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Old Feb 25, 2019 | 5:12 pm
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Chanlaw
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
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Upgrading from economy to business with points

Hello, im heading to Dubai for work from jfk in several months. My company will only pay for an economy ticket, but I’ve always wanted to fly emirates business or first!

I know to book an “upgradable” ticket which is a bit more expensive than a nonupgradable one. Where I need help is understanding what points to transfer where.

After some research, here are my questions:
  1. is it better to transfer chase rewards points to jetblue and book through jetblue? Is this even possible to get an upgrade on an Emirates flight going this way?
  2. if I transfer my Marriott points to skywards, will I definitely get an upgrade if a seat is available at that time? I’ve been burned where I transferred many Marco Polo points for cathay, placed on a wait list and the points remain there
  3. definitely open to any suggestions!
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