Cheap Business Class Fares To South America From 1 099

There is a big business class fare sale to South America going on right now according to this FT thread - and a lot of people are getting in on it, so if you haven’t already, have a look at fares today to see if there are any that suit your needs. The main origins for these great fares seem to be Los Angeles and New York mostly, though if you find any others, please be sure to share them here.You can find business class fares to various cities including Santiago, Chile (SCL), Buenos Aires (EZE), Lima, Peru (LIM) and Bogota, Colombia (BOG) are ranging in price from $1,099 to about $1,700 - all in! While that’s still not quite mileage run material, it is a deep discount on fares that can range up to $6,000 in some cases, so they’re worth looking into.The best deals can be found on the ITA Matrix (though you can’t book them directly there, you have to go either directly to an airline site or an OTA like Expedia or Travelocity), Hipmunk and Kayak. Sample schedules between March 1 and June 22 were used for this research; by the last week in June, roundtrip fares to all cities rise to $2,000+. All prices shown here are inclusive of taxes and fees. Here are a few sample South American business-class itineraries I found on various sites. As usual, I would recommend searching the ITA Matrix using its calendar search function and then honing in on your preferred routes, dates and airlines from there.ITA MatrixNew York > Lima$1,099Avianca (JFK-BOG-GYE-BOG-LIM-BOG-JFK)June 1-7Los Angeles > Lima$1,299United Airlines (LAX-IAH-LIM)New York > Lima$1,307-$1,410United (JFK-IAD-EWR-LIM-IAH-IAD-JFK)March 1-June 14, various datesLAX to Buenos Aires on Aeromexico.Los Angeles > Buenos Aires$1,602Aeromexico (LAX-MEX-EZE)LAX to Santiago on American.Los Angeles > Santiago$1,672LAN Airlines (LAX-LIM-SCL)Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.New York > Santiago$1,672LAN Airlines/TAM (JFK-SCL-GRU-JFK)April 3-May 16, various datesNew York > Buenos Aires$1,699LAN Airlines (JFK-SCL-EZE)April 13-19, May 1-7, May 11-17, June 15-22KayakNew York > Bogota$1,247American Airlines (JFK-MIA-BOG)LAX to Bogota.Los Angeles > Bogota$1,386Avianca (LAX-SAL-BOG)New York > Lima$1,368American Airlines (JFK-DFW-LIM)April 13-17New York > Santiago$1,672LAN Airlines (JFK-SCL - Nonstop)New York > Lima$1,389American Airlines (JFK-DFW-LIM-MIA-JFK)May 4-9HipmunkLos Angeles > Bogota$1,485United Airlines (LAX-IAH-BOG)LAX to Bogota.Los Angeles > Bogota$1,485Copa Airlines (LAX-PTY-BOG)While some of these aren’t exactly mileage-run worthy, they are still deeply discounted itineraries and the routing on many of them is easy and at decent times. For instance, this itinerary from JFK to Buenos Aires is on LAN via Santiago and you would get to fly LAN’s new 787.This is booking into I class, which earns 100% miles on American, so for $1,699, you’re earning 10,564 miles roundtrip - about 16 cents per miles, so definitely not a mileage run, but definitely deeply discounted business class on a nice product.These were just some quick examples I found, but if you find any more, please be sure to share them in the comments below![card card-name=‘The Platinum Card® from American Express’ card-id=‘22504813’ type=‘javascript’ bullet-id=‘1’]