[Award Alert] U.S. to Seoul in Business Class for 75K Miles

Updated: July 25, 2024, 11:02am CDT

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[Award Alert] U.S. to Seoul in Business Class for 75K Miles

Award Deal — Details
How To Book
Final Thoughts

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It’s a long flight to South Korea, so having a comfortable business class seat can make the journey much more enjoyable. If you’re looking for an incredible trip to start 2025 without breaking the bank, take a look at this deal we found that can get you into Seoul in comfort.

Award Deal — Details

We found business class award tickets available from several U.S. airports. Here’s how much it will cost and how you can book it:

Class: Business
Route: Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), and Dallas (DFW) to Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
Cost: 75,000 Alaska Airlines miles and $18.10 in taxes
Travel Dates: January 2025 to April 2025
Award Seats: Up to 2 passengers per route in business

ORD ICN Alaska — Image Credit: Alaska Airlines

How To Book

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles are valuable as you can redeem them for luxurious flights, such as business class flights to Fiji on Fiji Airways and first class on Japan Airlines to several countries in Asia, to name a few. And the process to book flights on partner airlines using Alaska Airlines miles is quite simple.

There’s a fair amount of availability between January and March 2025, but you will likely need to be flexible with your travel dates to score this award booking.

Note that earning Alaska Airlines miles isn’t as easy as other programs. You can earn miles by flying with Alaska Airlines or its partners, spending on one of its co-branded credit cards (like the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature^® credit card), or booking a hotel or cruise with one of the airline’s partners

The other alternative is to earn Bilt Rewards points using the Bilt World Elite Mastercard^® Credit Card. You can transfer these rewards at a 1:1 ratio directly to Alaska. This can be a great strategy if you’re currently paying rent as you can pay your monthly rent with the Bilt card with no transaction fees.

Hot Tip:

Alaska is charging 37,500 miles to book this same flight in economy with plenty of availability if you have certain travel dates in mind.

Final Thoughts

If you’re planning a trip to Asia for early 2025, this could be a great redemption for Alaska Airlines miles you may have.

Alternatively, if you don’t have enough miles for this redemption and are interested in earning heaps of Alaska Airlines miles for a partner redemption, you may consider grabbing a new card to begin spending toward future flight redemptions.

The information regarding the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature^® credit card was independently collected by Upgraded Points and not provided nor reviewed by the issuer.

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About Brett Holzhauer

Brett is a personal finance and travel junkie. Based out of Fort Lauderdale, he’s had over 100 credit cards and earned millions of credit card rewards. He learned the tricks of the trade from his mom, and has taken many steps forward. He wasn’t exposed to much travel as a kid, but now has a goal of reaching 100 countries in his life. In 2019, he sold all of his possessions to become a digital nomad, and he says it was one of the best decisions he ever made. He plans to do it again at some point in his life.

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