40.8k points for First-Class to Greece on Emirates

On Nov 1st, Bilt has a 75-150% transfer bonus to Emirates (depending on your Bilt tier).

Emirates is scheduled to "adjust" biz-class redemptions on 01/10/24, which is likely a devaluation. Lock in your flights before award prices jump up.

If you're interested in these destinations, this might be for you:
• Greece, Italy, & other European countries
• Japan, Korea
• Mauritius
• Australia

A quick search returned plenty of avail from Newark (EWR) to Athens, Greece (ATH) in first-class. The normal price is 102k pts one-way but the Bilt bonus drops this to only 40.8-58.3k points for first-class.

There are insane deals to be had and savvy award travelers will snap these up fast. Book first, figure out details later!

Check below for the easiest & fastest ways to find Emirates availability.

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• AA, Aeroplan, Cathay, Flying Blue, Emirates, Hawaiian, Hyatt, Turkish, Virgin Atlantic, & more

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How to find Emirates availability:

• Seats.aero - fastest & most information on page

• Air Canada - fast & clean UI (only use to find avail, don’t redeem on AC)

• Emirates

Finding Emirates Availability with seats.aero

(1) Head to seats.aero and click “Emirates” under the “Explore” menu option

(2) Select your origin/destination regions and sort by Business/First-class columns

(3) You can also add origin/destination airports to the search using “[origin] [destination] [price]”. Example search: “jfk mxp”

Finding Emirates Availability with Air Canada

(1) Head to Air Canada search and log in

(2) Enter origin/destination airports, dates, and check the “Book with points” box

(3) Click “OK” if it redirects you to the Canadian site

(4) If logged in, you can see the weekly calendar and filter by cabin. However, this calendar seems to break occasionally, possibly for partner flights.

In the screenshot above, the weekly calendar shows 0 flights for 01/23 but the results filtered for non-stop show first-class availability. Get into the habit of manually searching every date individually.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT BOOK ON AIR CANADA. This is only for finding space. Head to Emirates to book directly.

Finding Emirates Availability with Emirates

(1) Head to Emirates search page and log-in

(2) Select “Classic Rewards Flight”, enter origin/destination airports + data, select your cabin, and check the “My dates are flexible” box

(3) The result is a weekly calendar page that is specific to the cabin you searched for

(4) Clicking on a date will give you the cost summary and flight details. Voila!