Lux Points Alerts: Intro
Why Award Alerts Are So Important
- One of the most important parts of award travel is finding the award availability which is something we have studied for years since after you master the basics - finding the actual award space for your flight is super important.
- Having access to instant alerts is a great reason to go for our Gold Level since awards can be gone within a few hours at times so speed is important.
- Award availability is constantly changing with airlines having no seats available for a while then do an “Award Dump” releasing a ton of seats into the system to be bookable via points - we stay on top of this to provide you the best deals.
The best way to use our alerts is the following way. There are a few ways you can use our alerts for great success that I will go over.
- First, if you have a destination in mind that you want to go on & have some rough or exact dates you want to travel on, wait for one of our alerts to come up when the airline releases a ton of award availability, simply look at your email, find your preferred dates from our award flight email of available dates, then follow the step by step instructions or videos to secure your bookings.
- For example, recently if you want to go to the Maldives, I would recommend first to think when roughly you’d want to go such as March for Spring Break, then wait for a “Qatar or Emirates or Etihad” Award alert that we send to this destination then select from the available dates & book your roundtrip travel in Q Suites or other great business classes that we send.
- Even if your alert is not all the way to your final destination you can always book together or separately the connection from DOH or DXB or AUH to the Maldives as well.
- Another way you can use our alerts is if you are flexible or unsure of when or where you want to travel you can use our alerts for inspiration & scroll to find the dates & a destination you choose from our award alerts to help you travel to a far flung destination in business or 1st class.
Exact Routes
EXPLORE MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES
Alerts Basic
Swiss Business Class
Region
USA - Switzerland
Roundtrip Cash Price
~ $5,700
Roundtrip Cash Price Using Miles
Redemption value
~ 5.0 cents / mile
From
To
ZRH
Date Range
July, 2024 - March, 2025
Number of Seats
2 - 8
DEAL SUMMARY
Hello this is a great deal for Swiss Business Class for the whole family with up to 8 seats on some of the dates below. This is a great time to book a trip to Switzerland for some summer hiking or winter skiing given the extensive amount of dates there are available.
Booking Partners
Recommended
Other
Transfer Partners
Award Prices
Dates Available
LAX - ZRH
ZRH - LAX
Jan
13, 19, 21, 27, 28
Nov
19, 25, 27, 28
Feb
2-4, 10-11, 16-17, 24
Feb
12, 19
Mar
3, 9
Lux Points Tip
Onwards Connectivity
Route
Award Availability
Swiss Long Haul Business Class Routes
How To Book Step By Step
Steps
● Change Fee: Premium Feature
● Cancellation Fee: Premium Feature
● Change Fee: Premium Feature
● Cancellation Fee: Premium Feature
Alerts Premium
Swiss Business Class
Region
USA - Switzerland
Roundtrip Cash Price
~ $5,700
Roundtrip Cash Price Using Miles
~ $100 + 112,000 Miles
Redemption value
~ 5.0 cents / mile
From
LAX, ORD, IAD, JFK, YYZ
To
ZRH
Date Range
July, 2024 - March, 2025
Number of Seats
2 - 8
DEAL SUMMARY
Hello this is a great deal for Swiss Business Class for the whole family with up to 8 seats on some of the dates below. This is a great time to book a trip to Switzerland for some summer hiking or winter skiing given the extensive amount of dates there are available.
Booking Partners
Recommended
LifeMiles, Air Canada
Other
United
Transfer Partners
LifeMiles
Amex, Cap 1, Citi, Bilt, Wells, Marriott
Air Canada
Amex, Chase, Cap 1, Bilt, Marriott
Award Prices
Routes
LifeMiles
Air Canada
LAX - ZRH
63,000 miles + $50
70,000 miles + $50
ORD/ IAD - ZRH
63,000 miles + $50
70,000 miles + $50
JFK - ZRH
56,000 miles + $50
60,000 miles + $50
YUL - ZRH
63,000 miles + $50
60,000 miles + $50
Dates Available
LAX - ZRH
ZRH - LAX
Jan
13, 19, 21, 27, 28
Nov
19, 25, 27, 28
Feb
2-4, 10-11, 16-17, 24
Feb
12, 19
Mar
3, 9
ORD-ZRH
ZRH - ORD
Jul
2, 4-6, 11-12, 14, 23
Aug
22, 27, 29 - 30
Aug
4-5, 11
Sep
4-5, 11
Dec
30, 31
Nov
7, 13 - 14, 19-21, 26-28
Feb
18
Dec
3, 5, 10-12, 17, 19, 24, 26
Jan
23, 29-30
Feb
13, 15, 20, 25
Mar
4, 6, 11, 20
IAD - ZRH
ZRH - IAD
Jul
2, 14-16, 21-22
Jul
15, 22, 27
Aug
5
Aug
20, 21, 23
Nov
28
Nov
5, 7-9, 12, 14-19, 21-29
Dec
29-31
Dec
3, 5-8, 10, 12-15, 17, 19, 24-26
Jan
1, 5, 7, 12, 14, 18-21, 26, 28, 31
Jan
9-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28, 30-31
Feb
2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18-19, 23, 25
Feb
1, 423, 25-28
Mar
2, 9, 16
Mar
1,3-4, 6-7, 14, 18-22
JFK - ZRH
ZRH - JFK
Jul
13,16, 22
Jul
1, 2, 4
Jan
13 - 14, 20-21, 27 - 29
Aug
16, 29
Feb
1, 3-4, 8-12, 17-19, 24-26
Sep
4
Mar
3-4, 10-11, 17-19
Oct
23-24
Nov
5-7, 12-14, 16, 18-23, 25 - 29
Dec
3-13, 16 -18
Jan
7-15, 20-27
Feb
1-28
Mar
1, 3- 14, 17-21
YUL - ZRH
ZRH - YUL
Nov
6
Oct
9, 15
Dec
1 - 20
Dec
1-12
Jan
21 - 31
Jan
13-31
Feb
1 - 26
Feb
1-28
Mar
4, 8-18
Mar
1-5, 10-11, 17
Lux Points Tip
Note you can book the “Throne Seat” for free within 23 hours of departure during online check in.
of the business class seats are fairly similar across the Swiss Business Class fleet.
Note that if you want to fly in Swiss 1st class you can typically upgrade at the check in desk at the airport & from my experience they charge around $1,500 - $2,000 for a 1 way upgrade.
Also note if a flight is not available from your home airport you can always take a “Positioning Flight” which is a seperate flight you book to catch the award flight from the airport the award flight is available from.
Onwards Connectivity
Route
Award Availability
ZRH - JNB
July - Some Space
ZRH - GRU
July - Some Space
ZRH - DEL
August - Great Space
January - March - Great Space
ZRH - BKK
August - Some Space
ZRH - NRT
January - Great Space
Swiss Long Haul Business Class Routes
How To Book Step By Step
Search the exact dates listed above
LifeMiles
Steps
1. Go to https://www.lifemiles.com/fly/find
2. Create your account or login to your account
3. Click over to the “Travel” tab to start your flight booking
4. Input “1 way” or “round trip”, your departure & arrival airports, travel dates, class of service, number of passengers
5. Then select the search button arrow
6. Note: if you do not see your results - you may need to select the dropdown menu “Smart Search” and select the airline you want to search for
7. On the search results page make sure on the top of the page you select the box for “Star Alliance flights” and your airline’s flight
8. Find your preferred flight
9. Note: If you do not have enough miles in your account - verify the flight award is available before transferring your miles over from your credit card company
10. Select your flight
11. Complete your booking & pay the taxes & fees
Air Canada
Steps
1. Go to https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/home.html
2. Create your account or login to your account
3. Click over to the “Book” flight tab
4. Select the “Book with Aeroplan Miles” box & click search
5. Input “1 way” or “round trip”, your departure & arrival airports, travel dates, class of service, number of passengers
6. Find your preferred flight - you may have to scroll to the right to see more classes of service
7. Note: If you do not have enough miles in your account - verify the flight award is available before transferring your miles over from your credit card company
8. Select your flight
9. Complete your booking & pay the taxes & fees
LifeMiles
● Change Fee: $150
● Cancellation Fee: $200
Air Canada
● Change Fee: $75
● Cancellation Fee: $110
