Originally Posted by
smilee
So Europe in October or February I might find good availability with points, but Europe in July or August you might be looking at cash back points and following discounted premium fares.
I surrendered in my quest to use Alaska miles for CX J seats to Asia. So I changed tactics and grabbed Y seats to Scandinavia for late spring 2023. Was able to get 5 together, on Finnair, with minimal junk fees, 30k each way per seat (ex-ORD). There was also pretty wide availability for BA in Y, but with lots of fees.
Early June should have decent weather, lots of daylight, and we're a little ahead of the July/August crowds.
At some point we'll make the Singapore trip we had booked when Covid hit, but we'll probably just do paid seats. Sometimes I see decent Premium Economy sales to Asia...I have a hard time doing TPACs in plain ol' coach.