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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 9:51 pm
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lailai88
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Originally Posted by KennyBSAT
Another possibility besides UA and AA is Air France miles transferred from AMEX - 25K one-way to Europe with ~$125 surcharge.
Thanks for responding. So many questions!

Originally Posted by KennyBSAT
You may find very few business class seats to Europe available with AA miles except on BA with 500+ surcharges each way per person. If 10K spending seems difficult now, consider just getting the regular 50K AA card(s) since economy seats are only 20K miles per person during the off-peak periods you want to travel.
This is TOTALLY a newbie question, but does AA ever fly to/from Europe on their own planes? Who else do they partner with for flights to/from Europe? (I'm asking about what other partners they have if I'm not using British Airways in order to avoid their surcharge).

Originally Posted by KennyBSAT
My advice: try to get 120K UA and 80K AA miles, then you can book on either or both. There is a lot to read and learn on the spending miles end.
When you say "UA", you mean United, right? (United, which is part of the Ultimate rewards program.) I kind of/but not really, look forward to how to make sure I get as much as I can out of the miles. Oy vey!

Originally Posted by KennyBSAT
Another possibility besides UA and AA is Air France miles transferred from AMEX - 25K one-way to Europe with ~$125 surcharge.
Which card is this?
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