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Fly Aer Lingus Business Class between Europe and the U.S. from 42,000 miles per person (with the current 20% Chase transfer bonus to Avios), depending on travel dates, to/from Boston BOS, Chicago ORD, New York JFK, Toronto YYZ, or Washington, DC IAD to either Dublin DUB or Shannon SNN. It's easy to connect from Dublin to other destinations in Europe, if you don't plan to stay in the Emerald Isle, and Aer Lingus flies from Shannon to London LHR and Paris CDG (low cost carrier Ryanair flies to additional cities).
Take advantage of the current 20% Chase transfer bonus to Avios to transfer 42,000 Ultimate Rewards points into 50,000 British Airways or Aer Lingus Avios, or transfer 50K UR points into 60K Avios. Aer Lingus charges 50K-60K Avios each way.
Or if you have Alaska Mileage Plan miles, Alaska charges 45K-55K miles each way. Aer Lingus awards can also be booked with United MileagePlus miles, but it's considerably more expensive, at 93,000 miles each way.
There's much better availability for flights departing Ireland for the U.S.; availability is dynamic and can change at any time.
- Boston to Dublin: very few June 2025 dates
- Dublin to Boston: several April, May, June 2025 dates
- Boston to Shannon: a few June 2025 dates
- Shannon to Boston: several April, May, June 2025 dates
- Chicago to Dublin/Dublin to Chicago: Several April 2025 dates
- Hartford BDL to Dublin: Several May-June 2025 dates
- Dublin to Hartford: Good April-June 2025 availability
- Minneapolis to Dublin: a few April and June 2025 dates
- Dublin to Minneapolis: Good April-June 2025 availability
- Dublin to New York JFK: Several April-June 2025 dates
- JFK-Shannon SNN and SNN-JFK: Several April-June 2025 dates
- Toronto-Dublin and Dublin-YYZ: Good April-May 2025 availability
- Washington, DC IAD-Dublin: A few April dates
- Dublin-IAD: Several April-May dates
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Where to Stay in Ireland
We recommend The Merrion in Dublin, although only the rooms and suites in the Main House, such as the Deluxe King, Junior Suite, Merrion Suite or Specialty Suite. The hotel's 2-Michelin star restaurant, Patrick Guilbaud is well worth it for a sumptuous lunch or dinner of inspired French cuisine. We also highly recommend a castle hotel stay, especially the wonderful Ballyfin in County Laois, only a little over an hour from Dublin. We also recommend Ashford Castle in County Mayo. Lake view rooms and suites afford gorgeous views of Lough Corrib. We can assist TravelSort Clients with reservations that include Virtuoso benefits, such as upgrades, complimentary breakfast, and hotel credit.
Here's our Ballyfin video review:
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