Many British Airways First Class Dates Available with Miles/Points from Denver, San Diego and Seattle to London, 4+ Seats
Flash Deal Summary
Transfer Deal: British Airways and Iberia and their point-transfer partner, American Express Rewards, are once again offering a 40% points-transfer bonus deal, valid through Oct. 1. To view the deal you need to login to your American Express Rewards account here.
Transfer Deal: British Airways and Iberia and their point-transfer partner, American Express Rewards, are once again offering a 40% points-transfer bonus deal, valid through Oct. 1. To view the deal you need to login to your American Express Rewards account here.
Sample Savings via American Express’s points-to-miles transfer partnership with British Airways: Denver to London for 170,000 British Airways Avios round-trip. And right now, with the 40% points-transfer bonus deal it is just 122,000 points. American charges 140,000 miles for Business Class.
In other words, if you have a American Express card and book via British Airways, as opposed to earning miles via mainstream ways, you’re getting a free upgrade.
For up to four travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered an opportunity to save up 140,000 miles compared to normal/everyday prices when traveling between several U.S. cities and Europe.
Downside: Taxes can be $1,400+ – yet relatively paltry when you think about normal First Class fares otherwise running from $5,400 to $10,000.
Rates based on off-peak season, slightly higher during peak season.
More here on getting flights (based on availability) from around the U.S. to the hub (Denver, San Diego and Seattle) AND/OR flights from the destination (London) to all over Europe.
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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.