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Old Mar 28, 2013 | 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by AA_EXP09
I would do an xEU as the costs to position save more than the upgrade tax (for an eVIP).
The fare is the same after tax xEU and I can sometimes find married segment availability.
Hotels in Europe can also be cheaper than in the UK.
I'm not thinking about cost. I'm thinking about convenience & hassle.

Perhaps it takes a few irrops with young kids before you can understand this (or perhaps I'm oversensitive and just need to man-up - a 3 day overland journey across Europe with 100kgs of bags and 3 kids under 4 is a breeze, right???) but price isn't key in my considerations.
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