Flying Blue is a great program for SkyTeam awards. Their new Promo Awards, Special Edition site has just launched and there are some great North America deals to be had (one-way / round trip):
- Business – Seattle to Europe – 36,000 / 72,000 points
- Premium economy – Los Angeles to Europe – 28,000 / 56,000
- Business – Toronto to Europe – 32,000 / 64,000
- Economy – New York to Europe – 11,000 / 22,000
Note that Air France charges carrier-imposed fees that range from about $130 in economy, to $400 in business. Even with the fees (which are as bad as hotel resort fees), this is still a good deal.
The terms of the deal says that flights have to be booked by October 20th, and travel must occur between November 2019 and March 2020. Flying Blue points are easy to accumulate, since they’re a transfer partner for all the major transferable currencies: American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Capital One, and Citi Thank You Points. Unfortunately there aren’t any transfer bonuses at the moment.
Leigh and I are personally thinking about how to take advantage of the Seattle to Europe flight, since positioning from SFO is easy. Since we already have a trip planned to South Africa in March, we may just tack on a few days in Paris up front since Leigh has never been (and Air France has direct flights from Seattle.
With holiday travel coming up, this could also be a great way to escape to somewhere new or add onto a current trip. Will you take advantage of any of these deals?
