the BEST frequent flier award you've heard of
Sep 4, 2001, 11:41 am
#4
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Washington, DC - USA
Posts: 60
Off the topic, but you can purchase a ride on a MIG.
http://www.incredible-adventures.com/migs/program.html
http://yellowairplane.com/yellow_air...dventures.html
http://www.incredible-adventures.com/migs/program.html
http://yellowairplane.com/yellow_air...dventures.html
Sep 5, 2001, 12:11 am
#8
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,074
re: Necker Island... Yes, I am SO ready to go there. Have you seen the Travel Channel "Islands" special with the footage of that place?
I believe they said it was $16K US per night.
They'll make/create/serve/cook/do just about anything your heart desires there.
Is there a way to use FF miles to get a stay there?
I believe they said it was $16K US per night.
They'll make/create/serve/cook/do just about anything your heart desires there.
Is there a way to use FF miles to get a stay there?
Sep 5, 2001, 3:07 am
#9
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: LAX / TXL
Posts: 2,185
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jetsetter777:
re: Necker Island... Yes, I am SO ready to go there. Have you seen the Travel Channel "Islands" special with the footage of that place?
I believe they said it was $16K US per night.
They'll make/create/serve/cook/do just about anything your heart desires there.
I think you can do it with VS Flying Club (Vigin)
Is there a way to use FF miles to get a stay there?</font>
re: Necker Island... Yes, I am SO ready to go there. Have you seen the Travel Channel "Islands" special with the footage of that place?
I believe they said it was $16K US per night.
They'll make/create/serve/cook/do just about anything your heart desires there.
I think you can do it with VS Flying Club (Vigin)
Is there a way to use FF miles to get a stay there?
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Sep 5, 2001, 3:38 pm
#11
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Various
Posts: 2,155
The Necker Island reward does exist, it is the ultimate reward in the Virgin FF scheme, Flying Club.
It is 1 million Flying Club miles, which will get you and another to Necker for a Week. I think it is only during one of the 4 Celebration weeks though, this is where the island is made available to around 10 couples for about 15k per couple.
Quite easy to get to if you spend a lot on your AmEx, $1m in charges will get you enough points, so would 40 Upper Class returns from London to Tokyo.
I'm over a third of the way there, which is good progress seen as I need to find a partner first, but then it will be a cheap honeymoon for me when I do get married
But then for 1 million miles, I could get 10 Upper Class return reward flights, and these have a much higher value than the weeks break in Necker.
Thanks,
Richard
It is 1 million Flying Club miles, which will get you and another to Necker for a Week. I think it is only during one of the 4 Celebration weeks though, this is where the island is made available to around 10 couples for about 15k per couple.
Quite easy to get to if you spend a lot on your AmEx, $1m in charges will get you enough points, so would 40 Upper Class returns from London to Tokyo.
I'm over a third of the way there, which is good progress seen as I need to find a partner first, but then it will be a cheap honeymoon for me when I do get married
But then for 1 million miles, I could get 10 Upper Class return reward flights, and these have a much higher value than the weeks break in Necker.
Thanks,
Richard
Sep 5, 2001, 9:53 pm
#12
Join Date: May 2001
Programs: AA PLT 2MM, LH SEN *, HH Gold
Posts: 3,075
Not a regular award, but the best promotion I've ever enjoyed was the SAS Fly 5 Get 5 a few years ago. One flight on each of the five founding members of Star Alliance during a few months earned a free trip for two systemwide on each of the five airlines. Between a creative routing on a transatlantic trip I was taking anyway and a "carrier run" in Europe over a weekend I spent about USD 1,200 to qualify. The free flights I got would have required something like 1.2 million EuroBonus points if they had been booked as regular award trips.
Sep 6, 2001, 7:50 am
#13
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Columbia, SC
Programs: a little here, a little there
Posts: 1,443
As far as "best" goes, are we talking best value, or best experience? It seems like the Virgin award above (now THAT would be something 
) may not be a good value.
Hilton has some good awards - 100,000 points for 6 nights at hotels world-wide. However, the one that I would like to save up for is 250,000 points for a 6 night Kenya safari. (Hilton points are roughly 1/2 the value of airline miles.)
) may not be a good value. Hilton has some good awards - 100,000 points for 6 nights at hotels world-wide. However, the one that I would like to save up for is 250,000 points for a 6 night Kenya safari. (Hilton points are roughly 1/2 the value of airline miles.)