Fly Aer Lingus Business Class to Europe from 39K Points

Fly Aer Lingus Business Class to Europe for 48K Miles

Fly Aer Lingus Business Class between Europe and the U.S. this summer from 39,000-47,000 AMEX Membership Rewards points per person, depending on travel dates, thanks to the current AMEX 30% transfer bonus to British Airways Avios (until 7/15/25, although we expect the award availability to be mostly snapped up within a day or two).

Travel to Dublin DUB from Boston BOS, Chicago ORD, Cleveland CLE, Hartford BDL, Minneapolis MSP, New York JFK, or Philadelphia PHL.

Travel to Shannon SNN from Boston BOS or New York JFK. 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).

Aer Lingus and British Airways charge 50K-75K Avios each way, although bizarrely, with British Airways Avios, some of the Seattle SEA to/from Dublin routes are 48K each way; there are also a few June and July dates between Orlando MCO and Dublin that are this rate.

Aer Lingus awards can also be booked with United MileagePlus miles, but it's considerably more expensive, at 93,000 miles each way. Alaska Mileage Plan is a better bet, at 45,000-55,000 miles each way.

As always, award availability is dynamic and can change at any time.

Boston to Dublin: July-September 2025 dates
Dublin to Boston: August-September dates
Boston to Shannon: a few Aug.-Sep. 2025 dates
Shannon to Boston: several July-Sep. 2025 dates
Chicago to Dublin/Dublin to Chicago: a few July-Aug. 2025 dates
Cleveland CLE to Dublin: several July-Aug. 2025 dates
DUB-CLE: a few July-Aug. 2025 dates
Hartford BDL to Dublin: July-Sep. 2025 dates
Dublin to Hartford: Several July dates and good Aug.-Sep. 2025 availability
Minneapolis to Dublin: good July-Sep. 2025 availability
Dublin to Minneapolis: several Aug.-Sep. dates
New York JFK to Dublin: several Aug.-Sep. dates
Dublin to New York JFK: several June-July 2025 dates
JFK-Shannon SNN and SNN-JFK: good August availability, several Sep. dates
Philadelphia PHL-Dublin: several Aug.-Sep. 2025 dates
DUB-PHL: several Aug.-Sep. 2025 dates

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: