Originally Posted by
markle
My mileage year expires in August - and looks unfortunately like I might be ~150 TPs away from gold - though ultimately it is heavily dependent on how work pans out over the next few months, so I'd prefer to wait before booking.
- How likely am I to be able to find 'short notice' Short Haul+ CE returns around the £300 / £400 mark in the summer? (i.e. can I wait, or do I need to buy now?)
- Are there any refundable Short Haul+ CE return fares out there that aren't a million miles away from £300 / £400?
There are boat loads:
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#se...c=b;a=ONEWORLD
That gives you 160TP for sub-£400.
Edit: admittedly it's not very exciting, but does the job. You can do LHR-HEL-TLL on Finnair and TLL-LHR on BA for £435, netting the A350 LHR-HEL flight. Worth it for the extra £40 as it's lie-flat seats (and 20TP more; fewer Avios though). Staying in Tallinn is cheaper than Helsinki by a mile, too, and it's rather nice.