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British Airways has been rattling out some really solid fare deals, and to land Premium Economy out of London to a ton of US cities for under $1k ( 770 pounds ) is pretty awesome. What’s even better is that the deals are available across a huge portion of the calendar on many different date ranges. If you’re interested in any of the deals I would cross check your dates with BA’s business class availability…booking Premium Economy and upgrading into Biz is a great way to utilize Avios and fly in better cabins.
Here’s Google flights for LA and SFO
And then London to Boston, Chicago, NYC
I haven’t personally flown on BA’s premium economy, but it’s a big step up from Econ. And on short flights like LHR to JFK/BOS/IAD this is a solid way to do it.
It looks very comparable to what you’d have on a US domestic first class experience.
You’ll get a wider seat with lumbar and a foot rest. An improved IFE with noise cancelling headphones, blanket, amenity kit, power supply, pre-take off drink, new menus, two meals, and comped bar service.
Remember, if your Premium Economy ticket is sold by BA with BA flight numbers then you can use Avios to upgrade as long as there is Biz award space.
In this example it’d require 30k Avios each way to upgrade from Premium Econ to Business Class. What’s even crazier is if you had a Business Class ticket purchased, the difference, off peak, from Biz to First is just 22,500 miles. Crazy this random date had 4 First Class seats avail.
Remember, Chase is running a 30% bonus on Avios transfers until June 16th so those 30k you need are really just 24k Ultimate Rewards
The easiest place to check BA award space in large chunks is AA.com
Pretty much every day in November has at least one flight, nonstop, with Biz avail between LHR and LA. You’ll need to select a day to see if it’s BA or AA, but odds are it’s BA.
Here’s a quick look at British Airways Club World.
Happy Hunting
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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