Looking for booking advice using AMEX reward points
Feb 19, 2018 | 4:32 pm
#1
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Looking for booking advice using AMEX reward points
New to the forum and hope fully I'm posting in the right section. I'm planning a trip to Bangkok from JFK leaving April 10th & returning on the 20th. I'm looking to try and get into business class and wondering what are my possibilities.
I have 21500 skywards miles with Emirates and 82000 AMEX reward points. I was thinking just purchase a regular economy ticket and upgrade at least one way with the points and the other way hoping for pay upgrade email from Emirates.
I'd appreciate any suggestions or other airline recommendations.
I have 21500 skywards miles with Emirates and 82000 AMEX reward points. I was thinking just purchase a regular economy ticket and upgrade at least one way with the points and the other way hoping for pay upgrade email from Emirates.
I'd appreciate any suggestions or other airline recommendations.
Feb 19, 2018 | 7:50 pm
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New to the forum and hope fully I'm posting in the right section. I'm planning a trip to Bangkok from JFK leaving April 10th & returning on the 20th. I'm looking to try and get into business class and wondering what are my possibilities.
I have 21500 skywards miles with Emirates and 82000 AMEX reward points. I was thinking just purchase a regular economy ticket and upgrade at least one way with the points and the other way hoping for pay upgrade email from Emirates.
I'd appreciate any suggestions or other airline recommendations.
I have 21500 skywards miles with Emirates and 82000 AMEX reward points. I was thinking just purchase a regular economy ticket and upgrade at least one way with the points and the other way hoping for pay upgrade email from Emirates.
I'd appreciate any suggestions or other airline recommendations.
Do not fully understand your plan.
Buy 2 separate one way tickets and try for upgrades?
One way long haul fares can be very expensive. And can be more $$ than a return
You will not be able to "upgrade" directly with AMEX points
Long haul upgrades to business class are hard with any airline.
Depending on the airline, some low cost economy fares may not be eligible to upgrade.
Feb 19, 2018 | 8:00 pm
#3
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Not separate tickets but roundtrip economy and upgrade using points oneway, since I don't have enough miles to upgrade roundtrip.
Sometimes you get cheap paid upgrade email from Emirates couple of weeks before the flight, but thats not always guaranteed.
Sometimes you get cheap paid upgrade email from Emirates couple of weeks before the flight, but thats not always guaranteed.
Feb 19, 2018 | 8:03 pm
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There will be other airlines that can get you NYC BKK
Feb 19, 2018 | 8:19 pm
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Have a look in the EK forum about upgrades. Upgrades are not guaranteed.
If you transfer and do not get an upgrade you will have a bunch of marooned EK points. EK points have a hard fixed expiry.
Feb 20, 2018 | 8:48 am
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Got it. Thanks. Maybe look into some other options.