Top Two Ways to Nail New York – Asia First Class Non-Stops Cheap With Star Alliance Airlines

Cream of the Crop, Top of the Heap: How to save 80% with All Nippon and 69% with Asiana to avoid normal, $20,000-ish fares

Deal #1: All Nippon First Class

Published Fares: To Tokyo from JFK round-trip starts at $19,931.

Mileage Cost: 150,000 miles (165,000 during high season). For the same number of miles you can fly free to anywhere else in Japan—and to many other destinations in Asia for only 15,000 more miles—with a free stopover in Tokyo (or without stopping in Tokyo at all). See mileage award availability in chart below.