Europe This Summer? Check Business Class Cheap
Each year when business travel slows down in the summer, airlines typically put business class seats on cheap price. Even as coach prices run up, lie-flat beds get cheaper. And this year, with business class cheap in a deep slump, summertime prices are quite cheap and seats appear to be plentiful.
Air France today, launched a sale with New York to Paris business class very cheap seats priced at $1,111 one way. That works out to $2,384 round trip including all taxes and fees. I checked and found lots of days in July when that price was available. The sale covers travel dates between June 28 and September 4, and tickets must be purchased by July 6.
Similarly business class cheap prices are available on lots of other itineraries. Philadelphia to Barcelona is priced a few dollars cheaper than New York to Paris. And other airlines already have had business class cheap out there, or will undoubtedly match this one.
If you prefer coach, the same dates in July were priced by Air France at $812 round trip, including taxes and fees. That’s a pretty good price compared to past summers for New York to Paris, when summertime tickets to Europe easily run more than $1,000 in coach. If you can swing it economically, this may be a very good summer to go to Europe. Hotels around the world are hurting for guests, airfare is relatively in expensive and the dollar has gained some strength.
If you do go, the discounted business class seats are cheap, especially on overnight flights from the U.S. to Europe. You may pay three times what you’d pay in coach, but the ability to spread out, sleep in comfort or just enjoy better airline service can be a highlight of a vacation.
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