Business Platinum Card from American Express
130,000 MR points
Booked: A First Class Bonanza
China 2018
- Booked: A First Class Bonanza
- Impressions from China 2018
- Review: ANA First Class Los Angeles to Tokyo
- Review: ANA Suite Lounge Tokyo Haneda
- Review: ANA Business Class Tokyo to Beijing
- Review: The Wing First Class Lounge by Cathay Pacific
- Review: The Pier First Class Lounge by Cathay Pacific
- Review: Cathay Pacific First Class Hong Kong to Boston
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Business Platinum Card from American Express
- Earn 90,000 MR points upon spending $15,000 in the first three months
- Plus, earn 40,000 MR points upon making a purchase in months 14–17 as a cardholder
- And, earn 1.25x MR points on all purchases
- Also, receive a $200 annual travel credit
- Transfer MR points to Aeroplan and other frequent flyer programs for premium flights
- Unlimited airport lounge access for you and one guest at Priority Pass, Plaza Premium, Centurion, and other lounges
- Credits and rebates for business expenses throughout the year with Amex Offers
- Bonus MR points for referring family and friends
- Qualify for the card as a sole proprietor
- Annual fee: $799
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China 2018
- Booked: A First Class Bonanza
- Impressions from China 2018
- Review: ANA First Class Los Angeles to Tokyo
- Review: ANA Suite Lounge Tokyo Haneda
- Review: ANA Business Class Tokyo to Beijing
- Review: The Wing First Class Lounge by Cathay Pacific
- Review: The Pier First Class Lounge by Cathay Pacific
- Review: Cathay Pacific First Class Hong Kong to Boston
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Thanks for sharing your experience. I must say we are in the same age [bracket]. 🙂
My question is related to booking a family flight [biz class] including wife and a <2 yr old toddler. How does it ticket work with toddler Normally kid < 2 yr old gets a free flight. Since I will redeem the flight using reward points, I heard toddler’s ticket will be 10% of normal ticket fees.
Do you have experience you can share? Thanks.
How do you know I’m not 48 years old? 😉
You can find Aeroplan’s policies for infant tickets on their flight reward chart page: https://www.aeroplan.com/use-your-miles/flight-rewards-chart
Scroll down and look under "Infant Flight Rewards". The fees are pretty reasonable. Other programs sometimes charge more egregious fees, such as 10% of normal ticket prices, which can be hefty for business and first class redemptions.
Perfect!! Thank you not 48-years-old-Ricky!
Did you booked the outbound on ANA site? if so how much time do you leave in between for connecting flights and what are the chances of getting 2 first class seats?
Thanks, Paul
I used Aeroplan to book. I had about a 5 hour connection in Tokyo Haneda, because the flight coming in from LAX gets in at 5am and the first flight to Beijing isn’t until 9:30.
2 seats should be doable if you look far in advance and are flexible with regards to routings, dates, etc.
Great post! I didn’t know the fuel surcharge was also dropped flying to HKG. I thought it only worked when you fly from HKG.
Yes, flights to Hong Kong have YQ suppressed but not eliminated fully, so I still had to pay about $100 of YQ on my redemption.