The Suite: Shoulder-high enclosed compartment with privacy sliding doors. Depending on the aircraft/route, the seat count ranges from 8 to 14, configured 1x2x1. Each has a 79-inch-long lie-flat seat, personal mini-bar, vanity table, mirror, wardrobe, and 27-inch-wide monitor.
Experience the Emirates suite in detail.
U.S. to/from the Middle East Routes with the First Class Suite
To/From Dubai: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC.
Easy Connections To/From: All over the U.S.
Flying From/To Beyond Dubai: Emirates’ destinations in Africa and Asia can be added for more miles; cost depends on the region. Find Emirates’ destinations.
[aside headline="How to Get the 87% Off Emirates Deal" alignment="alignright" width="half" headline_size="default"]That’s what you can save on Emirates First Class, through its Alaska Airlines partnership, by taking advantage of the latter carrier’s current 35% mileage purchase bonus (ends Dec. 20; sales come and go about every two to three months). This brings the cost of LAX-Dubai in First Class down to $3,991, for example, which is simply the cost to buy 180,000 miles—while the normal fare is $30,470. (Mileage availability in First Class when using Alaska miles when compared to Emirates own mileage space is occasionally the same.)[/aside]
Sky-High Fare Equals Great Mileage Opportunity
Baseline Fare: Up to $30,470 round-trip to Dubai from LAX, $18,459 from Chicago, and $25,599 from New York.
Baseline Award Cost: Emirates’ Skywards charges 217,500 miles to/from Boston, Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC; 247,500 miles to/from Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.
No Emirates Miles? No Problem.
Transfer Amex Rewards Points: To Emirates Skywards takes just one day.
Purchase Amex Rewards Points: The Buy Miles to Fly in Style strategy can net you up to 80% off, given that Amex Membership Rewards points cost 2.5¢ each. First Class ticket costs $5,450 to $6,200 round-trip—which otherwise goes for as much as $30,470.
Transfer Starwood Points to Emirates: 180,000 for Boston, Chicago, NYC, and Washington, DC or 200,000 for Dallas, Houston, LAX, SFO, and Seattle.
Even Better: Partner Award Opportunity
Book the Suite through Japan Airlines’ loyalty program— which is accessible to Starwood players—and you can save up to 25%. Availability through JAL is often very similar to Emirates’ inventory.
JAL Mileage Bank charges 135,000 miles to/from Boston and New York, and 155,000 miles to/from Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LAX, SFO, Seattle, and Washington, DC.
Transfer Starwood Points to JAL: 110,000 to/from Boston and New York—fewer miles than many airlines charge for Business Class— or 125,000 to/from Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LAX, SFO, Seattle, and Washington, DC.
Where the Sweet Redeems Are…
Survey of First Class Suite Award Availability on Emirates to Dubai
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