Act quickly if you want to travel throughout the holidays in a little more comfort.
Right now, there are some intercontinental round-trip specials that might save you hundreds or perhaps $1,000 on business-class tickets.
Routes with lie-flat seats include those from New York to Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, some of the availability occurs.
Several airlines are starting to provide round-trip transcontinental business class service between the East and West coasts for between $1,000 and $1,100 in the coming weeks.
It's particularly surprising to find this availability during the holidays, given that you can sometimes acquire these tickets for upwards of $1,500, $1,800, or even $2,000 on the secondary market.
The general recommendation for this fall has been to make holiday travel reservations as soon as possible because it has been a year with expensive ticket pricing.
Given that prices could rise at any time, that definitely holds true in this situation.
It might be a good idea to book your flights now, whether you're looking to get a desirable seat for a Thanksgiving vacation or are considering business-class transcontinental travel in early 2023.
Basics of deals
Airlines: United, Delta, Alaska, and American.
Routes from Los Angeles and San Francisco through New York, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, and Miami.
Depending on the route, travel dates range from October 2022 to April 2023, with some availability throughout the holidays (but not for all routes).
Direct booking with the airline or using Google Flights are the two options.
Flight examples
Once more, we noted that business-class round-trip tickets between the East and West coasts could be purchased for between $1,000 and $1,100.
It's important to keep in mind that there may be available in the $1,100 to $1,200 level at some other airports, so it doesn't harm to look into different departure locations.
In contrast to routes that require a connection, we concentrated on uninterrupted flights.
You'll have a greater chance of finding availability in this price range if you're prepared to stop (which means you won't likely have lie-flat seats in business class), but it's important to think about what you're getting for your money.
We discovered the following possibilities, all in business class:
• Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day round-trip flights on Delta cost $1,064 from New York to San Francisco.
• At Thanksgiving, a round-trip flight on Delta from San Francisco to New York costs $1064.
• At Christmas, Delta is offering a round-trip fare from Miami to Los Angeles for $1,018.
• A round-trip ticket on Alaska costs $1,019 from Washington to San Francisco.
• A round-trip ticket on United costs $1,069 from Boston to Los Angeles.
• United offers round-trip travel from San Francisco to Washington for $1,025.
• On American, a round-trip ticket from Los Angeles to Atlanta costs $1,085.
• On a round-trip Delta flight, Los Angeles to Miami costs $998.
Let's begin with a good choice for New Yorkers looking to travel in style for the Thanksgiving holiday; it will even be suitable for those who must attend to business the day before.
taking off at 9:15 p.m.
You'll arrive in California on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, just before 1 a.m., from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), in plenty of time for the turkey.
Yes, your body clock will feel like it’s 4 a.m., but you’ll have spent the flight in a lie-flat seat aboard a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757.
To avoid the busiest traffic and most expensive prices on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, the return trip leaves first thing on Monday morning.
Similar itineraries are available around Christmas and New Year's as well as for a good portion of the first few months of 2023.
Here is an illustration of a Christmastime reverse itinerary.
You fly out on Friday, December 23, in the late afternoon, again in lie-flat Delta 757 seats, and you land just before 11:30 p.m.
at JFK.
On December 27, the return voyage leaves at 7:15 a.m.
At Christmas, you can also take a flight on Delta between Miami and Los Angeles, but there won't be any lie-flat seats available.
You arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) by 11:05 a.m. on this Christmas morning departure.
The mid-morning New Year's Day return flight from LAX gets you back to South Florida in time for the celebrations.
Enhance your purchase
For purchases made with the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card, travelers can accrue 5 miles for every $1 spent on flights through Capital One Travel.
For expenditures of up to $500,000 made with The Platinum Card® from American Express, you can earn 5 points for every dollar spent on flights booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel.
If you frequently fly with Delta and want to take advantage of one of the offers listed below, you might want to think about getting the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card, which offers 3 miles for every $1 spent with Delta.
In conclusion
Take into account these transcontinental offers if you want to travel in business class for the holidays but don't want to wait till costs surely rise as the holidays draw closer.
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