When the airline routinely charges $5,000 (or 500,000 SkyMiles), getting a good deal on a Delta One business class seat abroad might seem impossible. But trust us: It can be done!
We routinely find cheap Delta One deals bookable with miles. How cheap? How about 85,000 SkyMiles (or less) to fly a Delta One Suite to Tokyo? Or under 60,000 points to Europe?
The trick for booking deals like these is waiting for a good deal to come to you. Our team of a dozen flight deal analysts is searching 24/7 to find the best Delta deals for our Thrifty Traveler Premium flight deal alert subscribers. And even with flight prices on the rise, we're finding more and more every week – including tons of deals that Delta never advertises.
Take a look at just how cheap a Delta One seat can get with miles.
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Wait for a Deal to Tokyo … from 90K RT!
We saved the best for first. And no, that's not photoshopped.
A few years back, we found this jaw-dropping SkyMiles fare to fly Delta One Suites to Tokyo-Haneda (HND) and back for just 90,000 SkyMiles … roundtrip! It set a record that hasn't been broken since.
While we haven't seen anything quite that cheap in a while, we still find plenty of Delta One deals to Tokyo, including this recent gem bookable from 85,000 SkyMiles each way.
That sure beats forking over 400,000-plus SkyMiles, doesn't it?
Scope out Seoul Instead
While you might be banking on a cheaper Delta One deal to Tokyo, Seoul (ICN) is an even better bet: Delta operates tons of nonstop flights to the South Korean capital … and we find tons of deals on these routes, too. That includes this recent find for Thrifty Traveler Premium members with rates as low as 89,000 SkyMiles and change – the cheapest deal we've seen in more than two years!
Save Your SkyMiles, Book Delta One with Other Points
Sometimes, the cheapest way to fly Delta One isn't using SkyMiles at all. Even when Delta is charging 400,000 SkyMiles or more to Europe, you can book those exact same flights for a fraction of the points using one of Delta's partner airlines: Air France/KLM, whose points you can earn by transferring from major banks like Chase, Amex, and others.
The trick is finding flights you can actually book at those rates, then knowing which points to use to get the best deal possible. We cover all that in every alert.
Booking a lie-flat Delta One seat to Europe … during the middle of summer … for under 50,000 points? Yes, please!
Fly to the Right City in Australia (for 102K SkyMiles!)
Getting to Australia and New Zealand takes 14-plus hours on a plane … but booking lie-flat seats with points on those routes is typically a serious challenge. Delta normally charges 400,000 SkyMiles or more for a seat to Sydney (SYD). Flying to a different city in Australia could save you a boatload.
That's right: Just 102,000 SkyMiles to Brisbane (BNE) from nearly 100 U.S. cities, big and small.
That's about as good as it gets for a lie-flat seat to Australia these days. For travelers out there with a boatload of SkyMiles, this sure beats forking over three times as many miles as you normally would.
Try Taiwan for Huge Savings
Taipei (TPE) is both an underrated city in Asia and the perfect jumping-off point to visit Thailand, Vietnam, and other destinations throughout Southeast Asia. Bonus: It's one of the most frequent cities where we find deeply discounted Delta One SkyMiles, like this record-low deal.
Focus on New Routes, Like Hong Kong
Delta hasn't even started flying to Hong Kong (HKG) yet, and we already found a record-setting deal. Just 94,000 SkyMiles could put you in a Delta One Suite for the 15-hour flight to Hong Kong later this year!
Book Roundtrip for Savings
We occasionally see cheap one-way fares flying Delta One. But often, you'll get the best deal by booking roundtrip with your SkyMiles.
That includes 130,000-SkyMile roundtrip fares from the U.S. down to South America, 170,000 to get over to Marrakech (RAK) in Morocco and back, and this 170,000-mile fare to fly to Europe during the middle of summer!
How Thrifty Traveler Premium Works
So, how do we find these deals? And, most importantly, how do we let you know about them?
- First, our team of flight deal analysts and experts search from more than 200 U.S. and Canadian airports for the best Delta SkyMiles deals around the clock.
- Second, when we find something good, we vet the deal – making sure that it's bookable, that there's no “catch” or “trap,” and that it's a fare that we would book ourselves.
- Third, we put together a flight deal alert and send it to your inbox – and for the rarest deals, you'll get a “Unicorn Alert” text message, too! You can also log in to your account to see the deal info and any other deals we've sent.
- Fourth: You book the deal! This is what you've been hoarding SkyMiles for – a sizzling deal worth your hard-earned miles.
And that's it! We're not travel agents and we don't work with the airlines. We just find the deals Delta doesn't want you to know about and alert you to them so you can get maximum value out of your stash of miles.
Plus, we offer a 100-day money-back guarantee for first-time subscribers. If you're not loving the deals you get, you can cancel for a full refund – no questions asked!
Bottom Line
Delta One deals are out there. Just ask our Thrifty Traveler Premium members who have gotten all these alerts and dozens more.
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