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Fly Condor Flat Bed Business Class to Europe from Las Vegas for 70K Alaska miles in this spring. Condor flies to Frankfurt FRA and beyond from several U.S. and Canadian cities, but it can be hard to find business class award space from Western U.S. cities, so repositioning to Las Vegas (LAS) can be worth it for a spring jaunt. Note that when connecting from FRA onward to Barcelona, berlin, Budapest, Munich, Paris, Prague, Rome, and Vienna, each way will price as 85,000 Alaska miles. Alternatively, JetBlue charges 100K-125K TrueBlue points each way. Transfer from Chase Ultimate Rewards points earned from the Chase Sapphire Reserve or Ink Business Preferred, or from Citi, as these transfer 1:1 (AMEX MR only gets 800 JetBlue TrueBlue points for every 1000 points transferred).
- LAS-FRA: several May-June dates
- FRA-LAS: only a few May to early June dates
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Previously back on 1/16, we'd posted about the following availability, which is likely mostly gone, but worth a check in case a few dates remain:
- Boston BOS (a few dates in Aug. and Sep. 2026): 45K when connecting onwards to BER, BUD, HAM, CDG, PRG, MUC, VIE; 55K to FRA or to PMI
- Los Angeles LAX (mostly May 2026 for FRA-LAX): 70K to FRA; 85K connecting onwards to BCN, BER, BUD, HAM, CDG, PRG, FCO, MUC, VIE
- New York JFK (mostly FRA-JFK avail. in Feb.-April): 55K to FRA; 45K when connecting onwards, similar to BOS above
- Portland PDX: 70K to FRA in July (one way only to Europe)
- San Francisco SFO: 70K to FRA in July (one way only to Europe)
- Seattle SEA: 70K to FRA in July (one way only to Europe)
- Toronto YYZ (best availability of all cities: Feb.-April, July-Aug., Nov.): 55K to FRA; 45K when connecting onwards, similar to BOS above
Note that many dates are at higher mileage costs; the easiest way to pinpoint the available lower cost award dates is to use the “View by Calendar” function. It's also possible to book with JetBlue TrueBlue, which charges 54,000-125,000 points each way.
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Best Luxury Hotels and Resorts in Europe
European destinations are well connected by train and inexpensive flights, so flying into or out of Frankfurt opens up all of Europe. In Germany, we recommend the Brenners Park Hotel & Spa in the Black Forest area; the recently renovated Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden; The Charles Hotel in Munich; and the Hotel de Rome in Berlin, among others.
In the heat of summer, we recommend places by the water or mountains or in northern Europe, such as The Park Hotel Vitznau by Lake Lucerne in Switzerland; Nimb Hotel in Copenhagen; Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti; Gardena Grodnerhof Hotel & Spa; Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda; and The Dolder Grand, just outside Zurich.
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