Class differences w/ miles cashed in for Europe trip?
 

This newbie has a question:

I want to cash in miles on a roundtrip to Europe (LGW). What is the difference between business class for 80,000 and First Class/Business First for 100,000? I thought Continental only had cattle and first? Trying to decide if I should just go cattle for fifty or blow all points on business.

Thanks a bunch,
Ally

The partner airlines still have business and first classes. If you can get BF in CO, then you will get a very good deal for 80K. Otherwise, 80K will get you only the businss class with partner airlines.

But you can't get BF for 80k.

Wow!
 

You all are fast to respond! Thanks for the info. ^

I would shoot for VS Upper Class for 100K. It's the same price as CO BF.

But you can get "Business Class" on an airline that offers three-class service for 80k.

NW had 80K WBC until earlier this year after they rolled out the new Airbus fleet and realized 80K miles was quite a bargain.

While I can't speak to the experience of others, I have never had a problem getting a 80k BusinessFirst ticket which in my opinion is better then F on the others. You may need to be a little flexible and if you have problems you may want to try point to point as I often found when I try sometheing CLE to wherever it will show only the 100K award available, but when I try EWR to wherever the standard BusinessFirst award (80K) is available. I then call the elite desk and usually get it taken care of or at least get business in the segment that matters. Good luck.

And now they made it 100K. 100K on NW is quite a ripoff.

Let's try this again: If we are talking U.S.-Europe, there is no such thing as an 80k BF award.