[Expired] [Award Alert] ANA Business Class to Tokyo From 45K Points

Update:The offer mentioned below has expired and is no longer available.

Want to try out All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) lauded business class for yourself? Well, you’re in luck because we’ve found a huge amount of last-minute award space from airports all over the U.S. and Canada.

Here’s a look at everything you need to know.

Fare Details

These planes will be flying ANA’s newest business class product, “The Room,” which is both roomy and high-tech. Even more unusually, we’ve found up to 9 seats available on these flights, which is unheard of for such a premium product.

• Class: Business
• Routes: Chicago (ORD), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK, EWR), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA), Vancouver (YVR), and Washington, D.C., to Tokyo (HND, NRT)
• Dates: July 2024
• Rates: As few as 45,500 Virgin Points one-way

The best way to look for availability is via Seats.aero. Because these flights are fewer than 60 days out, you’ll be able to use the free version to look for award space:

Once you’ve found flights on Seats.aero, you’ll want to head to United’s website to verify availability:

Best Ways To Book

Your best bet to book these flights is to use Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. While you’ll need to call Virgin to book your flight, you’ll be charged less than half of what United Airlines will.

After you’ve verified availability on United’s website, call Virgin at 800-365-9500.

The best part about using Virgin Points is that they are very easy to earn. You can transfer Amex Membership Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Citi ThankYou Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic at a 1:1 ratio. Capital One miles can be transferred 1:1 to Virgin Red, which can then be transferred 1:1 to Virgin Atlantic.

Several different credit card issuers have recently had transfer bonuses to Virgin Atlantic, including 30% offers from both Amex and Chase. If you transferred points over during these promos, you’ll be saving even more — and could potentially drop your total cost to just 35,000 points.

Finally, don’t forget to pay your taxes and fees with a credit card like the Chase Sapphire Reserve^® to add complimentary (and excellent) travel insurance to your trip.

Final Thoughts

If the screenshots above didn’t make it obvious, paying just 45,500 points to fly business class across the Pacific is an incredible deal, especially since United would charge you 110,000 miles for the same flights.