their New York to San Francisco route, we’ve seen low cost Business Class mileage award rates ranging from 59,000 to 70,000 for a round-trip ticket. If you’re planning to travel domestic, now is the perfect time to try to snag this deal with American.
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Sample Savings via American Express, Capital One and Citi’s points-to-miles transfer partnership with Cathay Pacific: New York to San Francisco’s normal/everyday price can often be 125,000 when using American Airlines miles but if you use Amex Rewards Points partner Cathay Pacific miles the cost can be as low as 60,000 miles.
NO MILES? NO PROBLEM
American Airlines is currently running a deal whereby miles can be acquired for as low as 2.45¢ each (includes taxes and processing fee), through a new, up to 30% discount buy miles promo.
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SAMPLE SAVINGS FROM U.S. TO North America IN Business Class:
The published Business Class fare on American Airlines’ New York to San Francisco route is $2,148 r/t; through the American Airlines purchase strategy, you can pay $1,449 r/t (includes about $6 in award tax), a savings of $699 (33%).
New to buying miles? Know: FCF’s Beginner’s Guide: How to Play the “Buy Miles to Fly In Style” Strategy to Net Up to 90% Off Premium Travel.
More here on getting flights (based on availability) from around the U.S. to the hub (New York) AND/OR flights from the destination (San Francisco) to North America.
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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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.