Fly Emirates Business Class to Europe for 87K Miles

Fly Emirates A380 Business Class to Italy for 87,000 miles for select dates in Winter and Early Spring 2027. The A380 flies New York JFK to Milan MXP. If you book roundtrip you can book for 108K Emirates Skywards miles. Best deal is with JAL Mileage Bank, which is 60K miles one way or 85K miles roundtrip, but you must have a JAL account open for at least 7 days before being able to redeem miles.

For JFK-MXP there's availability primarily from mid-January to mid-March 2027.

For MXP-JFK there are several December 2026 dates and from mid-January to mid-March 2027.

There's also award availability for Emirates' 777 Business Class between Newark EWR and Athens, Greece.

For EWR-ATH, there's availability primarily from mid-January to mid-March 2027.

For ATH-EWR, there are a few Dec. 2026 dates, and some availability for late Jan.-March 2027.

Transfer AMEX, Citi, etc. points to Emirates Skywards. Emirates will usually be willing to put the award seats on hold before you transfer points. Transfers may take longer if you just opened a Skywards account.

Where to Stay in Italy

In Milan we like the Mandarin Oriental Milan, Portrait Milano, Four Seasons Milano and Park Hyatt Milan, and if venturing to Florence, the Portrait Firenze and the Four Seasons Firenze. In Rome, we like the Portrait Roma, Hotel de la Ville (Rocco Forte), and the J.K. Place Roma.

Here's our Mandarin Oriental Milan video review:

And here's our Hotel de la Ville Rome video review:

Alternatively, connect onward from Milan to other European destinations: Paris, Vienna, Prague, Madrid, Lisbon, Dublin, London, Edinburgh, etc. Here's our Cheval Blanc Paris video review: