Originally Posted by
daniel1
Can anybody suggest the most cost effective way to gain 80TPs between now and March 1st? Cost is king here as the CFO/wife does not agree with me spending our personal cash on retaining status. Ideally leaving from London and B2B or same day if possible.
LUX is generally the best option here - CE return is about £170 but I don't think you'd be able to get it without an overnight. You can get very good flight+hotel deals though, if you want to take the other half away for a night. It's a pretty place for a short weekend, return Business Class flights and a decent Sofitel for around £450 for the two of you.
If you do want to do it in a day yourself though, then one of the scottish airports for £220-250 is probably your best bet.
If you have Avios to burn, a niche option is to book a single back from RAK or IST for the 80TPs for <£200, and book the outbound with an RFS, which will obviously also allow you to do a B2B if you want. You could also use Avios on the cash ticket, thus bringing your total spend to report to the Lady as "only £150...". Probably no point in spending more time in the air if not required though, unless you like the Long Distance meal options!