The Suite: Eight cabins, each with sliding privacy doors, 82-inch long flat-bed, 32-inch-wide TV screen, minibar and closet.
Experience the suite in detail.
Concierge Services: Personal escort for check-in, immigration, security, and walk to First Class lounge.
The Routes: New York-Seoul, and starting Aug. 15, Los Angeles-Seoul.
The Basic Deal: Using Asiana Club miles: 160,000 miles on a round-trip award ticket. FCF’s research shows that best months for free mileage awards are January to May 2015.
Easy Connections From: Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, DC—and many other departure cities.
Flying Beyond Seoul: Countless cities across Asia can be added for 15,000 to 65,000 miles depending on the region.
Survey of Award Availability in a First Class Suite on Asiana for One Traveler to Seoul
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Getting Asiana Club Miles: Transfer 130,000 Starwood points to Asiana
Published Fares: $8,889 (till July 31) on New York-Seoul and as much as $13,693 on LAX-Seoul.
Booking the Suite through Asiana’s Star Alliance Airline Partners
All Nippon Mileage Club miles: Brings the First Class suite award down to 140,000 miles. Transfer 115,000 Starpoints or 140,000 Amex Reward points to ANA.
(Or, buy up to 500,000 of the latter for 2.5¢ per point or $3,500 for the First Class suite—a savings of up to $10,193 / 74%.).
LifeMiles: Your best bet if you don’t have access to Amex Rewards or Starwood points. LifeMiles is a big miles seller; it charges 150,000 miles for an Asiana First Class Suite. Through this program and using FCF’s strategy outlined in the December issue, you can book Los Angeles-Seoul for $3,291 (including taxes & fees), a savings of $10,672 (76%).
Mileage partner award inventory on Asiana through All Nippon Miles or LifeMiles is often similar to Asiana’s own award space.