Flash Deal Summary

American has been notoriously stingy when it came to confirmable availability of AAdvantage discount Business Class redemptions, almost without exception. Not any more.

American has been notoriously stingy when it came to confirmable availability of AAdvantage discount Business Class redemptions, almost without exception. Not any more.

For up to four travelers (and possibly more), FCF’s research team has discovered off the chart savings right now with American Airlines. For their Chicago to Barcelona’s route via New York or Miami, we’ve seen Business Class mileage award rates as low as just 100,000 – 115,000 miles for a round-trip ticket. Guys, this is extremely rare! If you’re planning to travel to Europe later this year or next year, now is the perfect time to try to snag an AMAZING deal with American.

See FCF’s Risk of Booking Tickets Now widget for more information on the risks of booking mileage tickets.

Sample Savings via American Express and Citi’s points-to-miles transfer partnership with Cathay Pacific: Chicago to Barcelona’s normal/everyday price can often be 220,000 when using American miles but if you use Amex Rewards Points partner Cathay Pacific Asia miles the cost can be as low as 110,000 miles.

NO MILES? NO PROBLEM

American Airlines is currently running a deal whereby miles can be acquired for as low as 1.86¢ each (includes taxes and processing fee), through a new, up to 100,000 bonus miles buy promo + save 3% through May 31.

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SAMPLE SAVINGS FROM U.S. TO Europe IN Business Class:

The published Business Class fare on American Airlines’ Chicago to Barcelona route is $4,452 r/t; through the American Airlines purchase strategy, you can pay $2,199 r/t (includes about $60 in award tax), a savings of $2,253 (51%).

Who is buying miles for? In general FCF wouldn’t recommend buying miles right now unless you have a planned trip, or if you don’t have any miles in your kitty, or don’t have a credit card that allows you to buy points.

More here on getting flights (based on availability) from the destination (Barcelona) to Europe.

Note: The award availability in this alert is based on a one-stop flight from Chicago (connecting via New York or Miami) to Barcelona, departures from any other U.S. city could be two stops, that being connecting via Chicago and New York or Miami. Also note that some domestic segments may be in economy.

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Disclaimer:

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.

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