UNITED AIRLINESHouston to Amsterdam
There is also good one-stop availability in February 2025 from Houston to Amsterdam. You can fly round-trip (with a layover each way) from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to AMS for 160,000 MileagePlus miles, plus $107.20 in taxes.
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If you have a good stash of points with Star Alliance member Air Canada’s Aeroplan program, you can book business-class seats from Houston to Amsterdam via Munich or Frankfurt in November. They start at 70,000 miles, plus tax.
You can also book round-trip business class travel from IAD to AMS on United in March for 160,000 miles plus $101.60 in fees. Again, some of these are nonstop, and some are connecting (often through the aforementioned cities like Frankfurt and Munich).
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Great business-class availability to Munich and Frankfurt through April 2025Los Angeles to Munich
In the spring, you can find good availability for business-class awards from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Munich International Airport (MUC). Flights cost as few as 88,000 miles each way.
There’s some good award space in February for flights from ORD to FRA for that same award price.
Through April 2025, there are business-class seats in the 80,000-to-88,000-mile range from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to FRA on Lufthansa-operated flights. These same flights are often bookable for 70,000 Air Canada Aeroplan miles. (Remember, many types of credit card points transfer to Air Canada’s Aeroplan.)
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It can be harder to find great business-class award availability on United flights to London from some of the carrier’s hub cities. Flying from (or through) Newark can make things much easier. We saw good availability into April 2025 on this route.
Sometimes the flight with the best availability is one of our favorites: the very late-night departure. It’s pretty much ideal if you have that lie-flat seat and can go straight to sleep.
Another thing you may notice is the price for United cardholders is sometimes much lower than for non-cardholders. This is a good reason to be sure you have a United credit card in your wallet.
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Bottom line
While these availability trends are commonly true, they can, of course, fluctuate. If a deal catches your eye, it’s always a good idea to go ahead and lock it in. This is especially true if you are booking with a program like United that makes it easy to change or redeposit award flights.
Earning points and miles is fun, but successfully turning them into a dream business-class award flight is even better. With this list of routes as a good starting point, you’ll be wheels-up to Europe (in comfort) in no time.
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