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Dec 6, 2011 | 10:07 pm

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Originally Posted by tjbrooks

Are you planning on staying in London during the Olympics? Please tell me you have a hotel lined up already, or are staying with family/friends. And if you want tickets, they go in sale TODAY, Tue, 12PM EST through CoSport.

This is on AC? With YQ and APD these tickets should cost $600+ each. Don't cheat on your cpm calculations.

Sorry to get off-topic. FWIW, I'd fly twice to Hawaii in coach rather than once in first, if its first on a narrowbody.

Thanks for the heads up on the Olympic tickets.. I just booked yesterday so no I haven't lined up accomodations yet..

I went onto www.expedia.com and chose the routing Calgary to London Heathrow.. The lowest priced booking with taxes was approximately $4,750 each on business.. less $900 in taxes, is $3,850 divided by 60,000 miles (I booked 60K as opposed to the regular 90K point requirement for business based on the promo going on in the link I provided above).. works out if I calculated correctly 6.4 cents per mile (original calculation 6.3 cents per mile rounded down)..

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