Dec 23, 2020
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Let me let you in on a points-and-miles secret: Iberia business class is one of the best deals in the sky.
You can book a one-way ticket from Boston (BOS), Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) or New York-JFK to Madrid (MAD) for just 34,000 points and minimal taxes. Cities like Miami (MIA) and Los Angeles (LAX) cost just 42,500 Avios, which is a great deal as well.
Emirates has two tiers of first-class award tickets: Flex and Saver.
Saver tickets are less expensive, but award space is harder to come by. Further, you need to book Saver tickets as a part of a round-trip award ticket. Pricing varies, but you can expect to pay 217,500 miles round-trip departing from the East Coast and 247,500 from the Midwest.
(Image courtesy of Emirates)
You can book these tickets on the Emirates website just make sure to select the “Classic Rewards” option when you search. Further, you can click the “+/- 3 days” button on the Advanced Search page to see a week’s worth of award space at once.