The Suite: Eight semi-enclosed suites (no privacy doors) on B777-300ERs, arranged in a 1x2x1 layout. Each has a private closet, 77-inch-long lie-flat seat, and 23-inch-wide LCD monitor.
Routes with the First Class Suite
To/From Tokyo: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
Flying Beyond Tokyo: All Nippon’s destinations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East can be added for more miles.
[aside headline="Two Ways to “Buy Miles to Fly in Style”—at Up to 86% Off" alignment="alignright" width="half" headline_size="default"]Simply by purchasing Amex Rewards points, at 2.5¢ each (up to 500,000 per year permitted), First Class will cost you about $3,750 to $4,125 round-trip (including taxes)—for a seat that otherwise goes for as much as $27,792.[/aside]
Sky-High Fare Equals Great Mileage Opportunity
Published First Class Fares: Normally $19,027 round-trip (14-day advance) to $27,792 to Tokyo from JFK, for example, making this a prime route for using miles.
Mileage Cost: Starts at 150,000 through All Nippon.
No All Nippon Miles? No Problem.
Transfer Starwood Points to ANA: 120,000 to 135,000
Transfer Amex Reward Points to ANA: 150,000 to 165,000.
No Amex Card to Buy the Points and no Starwood Points to Transfer? No Problem.
Consider buying LifeMiles from Avianca. This can net New York-Tokyo in First Class for just $4,145. More on LifeMiles magic.
Five Steps to Booking Award Space
Step One: Survey the chart to the right for award space.
Step Two: Log in to your All Nippon account.
Step Three: All Nippon will not hold mileage award space unless you have the miles needed in your account. If you have the miles, book award space.
Step Four: Transfer the necessary points from Amex Rewards or Starwood. Find information on All Nippon miles.
Step Five: As soon as points have transferred, go back to the site and book the award.
How Anyone Can Save Up to 86% on All Nippon’s First Class Suite
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Use Miles Instead?
For most, no; American charges 75,000 miles round-trip for a free award ticket from LAX to Hawaii. If you have miles to burn, use them, knowing that the return is only about 1.6¢ per mile. The return per mile on an upgrade is about the same. The lowest economy fare is currently $600 (Q class) from LAX, plus $350 co-pay and 30,000 miles (replacement cost is about $885).