Originally Posted by
TheFlyingDork
Hello folks. After several months of lurking I finally have a good excuse for combining a TP run (to get Silver) with a planned holiday from London to the West Coast but I'm struggling to get the cost below £3 per point.
I'll be starting the holiday in Las Vegas on 20th May and finishing in San Francisco on the 28th, although I can arrive a bit earlier or leave a bit later. Travelling DUB-LHR-PHL-LAS//SFO-PHL-LHR-DUB should provide 640 TPs (I think) for about £2,000 according to ITX Matrix; other common stopovers in the US (BOS, MIA or JFK) aren't any cheaper. Does anyone have any bright ideas?
And just a small question: the return journey to Dublin will be surplus TP. Is there any issue with stopping at Heathrow? (I'll be hand baggage only.) Ta.
The cheapest fares have a 180 day advance purchase requirement - which you're well short of. They also require a mid week departure.
Departing on the 19th May and flying to LAX instead of LAS you can do DUB-LHR-LAX, then coming back SFO-LHR-MAD is £1.5k. Drop the departure back to the 16th and it's £1380. However you're unlikely to be able to route these via JFK without increasing the price significantly.