A travel enthusiast recently shared his experience booking a lie-flat business-class flight from New York to London for just 21,000 points. Despite working at The Points Guy for over five years and accumulating a significant number of points, he had never booked such a flight until now. He typically opts for economy to maximize the number of trips he can take each year.
The opportunity arose with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club's new dynamic pricing on award flights, combined with a Chase transfer bonus. This allowed him to book a round-trip business-class flight for 42,000 credit card points plus taxes and fees. "While some Flying Club points rates now skyrocket to 350,000 points each way for Virgin Atlantic's Upper Class (business class), flexible travelers can also score great deals via Flying Club's new Saver fares," he noted.
In late October, sample searches revealed multiple dates in early 2025 offering lie-flat business class seats between New York City's JFK and London's Heathrow Airport for just 29,000 points each way. A Chase transfer bonus further reduced the cost from 58,000 to just 42,000 points round-trip.
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