Business-class award flights from Adelaide (ADL) to Houston (IAH)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw business-class award space on 6 programs for ADL→IAH. Lowest: 158,500 points + $510.80 with Virgin Australia Velocity, which showed business-class award space on 42 dates. No nonstop business-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 158,500 points + $510.80
- Virgin Australia Velocity
- Programs with space
- 6 of 7
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 42 of 43
- dates checked · Air Canada Aeroplan
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for business class
The lowest one-way business-class award each program showed on ADL→IAH, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia VelocityLowest observed | 158,500 pts + $510.80 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR), Virgin Australia (VA) | 4 | 42 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 165,000 pts + $1,587.99 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 2 | 22 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 175,000 pts + taxes not reportedMixed cabin | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 4 | 4 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $110.19 | 1 stop | Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 9+ | 41 | See dates | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 310,000 pts + $122.29 | 2 stops | American Airlines (AA), Fiji Airways (FJ) | — | 4 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 330,260 pts + $191.14Mixed cabin | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), Singapore Airlines (SQ), United Airlines (UA) +1 more | 8 | 42 | See dates |
Not seen in business class: GOL Smiles.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed business-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates Skywards | 273,000 pts + $1,572.92 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 273,000 pts + $1,572.92 | 7 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $119.53 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 300,000 pts + $119.43 | 4 | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 375,000 pts + $122.93 | — | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 400,067 pts + $216.44 | 4 | 3 stops | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 434,437 pts + $191.34 | 2 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 1,773,900 pts + $137.52 | 4 | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often business-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had business-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 42 of 42 | 100% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 22 of 42 | 52% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 4 of 21 | 19% | |
| United MileagePlus | 41 of 41 | 100% | |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 of 43 | 9% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 42 of 43 | 97% |
Best months for business class from Adelaide (ADL) to Houston (IAH)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 484,992 pts + taxes vary | Air Canada Aeroplan | 1 | |
| 273,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 15 | |
| 158,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Australia Velocity | 16 | |
| 158,500 pts + taxes vary | Virgin Australia Velocity | 5 | |
| 273,000 pts + taxes vary | Emirates Skywards | 2 |
Lowest business class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way business-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no business-class space that month.
| Program | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | — | 1,773,900 | 158,500 | 158,500 | 1,561,400 |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | — | 273,000 | — | 165,000 | 273,000 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | — | — | 420,000 | 175,000Mixed cabin | — |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 500,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | — | 375,000 | 310,000 | — | — |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 484,992 | 400,067 | 345,193 | 446,177 | 330,260Mixed cabin |
Airlines seen in business class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Air Canada (AC): Air Canada Aeroplan
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Fiji Airways (FJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Qatar Airways (QR): Virgin Australia Velocity and Qatar Airways Privilege Club
- Singapore Airlines (SQ): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
- Virgin Australia (VA): Virgin Australia Velocity, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
Business class on nearby routes
The lowest business-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Adelaide (ADL) and to Houston (IAH). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston (IAH) to Adelaide (ADL)Return direction | 165,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 22 |
| Adelaide (ADL) to Brisbane (BNE)Also from ADL | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 294 |
| Adelaide (ADL) to Canberra (CBR)Also from ADL | 15,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 257 |
| Adelaide (ADL) to Auckland (AKL)Also from ADL | 40,500 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 7 |
| Adelaide (ADL) to Hobart (HBA)Also from ADL | 15,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 248 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 47,390 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 142 |
| Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 57,500 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 208 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Houston (IAH)Also to IAH | 55,000 points | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 215 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| Emirates Skywards | 5:4 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:0.75 · Instant | — | 1:0.8 · Instant | — |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · ~1-2 days | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
Check current transfer bonuses. Most transfers can't be reversed. No bank transfers to Virgin Australia Velocity.
Questions about business-class award flights from Adelaide (ADL) to Houston (IAH)
What's the lowest business-class award from Adelaide (ADL) to Houston (IAH)?
158,500 points + $510.80 with Virgin Australia Velocity. Virgin Australia Velocity showed business-class award space on 42 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 13, 2026, 23:33 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had business-class award space from Adelaide (ADL) to Houston (IAH)?
Virgin Australia Velocity (42 dates), Emirates Skywards (22 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (4 dates), United MileagePlus (41 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (4 dates) and Air Canada Aeroplan (42 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop business-class award space from Adelaide (ADL) to Houston (IAH)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop business-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest business-class award prices from Adelaide (ADL) to Houston (IAH)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest business-class award AwardTool observed was for Jan 2027 departures: 158,500 points with Velocity (16 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.