Deal Alert

Today I’ve heard about an interesting fare out of Johannesburg. It means that you either have to be in South Africa or you have to fly there to get started.

Emirates airlines has a special offer in First Class from Johannesburg to South America. You can fly to Sao Paolo, Rio or Buenos Aires. If you decide to fly to Sao Paolo, you get to fly on the Airbus 380 all the way. Whereas if you decide to fly to Rio or Buenos Aires, it’s on the Boeing 777. Keep in mind that the flight to Buenos Aires stops in Rio.

The fun thing with the Airbus 380 is the inflight shower. Yes you can take a shower at 40,000 ft.

On top of this, you can get unlimited stopover. So you could fly from Johannesburg to Dubai and stay there for a while; then from Dubai to Rio and also stay there for a while; and then from Rio to Buenos Aires before heading back the same route (with or without stopping in Rio and Dubai).

I did not even talk about the chauffeur service, the lounges and the food… Really worth it!

This is how it would look on the map:

For that trip we’re looking at about 50 hours on a plane. In some of the best first class seats you can find.

And Emirates sells this for only USD 4,600. It’s still a big chunk of money, but it could work for some people.

But wait, there’s more. As this books in First class, you will get miles for this trip. And you should credit your flights to your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan card. Here is why.

With Alaska Airlines, you will get status miles computed as 3.5 times the flown distance when flying Emirates First Class.

Segment	Flight duration	Distance (Miles)	Elite miles	Bonus miles	Status
			88,165	101,380
JNB-DXB	08:05	3,970	13,895	13,895	Member
DXB-GIG	14:20	7,385	25,848	25,848	Member
GIG-EZE	03:30	1,240	4,340	4,960	MVP
EZE-GIG	02:50	1,240	4,340	5,580	MVP Gold
GIG-DXB	14:00	7,385	25,848	33,233	MVP Gold
DXB-JNB	08:10	3,970	13,895	17,865	MVP Gold

As you see, this trip gives you 88,000 status miles. You even gain status during your trip. It gets you only 2,000 miles away from Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan’s top status: MVP Gold 75K. One option to get 2,000 miles is to fly two return trips between Dubai and Muscat, Oman. When you reach MVP Gold 75K, you get 50,000 extra bonus miles.

Now let say you did the flight above and the extra 2,000 miles. You will have roughly 150,000 miles in your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan account. This is enough for a return ticket in First Class on Cathay Pacific between Paris and Hong Kong.

Now you should realise that for USD 4,600, you’re not only getting 50 hours on Emirates First Class, but also 24 hours on Cathay Pacific.

Is it worth it? It depends on your situation, but it’s quite fun.

H/T: YHBU

Now it’s time to apply the BOOK NOW THINK LATER rule. Fly from Munich or Nice to San Francisco and back in business class for the price of economy. Flights from Munich start at EUR 750 and flights from Nice start at EUR 700. You can fly on Lufthansa, Swiss, United or Air Canada.

Here is the seat you could get on the Swiss Boeing 777 in Business class.

You can search directly on Google Flights to find availability. You can then book it on the airline website. This will make sure that the tickets are issued immediately.

You can cancel for free within 24 hours, so book it now and plan the rest of your trip later. And don’t forget to wait a few days before booking hotels and other parts of your trip.

Airlines are fighting to fill up seats from Europe to the US at the moment. So it’s a good time to discover California. Here is a short video to show you what you could do and see in California.

This time it’s all about positioning. If you are willing to depart from Vienna, flights to Los Angeles in business class are around EUR 1,200. You can search for dates and book them directly on our booking system.

But here’s more. The same prices are also valid to Miami, Las Vegas or New York. You could fly from Vienna to Los Angeles, rent a car and fly back to Europe from Las Vegas. Here is a sample itinerary from our booking system.

These prices are available on Austrian airlines direct flights, on Lufthansa flights via Frankfurt, on Swiss flights via Zurich and on United airlines flights until December. Pro tip: flying on Boeing 777 from Austrian or Swiss is the most comfortable of these options.

SWISS just released an amazing new offer to Bangkok, Thailand. You need to start in Italy (it can be either Milan, Rome or Venice), giving you a good opportunity to visit one of these cities. From there, you will fly to Zurich where you will depart on a 11-hour flight in a brand new Boeing 777 in Business class. Check out your seats. You will enjoy an exclusive meal and you will arrive in Bangkok fully rested and ready to enjoy your holiday.

This is what we call a “companion fare“. It means that this offer is only valid if two people are traveling together. This is a great opportunity for a sunny vacation…

You need to book it before May 22nd and you need to start your travel before February 28th, 2018. This fare is currently wide-open, it means that you can just go to our booking system and search for the dates you’re interested in. Don’t forget to select two passengers and search for Business Class.

Here is an example:

After a few days in Bangkok, you could decide to fly to Krabi and take a boat to Koh Phi Phi to enjoy the beach. The 1-hour flight to Krabi only costs EUR 50 in economy. You can also book it on our booking system.

Have you ever been to Bali, Cape Town or Ho Chi Minh? Would you love to take your significant other to enjoy the sun and beaches?

Would you love to fly there in comfortable bed?

Qatar Airways just released an amazing promotion from Madrid or Barcelona. It’s a 2 for 1 promotion, meaning that you need to fly with a friend. You can fly from now until september 30th.

Flights to Cape Town start at EUR 1,499 per person. To Johannesburg, it will cost you only EUR 1,579 per person. And if you want to fly to Bali, it will be only EUR 1,689 per person.

To get these prices, you just need to go to the Qatar Airways website, search for flights from Barcelona or Madrid for two and decide where you want to fly.

This time, it’s worth positioning yourself in Barcelona or Madrid to enjoy so many hours flying in a bed!

When will you go?

 

 

UPDATE: it seems all availability is gone. I hope you could get it.

Got any plans for New Year? Today Qatar Airways released the cheapest Business Class rate I’ve ever seen between Europe and Australia.

You can fly from Zurich to Adelaide for EUR 1,200 (CHF 1,300). You read correctly, for less than the regular Economy price, you can fly in Business Class on the Airbus 350 and the Boeing 787.

There are a few conditions:

• The flight to Adelaide has to be between October 14 and December 10, 2016
• The return trip has to be completed before January 31, 2017
• There is a three day minimum stay
• Ticket has to be issued before October 16, 2016

Ready to book? Good, because I can assure you that this deal won’t last…

First, go to the Qatar Airways website and select a departure from Zurich to Adelaide. Make sure to allow only Premium cabin.

You will then be transfered to the booking option page. If seats are available, you should see an option such as this:

As you can see it costs CHF 1,300 for a flight from Zurich to Doha to Adelaide and back in Business Class for a month!

If the date you want is not in the list, use the arrows to check for another day.

When you get in Adelaide, you can take local flights or rent a car for the ultimate road trip.

If you decide to stop in Doha for a day, you will even get a FREE city tour.

This trip even gives you miles, I advise you to credit them to the American Airlines AAdvantage program.

So, will you book it?