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Old May 1, 2007 | 2:14 am
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kpriestnal
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 470
Originally Posted by Raffles
.... and the companion ticket is also available with flexible paid fares.

I knew there was a reason we'd written off this card as being useless!

I agree - almostly.

I use mine each year for two PE to BGI. Buy one at £1050 or so and get the other `free` BUT plus tax.

When the promotion is on, PE tickets cost around £750 inc tax but I have to pay the £1050 rate to qualify for the companion ticket. I save a few hundred quid over the cheapest fare. A poor deal compared to AMEX.

CS advise using these companion tickets during peak seasons to get best value. Trying to get availability then is very difficult.
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