Flying Lesser-Known Airlines or Using One-off Fare Promos on Major Airlines Yield Big Business Class Savings

[["<strong>Fare \/ Class<\/strong>","Route","<strong>Airline<\/strong>","Alliance or Airline Partners","Mileage Program Partners","Miles Earned","Elite Qualifying Miles","Major Carrier with Next Best Fare","<strong>Savings<\/strong>","Details"],["$493 \/ Business","Dallas - Mexico City","Delta*","SkyTeam","Delta \/ SkyMiles","150%","150%","American \/ $713","$220 \/ 31%","Booking code \"S.\" 7 day advance purchase. Minimum stay is 2 days. Blackout dates: Dec. 14 to Dec. 29."],["$1,947 \/ Business","Los Angeles - Sao Paulo","Copa","Star Alliance","United \/ MileagePlus","150%","150%","American \/ $4,775","$2,828 \/ 59%","Booking code \"D.\" Connection in Panama City. No advance purchase required."],["$2,000 \/ Business","New York - Lisbon","Air Europa","SkyTeam","Delta \/ SkyMiles","150%","150%","United \/ $5,166","$3,166 \/ 61%","Booking code \"I.\" Connection in Madrid. No advance purchase required. Minimum stay is a Sat. night."],["$2,106 \/ Business","Washington, DC - Buenos Aires","Avianca","Star Alliance","United & US Airways*","100%","100%","United \/ $5,958","$3,852 \/ 65%","Booking code \"D.\" Connection in Bogota. No advance purchase required. Minimum stay is 3 days. Maximun stay is 90 days."],["$2,325 \/ Business","Boston, Detroit - Berlin,Dusseldorf,Munich, Zurich","Air Berlin","oneworld","American \/ AAdvantage","125%","150%","Lufthansa \/ $4,600","$2,275 \/ 49%","Booking code \"I.\" Connecting service on American in the U.S. No advance purchase required."],["$2,521 \/ Business","New York - Copenhagen, Oslo,Stockholm","Icelandair","Alaska Airlines","Mileage Plan","125%","0","Scandinavian Airlines \/ $4,770","$2,249 \/ 47%","Booking code \"J.\" Connection in Reykjavik. No advance purchase required."],["$2,840 \/ Business","Seattle - Seoul","Delta & United","SkyTeam & Star Alliance","Delta & United**","150%","150%","Asiana \/ $4,688","$1,868 ","Booking code \"S\" Delta and \"P\" on United. Purchase deadline Oct. 10. No advance purchase required."]]

<small><em>Taxes and fees included. *MileagePlus and Dividend Miles. **SkyMiles and MileagePlus.</em></small>