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SuiteFlyer
I have booked 4 econ awards tickets to CapeTown from Houston in June - I am trying to secure Biz class - checking everyday - I can get to JNB and CPT but am struggling on the return - only flights showing in Biz are EgyptAir via CAI - is that a viable option? Will LH or SA appear as we get closer? Other routings recommended? Thanks.
I routed JNB to CAI--YYZ--SAN-- spent two days ( a day and a half, really, because we took the red-eye out) in Cairo and really enjoyed it. I think we arrived around 11am and left just after midnight. You could actually route that as a layover and see a couple of the main sites in those hours without staying the night.
We booked two nights but checked out about 10pm on the second night. Used Club Carlson points for the hotel, hired a guide & driver right there at the airport kiosk who took us around to the major sites for a great price. There's hardly any tourists right now, but we (two middle aged women staying with our guide and driver) found it comfortable, in spite of politics, and I'm glad we didn't miss it.
I have a goal: to see as many UNESCO World Heritage sites as I can. And, of course, I'd like to see the 7 wonders of the world.
If the Pyramids are on your bucket list, I highly recommend it!
I found the biz class on Egypt Air to be great. Got some good rest on the way home. Didn't even notice until reading FT yesterday that they didn't serve alcohol... hee hee, I must be getting old!