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Insane Deal: Business Class to Europe from $1,058 Round-Trip!

June 01, 2016
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Insane Deal: Business Class to Europe from $1,058 Round-Trip!
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Thinking about heading to Europe? It's time to book your trip — right now. A handful of airlines are offering unreal business-class fares from North America to several European destinations. From what we've managed to dig up so far, it looks like both American and Delta are attacking United hubs from the US, with incredible deals from Denver, Houston, Newark and San Francisco to Istanbul, Prague, Germany and Switzerland.

The hands-down cheapest fares are from Houston to Venice via AARP and the Visa discount (see this post for instructions), priced at just $1,058 round-trip, but you can also book biz flights from San Francisco to Istanbul from $1,086 round-trip (without an AARP membership). All flights covered as part of this deal price at less than $1,600 round-trip.

Complete your search on Google Flights and head to your preferred airline's website to book.

Airlines: SkyTeam and Oneworld
Routes: US cities to Europe
Cost: $1,058+ round-trip in business class
Dates: August 2016 - March 2017
Booking Link: Orbitz
Pay With: American Express Premier Rewards Gold, Citi Prestige or Chase Sapphire Preferred

Here are some examples of what you can book:

Houston (IAH) to Venice (VCE) for $1,058 round-trip in business class on British Airways:

Houston (IAH) to Venice (VCE) for $1,058 round-trip in business class on British Airways.

San Francisco (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) for $1,086 round-trip in business class on Air France and KLM:

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San Francisco (SFO) to Istanbul (IST) for $1,086 round-trip in business class and Air France and KLM.

Toronto (YYZ) to Munich (MUC) for $1,202 round-trip in business class on Air France and KLM:

Toronto (YYZ) to Munich (MUC) for $1,202 round-trip in business class on Air France and KLM.

San Francisco (SFO) to Zurich (ZRH) for $1,569 round-trip in business class on Delta:

San Francisco (SFO) to Zurich (ZRH) for $1,569 round-trip in business class on Delta.

Newark (EWR) to Munich (MUC) for $1,586 round-trip in business class on Delta:

Newark (EWR) to Munich (MUC) for $1,586 round-trip in business class on Delta.

Maximize Your Purchase

Don't forget to use a credit card that earns additional points on airfare purchases, such as the American Express Premier Rewards Gold or Citi Prestige (3x on airfare) or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on all travel purchases). Check out this post for more on maximizing airfare purchases.

If you're able to score one of these tickets, please share the good news in the comments below!

H/T: @MSpelfogel

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The Capital One Venture X Business Card has all the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card has to offer and more. It offers an incredible welcome bonus and requires an equally impressive spend to qualify. In addition, the card comes with premium travel perks like annual travel credit. (Partner offer)

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