If you're planning a post-reopening trip to Australia, keep these awards in mind for jaunts around the country. You can even fly from Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane to Bali, Indonesia, for 33,800 miles one-way in business class. If you’d like to hop around Australia, there are dozens of domestic flights for 6,900 miles one-way in coach. Related: You can now redeem Alaska miles on Royal Air Maroc - but here’s why you shouldn’t Virgin AustraliaĮtihad’s lengthy Virgin Australia award chart (PDF link) is divided by individual routes and holds a few gems worth pursuing.Ī one-way flight between Queenstown, New Zealand, and Brisbane - often quite expensive - costs just 10,900 Etihad miles in coach or 21,800 Etihad miles in business class. Booking this exact same flight with partner American Airlines miles costs 57,500 miles, so you’ll save 13,500 miles one-way by booking with Etihad. In other words, a business-class flight between New York-JFK or Washington Dulles (IAD) to Casablanca, Morocco (CMN), costs just 44,000 Etihad miles each way, because the flight is longer than 2,001 miles.
The catch is that you’ll have to travel through Muscat (MCT) - and very few people choose Oman as their getaway. And there are plenty of routes on which you can try it out for relatively few Etihad miles (PDF link). Oman Air has one of the best premium cabin experiences in the sky. Related: Book business-class flights to Europe for 44,000 points Oman Air airlines usually charge 60,000-plus miles for a similar business-class route. (Photo by Vincent Kalut/Photonews/Getty Images)īrussels Airlines gives you a great opportunity to cross the Atlantic for cheap thanks to its partnership with Etihad: 44,000 miles one-way in business class between New York (JFK) or Washington, D.C. The chart isn’t nearly as inexpensive as ANA, though the Asiana program has its merits.
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Related: How to book a $20,000 ANA first-class ticket for just $34 AsianaĪsiana is based in South Korea, and another airline with which Etihad charges based on the distance you travel. But you can book one-way award flights - something you can’t do if you use ANA’s own award currency.īusiness-class ANA flights from the West Coast (Los Angeles San Francisco San Jose, California and Seattle) to Tokyo (HND/NRT) cost between 54,000 and 63,000 miles one-way - great prices for a flight that lasts 12 hours and can easily cost thousands of dollars if you pay out of pocket. Using Etihad for ANA flights won’t necessarily be cheaper (ANA awards are famously inexpensive, and some of the greatest sweet spots in the world of points and miles). You can use Great Circle Mapper to measure your anticipated flights and price them out before you start searching for available award seats. With Etihad Guest-booked ANA flights, you’re charged according to the distance you fly. ANAĪNA is the largest airline in Japan, and a great shuttle for much of the Pacific Rim. So if you're booking an international flight on American Airlines, make a habit of checking the Etihad Guest award chart first (PDF link). Once you find space, call Etihad Guest to book your ticket. To book these tickets, you have to find saver award space on American-operated flights using your favorite Oneworld search tool. North America to South Korea in business class: 50,000 Etihad miles, while American charges at least 60,000 miles.American charges 85,000 miles if you’re lucky enough to find award space. North America to Europe in first class: 62,500 Etihad miles.North America to Europe in business class: 50,000 Etihad miles each way versus 57,500 miles with AAdvantage.This means awards are predictably priced and cheaper than booking directly with AAdvantage and other Oneworld programs like Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan and Britsh Airways Avios.īelow are a few examples of when Etihad will likely save you points: Thankfully, Etihad Guest has kept American's pre-2016 award chart. On top of this, American's award chart has been devalued heavily over the years, with prices going up across the board for international flights in economy and business class. While American has kept a standard award chart for many flights, it has started its switch to dynamic pricing under its Web Special awards scheme. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions.
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