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Book SWISS Flat Bed Business Class to Europe from 60,000 Air Canada Aeroplan points (transfer points instantly from Chase Ultimate Rewards if you have a Sapphire Reserve or Ink Business Preferred or from AMEX Membership Rewards; we prefer the no annual fee AMEX Blue Business Plus which earns 2X points on all spend). The best availability is for summer and October-December 2025. It's easy to get to other destinations in Europe by train or a short flight.
Nonstops to Zurich ZRH (or GVA in the case of JFK) are available from the following cities, best availability listed in parantheses):
- Boston BOS (July-August for BOS-ZRH; May-September for ZRH-BOS )
- Montreal YUL (April-May, July-December 2025, Jan. 2026 for YUL-ZRH; April-June, September-December 2025 and Jan. 2026 for ZRH-YUL)
- New York JFK (April-May, July, October-December 2025 and Jan. 2026 for JFK-GVA; April-Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026 for GVA-JFK)
- Washington Dulles IAD (April and July-Aug., Oct. 2025 and Jan. 2026 for IAD-ZRH; April-June, Aug.-Sep., Nov.-Dec. 2025 and Jan. 2026 for ZRH-IAD)
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Booking a SWISS Business Class Award
Air Canada Aeroplan charges 60,000 Aeroplan points each way for flights between Switzerland and Montreal, New York JFK, or Boston, and 70,000 points each way for flights between Switzerland and Washington Dulles.
It's possible to book with Avianca LifeMiles for 60,000-69,000 miles each way for these flights although LifeMiles customer support is abysmal, so we tend to avoid it. United MileagePlus is more expensive, at 88,000 miles each way.
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Where to Stay in Switzerland and Europe
Within Switzerland, some of our clients' favorite luxury hotels and resorts include the Park Hotel Vitznau; The Lodge, Verbier; Alpina Gstaad; the Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St. Moritz; the Chedi Andermatt
Here's our Park Hotel Vitznau video review:
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Beyond Switzerland, some of our favorite luxury properties in Europe include Cheval Blanc Paris, Nimb Hotel in Copenhagen, Ballyfin Estate in Ireland, Caruso (Belmond) on the Amalfi Coast, Castello di Casole (Belmond) in Tuscany, Villa La Coste in Provence, and Villa Nai 3.3 in Croatia, among others.
Visit Ballyfin with our Ballyfin video review:
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