At only 110,000 miles plus $300 in taxes and fees for a round-trip first-class ticket from the West Coast, it’s a pretty good deal. Virgin Atlantic offers the best first class redemptions to Japan. After finding the seats I wanted, I called Virgin Atlantic to book the ticket. Even still, I considered myself lucky to find first class availability on such a popular route. I used Virgin Atlantic to book the award ticket in September 2018 for a March 2019 flight, so it was significantly in advance. Since I’d already flown on Japan Airlines’ business and first class, I thought, “why not try ANA’s business and first class?” So, I booked the outbound tickets in business class and inbound tickets in first class. I planned a 12 day trip to Japan and Indonesia for us - it was an adventure. Then, I booked a trip with my mom in March 2019, because she wanted to visit Japan as well.

The first time, I flew with my dad in November 2018 in Japan Airlines business class. I’m based in Los Angeles, but in the last 6 months, I’ve visited there twice. Japan isn’t a foreign destination for me. Airline: All Nippon Airways (NH) Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER Flight Number: NH 175 Route: Los Angeles (LAX) > Tokyo-Narita (NRT) Date: MaDuration: 11 hours and 37 minutes Cabin and Layout: ANA Business Class, 52-seat capacity across 13 rows, 1-2-1 configuration Seat: 15A Miles Used: 100,000 Virgin Points (ANA First Class returning to Los Angeles) Taxes and Fees Paid: $176.17 USD Typical Retail Cost: ~$3,071 USD Typical Economy Cost: ~$605 USD

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