Advice on how to spend 2-4-1 voucher
Hi all,
Right, i currently have 3 X companion vouchers to use
2 X Economy new style [Exp July 23 , July 24] However not to be discussed in this thread
1 X Normal (Club) old school one [Exp Jan 2024]
Travel Party : 2 Adults and 1 toddler (aged 3)
Used them before on NYC and PUNTA CANA 2021, 2022 respectively so i'm not totally new to this.
However, it looks like i will be losing the economy July 23 one (which i dont really mind). What i'm really worried about is my normal one that allows Club/First Expiring Jan 2024.
The original idea was to go to Mauritius.
Outbound WTP
Return CW
However, it looks like i've left it too late. I got RewardFlightFinder and only emails i get is WTP outbound , never any inbound availability. So, we're looking at other destinations. (Beach areas so baby girl can splash as much as she can)
We looked at
- Goa (However no direct flight, least preferred.)
- Montego Bay (preferred, however, no direct flight)
- Phuket (BA Stopped all BKK flights, and doesn't look like it will be coming back anytime soon)
Issue with above destinations:
For Montego bay, we'd have to fly to Kingston, then do a long a** transfer across and many people on forums highly advise against it. Saw a thread on here back in October 2023 and they said fly to Georgetown and take Cayman Airlines, however, they dont have availability > October 2023 (Want to avoid rainy season).
For Phuket, only Singapore is the ideal destination to then transfer out, however, availability as we all know is VERY hard to find and the avios requirements is mental. Also a 12/13 hour flight with a toddler can be hard.
For Goa, We'd have to fly to Mumbai first, but then availability can be a bit hard. Hotels are more expensive and you get less for your money but hey, if it has to be it has to be.
Where i need help?
Destination wise. We're looking for mainly beach destinations. We would rather go direct, but we don't mind having another internal flight to route us to our final destination but not more than 1/1h30.
How would you members use this voucher and which destinations would you choose and how would you chop and change regarding final destinations with an extra internal/short haul flight from the arrival airport to the final destinations. Just need some / any ideas really.
Thanks,
Mike