In this example, I could fly from New York to Paris on a Delta-operated flight with just $149 in taxes and fees.
Virgin Atlantic booking with just $149 in taxes and fees. VIRGIN ATLANTICGermany in the summer
I was also able to find flights to Germany in business class for as little as 50,000 miles each way, plus (higher) taxes and fees.
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Virgin Atlantic search results. VIRGIN ATLANTICVirgin Atlantic search results. VIRGIN ATLANTICNew York to Munich in the springVirgin Atlantic has a flexible booking window for flights to Munich. VIRGIN ATLANTIC
How about Germany in the spring? We found flights as low as 100,000 miles round trip in April with only $126 in taxes and fees.
Munich in the summerAward flight options from Munich to New York. VIRGIN ATLANTIC
This evening after an hour or so, the American Express Membership Rewards points I transferred became available for use and I was able to book a one-way flight from Munich to New York for just 50,000 Virgin Atlantic miles. Unfortunately, the taxes and fees are higher on one-way redemptions, so I also had to pay about $283 in addition to the miles.
Still, this is an amazing deal, especially since I was planning to use Flying Blue miles to get home from a previously booked open-jaw ticket I had on American Airlines for this summer. That would have cost me 133,000 Flying Blue miles plus $383 in taxes and fees.
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Don’t forget to use a credit card that earns bonus points on the taxes and fees portion of your trip.
Bottom line
Finding business-class flights for just 50,000 points each way to Europe on various routes and during busy travel months is increasingly unusual, especially on Delta Air Lines-operated flights. If you are sitting on a stash of Virgin Atlantic points, now is the time to use them.
It lasted long enough for my American Express Membership Rewards transfer to fully process, so that may work for you, too. I doubt this availability will last very long, so act quickly if you want to book.
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