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September Flying Blue Promo Rewards
Last year we saw some incredible Flying Blue Promo Rewards for long haul business class out of the USA to Europe. Nothing compared to this May where we saw a ton of city pairs offering discounted business/economy that coincided with the Bilt Rewards 100% transfer bonus. For September, there are a number long haul Promo Rewards focusing on Economy out of numerous North American cities, but Mexico City is the only one offering a business class discount.
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Details:
- Deal starts 9/1/23
- Book by 9/31/23
- Travel by 02/29/24
Flying Blue Promo Rewards for September – long haul
The prices you see below are between select destinations and Europe. So you’ll find different prices depending on where you finish/start your trip.
If you’re open to flying economy – NYC/Boston/Miami are offering some pretty great deals
STTP found that a few cities are discounting award rates even though they aren’t technically included
Each month, it seems that FlyingBlue buries some hidden award flights. Spencer, Straight To the Points, found some cities that are discounted but aren’t officially on sale.
- Boston = 56k
- Austin = 60k
- LAX = 60k
- JFK = 41.25k
For instance, here is a look at JFK
Add in the 25% transfer bonus from Amex
- Boston = 56k….40k Amex points
- Austin = 60k….48k Amex points
- LAX = 60k… 48k Amex points
- JFK = 41.25k….33k Amex Points
What are Air France/ KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards?
Flying Blue Promo rewards offer discounts on select routes across an array of booking classes to/from Europe. They have to booked in the month they debut, but can be booked often times several months into the future.
- You must book these deals in the month of August
- Dates of travel go until the end of January 2024
- Details here
Air France A350 business class
How to populate the full calendar
You may notice that I will often post the full calendar look for Air France/KLM Flying Blue award availability.
You can do this by just leaving the travel dates empty when you search.
You may have some Air France/KLM Flying Blue Miles and not realize it
Flying Blue is a transfer partner of 6 different transferrable point currencies and are some of the easiest miles to accrue as a result.
- American Express
- Brex
- Bilt
- Capital One
- Citi
- Chase
- Marriott
You can convert any of the
Our favorite credit cards to earn those points that can be transferred
You can find a full list of cards on our Favorite Cards page, but these are tops of the tops.
Chase
01American Express
Bilt Rewards
Capital One
Citi
Great uses of Air France/KLM Flying Blue Miles
Air France Business Class
There are many great uses, but in particular redeeming miles for Air France business class is a wonderful use. Normal rates begin at 53k miles – this is a super competitive rate, but keep in mind a couple hundred in taxes and fees will also apply
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class
Starting as low as 61,500 miles and a couple hundred in taxes and fees its a great way to fly on a super cool product and pay fewer taxes and fees than Virgin Atlantic would charge
KLM Business Class
KLM offers world class service and a great business class – keep your eye out for the planes that offer reverse herringbone 1-2-1 configuration ( primarily the 787-9 ). I’ve flown both it and the 777-300ER and they are world’s apart in comfort…make sure you find the 787-9
General conditions
- Promo reward tickets must be booked via www.airfrance.com or www.klm.com (except for bookings for minors travelling alone or when travelling with an infant under the age of 2, in these cases bookings must be made by calling customer service).
- Promo reward tickets can be changed free of charge until further notice in view of coronavirus situation. Promo reward tickets can’t be cancelled or refunded. For details, please contact customer service.
- Promo reward tickets are subject to the operating airline’s general conditions of carriage.
- Promo reward tickets are available for one-way and round-trip tickets paid with Miles (Promo reward tickets are not available for purchase with Miles & Cash).
- Promo reward tickets are subject to availability.
- Displayed Miles Fares for Long Haul destinations are for flights to/from Paris or Amsterdam.
- Promo reward tickets for long haul-flights depart from or arrive in Europe, as defined by IATA as the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Balearic Islands, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, West Russia.
- Due to COVID-19 we have an updated rebook policy for Promo rewards, which you can read here: https://www.flyingblue.com/en/news/rebook-policy
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
In Chase branch: 70k Points after $4k spend in 3 months ( make appt with banker –Information about this card has been collected independently by Monkey Miles. Card issuer is not responsible for the information or accuracy.)
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 3x on dining
- including eligible delivery services for takeout
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards – Chase Travel Portal
- $50 Annual Credit on hotel stays purchased via Ultimate Rewards/Chase Travel
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 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 Portal and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including primary rental car insurance, purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 13 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in the Chase Travel center for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Primary rental car coverage is my favorite
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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