Fly business class this summer to Italy, Spain and Austria from $2,740 round-trip
Longing for a European holiday? If you're looking to travel there in style this summer, this is the sale you've been waiting for.
Discounted business-class fares are now available with a number of airlines to several destinations, including cities in Italy, Spain and Austria.
The bulk of availability in this sale involves flights slated for July and August 2024. A few reasonably priced routes are on offer for fall 2024 and early 2025 travel.
Most options in this deal involve layovers, and some of the lowest fares we found were on Condor for routes with two stops. Be careful when searching for flights, and use the drop-down menu in Google Flights to filter out layovers.
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Deal basics
Airlines: American Airlines, Condor, Swiss and Turkish Airlines
Routes: Round-trip business class from various U.S. cities to Vienna; Barcelona; Rome; and Venice, Italy
How to book: Browse Google Flights, then book directly with the airline
Travel dates: Primarily between July and August 2024 for business-class fares; select availability on some routes from May through November 2024, as well as January 2025
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Sample flights
European destinations that are part of this sale include:
- Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)
- Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO)
- Nice Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)
- Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)
- Vienna Airport (VIE)
U.S. cities featured in this deal include:
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
- Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Let's start with Vienna. We found round-trip business-class fares from Miami to Vienna in June for less than $2,800 on Condor. That's a good price, but it involves two layovers each way.
We wanted to check the availability and prices for flights with just one layover, so we selected the "1 stop or fewer" button in the drop-down menu on Google Flights to see what came up.
There were business-class seats available on flights in June that only had a brief layover in France for $2,880. So, if you wanted to cut down on your travel time, it would only cost around $140 more.
We found a fantastic deal from Austin to Barcelona as well. American Airlines has business-class fares from AUS to BCN in July for less than $2,800.
According to Google Flights, this price is about as low as you'll find for business-class travel on this route.
TPG told you that Turkish Airlines is launching its new nonstop service from DEN to Istanbul Airport (IST) on June 11. While searching for bargains in this sale, we found business-class seats on Turkish Airlines in August from Denver to Barcelona, with a layover in Istanbul, for only $2,809 round-trip. Not only is that a good price, but you also get to enjoy the 12-hour flight to Istanbul in one of the airline's Airbus A350 business-class suites.
If you live in the tri-state area and have the City of Canals on your mind for summer vacation, you're in luck. There is good business-class availability in July and early August from Newark to Venice on American Airlines for just $2,786 round-trip.
You can book business-class seats on Swiss from Boston to Venice in late July for less than $3,000 round-trip — a great price for this route.
If you live in Boston and are looking to fly to Rome, Turkish Airlines has good discounted business-class options in July. This itinerary from BOS to FCO is available for just $2,740 round-trip. As an added bonus, the flight from Boston to Istanbul (for the layover) is in a lie-flat seat.
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Maximize your purchase
When you book this deal or any flights, be sure to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (see rates and fees): 2 points per dollar spent on travel
- American Express® Gold Card: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel® (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar)
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees): 8 points per dollar on all Chase Travel℠ purchases and 4 points per dollar on flights booked directly through the airline
Bottom line
Not all business-class cabins are created equal, so remember to check the model of the airplane that will be flown on the routes you're interested in. Use the filters Google Flights offers to narrow down your search to the airlines you want and choose the number of stops you're OK with.
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