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by pkx2mak New Member October 31, 2016, 5:16 pm

Help with trip to Dubai

pkx2mak New Member
October 31, 2016, 5:16 pm

I would like to take my son to Dubai sometime in 2017. I have about 250k SPG points, and almost 250k Chase Ultimate Rewards points. Want to fly first class at least on the outbound flight. Is Emirates the best choice here?

How do I go about finding availability and price (in points/miles) of those first class seats? We live in the Midwest, so will have to fly to a major hub and don’t care which one. Any help/direction is appreciated.
MarkS Member
October 31, 2016, 5:53 pm

Assume you want the A380, which would mean JFK or the west coast.

Conventional approach would be Alaska which is 300K one way for 2 eating up most of your SPG points. Or SPG them to Emirates for 136,250 x 2 to save a bit (but surcharges). Then use your Chase points to get back. Certainly doable.

Question is, can it be done round trip for 2 people in first class for 220K SPG points and surcharges? What if…
Gaurav Community Ambassador
November 1, 2016, 12:41 am

Haven’t looked at the JAL chart but might that be an option?
Cal New Member
November 1, 2016, 10:39 am

[URL]http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2016/03/31/emirates-first-class-good-deal/[/URL]

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