Originally Posted by BA97
Having a bit of a dilemma - i've got a trip to Asia planned for Easter time...
LHR-SIN in SQ J
SIN-NRT in NH J
NRT-LHR in NH F
...which cost about 52000 DC miles and £500 in tax/cash. However because of
this fare error I could cancel and rebook (LHR-)DUB-BKK return in GF F all-in for <£900.
With a Cash&Miles BKK-NRT return in J with TG/NH, I could overall earn ~27k Virgin miles and get back about ~25k DC miles, all for an additional cost of about £400.
What are people's opinions? Is Bangkok a worse place to spend three or four days than Singapore? Is it worth the extra effort to fly over to Dublin to start the GF trip? Is topping my DC account back up with 25k wise given talk about the potential demise of Cash&Miles awards?
IME BKK is far more preferable than SIN as a stopover - bigger, less expensive and with better service in general.
I would give GF a spin if I were you - the MCT-BKK leg will most likely have older F seats (still good though) but LHR-MCT will have new fully flat F seats and you will get to experience food by the in-flight chef on both legs.
25k bmi DC miles are worth more than VS miles IMO and I personally doubt (
) DC cash+miles will go in the short-medium term.