Book These SWEET SPOT Flights Before They're Gone

[@theazraaiazuha]

My sweet spot would be booking NRT-DOH-CAI, with the first segment in Q Suites for 12.5h, and further 3.5h in First (QR branded its regional Business as First), all for merely 40,000 AA miles. Also you could access the jaw-dropping Al Safwa First Class Lounge in DOH during transit!

[@samvilms]

Add another 47.5 virgin atlantic FC miles for ANA business JFK(or anywhere in USA)-NRT. 87.5k miles total...now how should we get home from Cairo?

[@andyv8889]

I booked 70k AA miles for each way from Los Angeles to Johannesburg Business class with stop in Seattle and Doha. Return to the same for another 70k AA miles. Have to fly economy between LA and Seattle but the rest of the route is business. Best deal ever.

[@d3kingg387]

I’m based in Houston Texas. American has some low fare thru Vancouver and then Tokyo on JAL. But nothings official yet when Asian countries will reopen to US tourists

[@PrinceofTravel]

I think it's looking good for first half of 2022

[@afternuwn]

New watcher, I really enjoy the depth you put into each category. Great video!

[@PrinceofTravel]

Cheers

[@donalddayton1966]

I have followed your blog for the past two years and have learned immensely. What I have also learned by following the AC Aeroplan site is how dishonest it can be. Take a flight from YVR to TYO that has all seats available in Business Class. If you request one seat 60k, if you request two it is 100K each. This is not dynamic pricing, it is dishonest pricing.

[@martinbouchard9832]

Nice Arsenal shirt ...

[@SH-xd6ej]

I have a new found respect for you with that Arsenal top!

[@wanem1622]

Great top Ricky... COYG!! 😁

[@miguelsomarriba1103]

Great video and by the way, COYG!

[@charlescraven8522]

Ricky, Thanks to you we are living the dream. In South Africa right now having flown YVR to LHR and after a few days in London on to Johannesberg. All done with Avios and my companion voucher, (Business of course ). In March it is YVR to IST and then 5 days later on to HAN. Back from PNH to NRT and then YVR. Turkish, ANA and then Air Canada all in business.Then in March the big one. SEA to DOH and then on to JNB. Q suites here I come. On the way back it is JNB to HKG in Business and then HKG to JFK in First. All thanks to what I have learned from You. Keep up the good worK !!

[@daleschreyer1161]

Consistently great information Ricky....

[@dagamerrr2899]

I cannot find a Cathay Pacific option when I use both BA Avios or Quantas to search. How can I fix this? I want to use Alaska miles

[@ericpark6883]

Picture at 7:40 seems to be a wrong one. XD I actually rewatched your Qsuites using Alaska miles video yesterday. Maybe it’s time that I actually book the route!

[@PrinceofTravel]

My baaaad 😤

[@solemateadventures]

This is super helpful! Just came back from a dream trip to the Maldives on Etihad business all booked on points, and now need to dream up our next redemption! Would love if you did a similar video but for Bonvoy sweet spots 😊

[@shawngallacher2231]

Thank you great video

[@theteacherandbeyond]

West coast to Tokyo!! But now I want to book them all... thanks a lot. No but really!

[@PrinceofTravel]

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[@H4WKGAMING]

the video we've all been waiting for!! 😃

[@PrinceofTravel]

Oh yesss

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Thank you for sharing your sense of flying there in Canada. I am here in the U.S. and I tell my friends to review their programs here on our side.

[@global3]

Another good video for Aeroplan point collectors.

[@PrinceofTravel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kickincanada]

Great video Ricky. Quick question - are business class points seats fully points refundable? If so this is also seems to add to the case to book business on points rather than non-refundable economy (or paying for the additional insurance).

[@abi181191]

Another Alaska sweet spot is 85k for QSuites from YUL to Indian subcontinent one way. And Alaska is easier to accumulate in Canada vs. AA points.

[@JW-io8nb]

Not easier.

[@afzalshaikh2128]

Much easier to accumulate by churning mbna Alaska cards. Have you found any availability on Qsuites to MLE?

[@sSSspidermanNNn]

AS miles are much more valuable than AA miles.😅

[@jcthunderable]

You the goat ricky!!

[@PrinceofTravel]

Why thank you

[@kashmani7]

Great video as always! 🔥🔥🔥 I see you have been mentioning Maldives alot recently 👀 and now I'm so tempted to go! Would you say it's easier and more worth it to collect American airlines points or air Alaska points to get to Maldives

[@faromacapital]

Saw you on my flight yesterday! AC558!

[@PrinceofTravel]

Say hi next time!!

[@dontettmar9498]

in order to book some of the more complicated AC flights such as Asia via London or Frankfurt from Canada, is it necessary to phone Aeroplan? These do not show up on my searches on the AC booking website. In fact, notwithstanding AC's claim that all flights can now be booked by points I have found that optimal cash business class flights to Bangkok or Bogota are not available under the points option. The points offerings take longer, have more stopovers, and/or are mixed cabin. I phoned AC booking and they couldn't explain this and suggested I call Aeroplan. Can you offer any advice?

[@ashanperera5661]

Hi Ricky, great video!! Can you also transfer MR points to AA points?

[@PrinceofTravel]

Not directly, you could transfer through Bonvoy first

[@jasonscarrotts577]

The YVR-TYO flight on ANA for 55K only seems to be one way for adults...it was there for 2 adults but I also have 2 kids and when I add them the ANA flight is not there...are kids not allowed in business class on ANA?

[@jasonscarrotts577]

Also, ANA goes into HND where AC goes into NRT (from YVR)...I can't even get ANA economy class to show up

[@mayl9324]

Is it easier to find award space with AA or Alaska Miles to Maldives in QSuites? Is the points requirement from yyz less with AA or Alaska Miles? Thx

[@RobertMorrey]

Alaska miles have a great award chart but I have a very difficult time finding any availability

[@nickmc2673]

Anyone knows which site or app he's using for the map with the milage calculation? Example @ 9:45

[@sagarvankwani1912]

Great circle mapper

[@conniefung8122]

Ricky, Great Video! From YYC to NRT to BKK to HKG to YYC, does Aeroplan reward Business class ticket allow open jaw reward ticket with 2 stopovers (NRT and HKG)? 180,000 Aeroplan points?

[@PrinceofTravel]

This doesn't seem like an open-jaw to me, just a round-trip with one stopover in each direction. Yes it's allowed.

[@crystalmethshrimp]

YVR to TYO for business ANA is very difficult to find. I logged onto the AC website and just checked every day throughout Jan1-Mar1 I only found 3 flights. Would there be more options on the ANA website? Are all the seats booked up or they're just projected to be booked and more seats will be released closer to the travel date? I guess my other option would be to fly business on AC, but I'm guessing it will be a totally different experience.

[@GF-fb8sq]

You need to book one year out. And try SEA/LAX/SFO, YVR is AC's main hub, so they will want to limit partner bookings to msximise revnue.

[@samroe4554]

Sitting on a stack of points. International trips being not appealing for the time being so started to use the points on premium cabins domestically.

[@travislo8019]

Can you got from YUL-DOH-Asia 1 or 2 with AA miles? Flying on Qsuites? I've never considered AA miles so I'm not sure how that ecosystem works.

[@PrinceofTravel]

Nope - the routing rules don't allow you to go to Asia via the Middle East.

[@himanshushringi1616]

Just FYI, AA miles do not allow stopovers either so keep that in mind as well

[@lesliegagnon6907]

I have been trying to book aer Lingus business sea to dub for off season 62,500 avios points sometime in June or September but can’t find two business seats. Lots of just one seat. Any suggestions? Should I book one and hope another one will pop up later. I have been looking online for any suggestions but couldn’t find any.Thanks for any help.

[@PrinceofTravel]

Aer Lingus has been pretty tight on business class space recently, usually sticking to 1 seat. Let's hope they release more in the post-pandemic days

[@mynameislyle6917]

I wish I could take advantage of the YVR to TYO sweet spot. I want to go in April though and it's consistently showing me 75k+ points for mixed cabins, where only 13% of my trip will be in business class. I guess the take away here is that the rewards chart is for off-peak travel quotes.

[@sagarvankwani1912]

Wouldn’t partner airlines be fixed though?

[@mynameislyle6917]

@@sagarvankwani1912 I’ve been checking for the last couple of months. Still consistently 75k+

[@AndyDLee]

Wondering this too! I picked off peak and it also still shows 75K for cheapest YVR to TYO. Hmm I dont think Im doing anything wrong

[@nikolalevnaich1986]

Duuuude! Great vid and content, as always! Quick question for you, why is dynamic pricing/points so all over the map right now? Booking one way in J next July 23rd yxe-yyz a J seat is ranging from 19.6K to 119K for the same journey. These flights are still empty, have you heard anything from AC or any other Aeroplan partners regarding these massive ranges of points Redemptions for the same class fare and flight?

[@jamesallan9872]

Because it's also about how AC EXPECTS that seat to sell. That's a Saturday in peak season. I know, it's still crazy. But there's a logic behind it

[@PrinceofTravel]

As James said it's all about projected demand.

[@jolayh9414]

Dynamic pricing is not all bad. I recently booked YLW-MEX for 10,300 points, which according to the rewards chart should be 12,500 - 17,500 pts on AC.

[@wahmed90]

Arsenal Represent!!!

[@afzalshaikh2128]

Ricky what would we do without you. Now I need some AA miles 🤔

[@PrinceofTravel]

Not much time left on those RBC 35K offers (hope they extend them!)

[@henrytrang7963]

如想请你帮用里程定机票 费用多少？

[@mohamed-obayalshaer5873]

your logo looks like a boat conformer (organic chemistry) lol

[@richardhabibi]

I just searched for an economy YYC to YVR round trip for 2 on Aeroplan and the cheapest option for points (5,200 per round trip) actually costs about the same in cash ($303) as the points one does in fees alone ($292). Not worth it.

[@PrinceofTravel]

The fees aren't $292. You're probably being shown one of the Points + Cash options.

[@richardhabibi]

@@PrinceofTravel good call, but it's still 32,792 points with the points only option. Cash still seems to be a better deal?

[@sagarvankwani1912]

@@richardhabibi the just points option is never a good deal. Wonder what the normal points + cash one shows?

[@ashiminhas7553]

Great stuff as always! Flew back from Montreal yesterday in business class on Air Canada 😀

[@PrinceofTravel]

Cheers Ashi

[@smallmj2886]

Are they any interesting Aeroplan sweet spots flying out of Halifax?

[@PrinceofTravel]

Hmm. There's the domestic economy sweet spot, plus flying to Western Europe on Air Canada is often relatively cheap because of the way the award chart works (it's based on the direct distance between two cities if you're flying on Air Canada only, and the total distance flown if you include a partner airline).

[@JacksonMeyer]

*with the BREAKING NEWS about alaska mile redemption charts coming in December, this stuff is very relevant!

[@jaycharnalia871]

Love the shirt. You're a Gooner!

[@PrinceofTravel]

Arsenal Till I Die

[@timfeasts]

Prices are ridiculous to europe these days. Not matter how far ahead im looking. 100k points one way..wtf aeroplan

[@PrinceofTravel]

Use eUpgrades

[@timfeasts]

Prince of Travel unfortunately they are all waitlisted

[@sagarvankwani1912]

@@timfeasts book latitude and confirm immediately?

[@kongyusiau7626]

oh my you talk so fast. ;(. and so much info

[@PrinceofTravel]

Watch on 0.5x speed ;)