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How to Book US Airways Off-Peak Award Flights to Europe for 30,000/35,000 Miles Round Trip
US Airways off-peak flights to Europe are amazing. I went to Europe in January 2013 and visited Amsterdam, Paris, Cologne, Munich, and Brussels. In January 2014, I went back to Europe and visited Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, and Rome. Of course it is cold in January, but if this SoCal boy can handle a bit of snow, I’m sure you can too. The weather in southern Europe, specifically Spain and Italy, is usually pretty good year round. Rome in January was about 50-60 degree each day. Amsterdam and Vienna were about 30-40 degrees each day. Berlin was freezing, probably 10-20 degrees each day.
With that said, a winter getaway could be just what you need. Thanks to US Airways and their off-peak awards to Europe, you only need 35,000 US Airways miles to fly from the US to many cities in Europe. The rules are:
- You must travel only on US Airways operated flights (no American Airlines or One World Alliance partners)
- You must travel in economy class (no business or first class allowed)
- You must complete your travel between January 15 and February 28
If you want to see the full US Airways award chart and other off-peak dates, please click here.
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