Originally Posted by
owjey
At the moment it looks as though I can save about £100 from Dublin - which would then be put towards the Business Class positioning flights from LCY. This trip won’t be a bargain, but as the hotels I want to stay at are far cheaper for the dates I’ve chosen than any other date, it sort of evens out somewhere. 😂 My hope was to either book during this Black Friday sale, which turned out to be useless, or the post-Christmas sale. A double tier point holiday is also an option, as the Hiltons I’ll be staying at are also available through BA. I just had so many points I virtually got the stays for free...My finances may not be too flexible, but my time is, so if need be, I can go later in the year. Definitely worth considering your suggestions. Thanks for the advice!
Remember you can earn tier points on EI now also so could look into them. Can get biz return on some dates in January for ~£3k LHR-DUB-SFO. It might not fit your budget still or get you the points or maybe BA legs you need but good to keep in mind.
Just a health warning on this, I'm not sure what the LHR<->DUB legs would book into, might only be an economy on paper at 20 TPs each way but will act like the business lite (aerspace) fare on the ground.