Save on travel in Executive First to Europe this summer?
May 20, 2009, 8:24 am
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Save on travel in Executive First to Europe this summer?
Couldn't find a thread mentioning this promotion:
Save on travel in Executive First to Europe this summer
A fully flat bed, in-seat power, and a personal touch-screen TV with over 300 hours of on-demand entertainment - everything designed to make flying as comfortable as possible. On your next flight, relax in the privacy of your Executive First Suite and save.
Offer ends June 2, 2009. Book Now.
Terms and conditions:
Fares indicated are each way and must be purchased on a round-trip basis.. Tickets must be purchased by June 2, 2009. All travel must be completed by September 7, 2009. A 14-day advance purchase applies. Taxes, insurance, Fuel & NAV CANADA surcharges, airport improvement fees and Air Travellers Security Charge are not included. Tickets are refundable - subject to penalty fee. Fares are valid at time of printing and apply to new bookings only. Fares are subject to government approval. Seats are limited and subject to availability. Fares may vary depending on date of departure. Fare is valid only on AC/AC* operated by Air Canada.
The terms and conditions do not mention a requirement for a Saturday night stay, but I have checked several destinations/dates in the summer with Mon-Fri itineraries and none have offered the sale fares. Is a Saturday night stay an unpublished condition?
A fully flat bed, in-seat power, and a personal touch-screen TV with over 300 hours of on-demand entertainment - everything designed to make flying as comfortable as possible. On your next flight, relax in the privacy of your Executive First Suite and save.
Offer ends June 2, 2009. Book Now.
Terms and conditions:
Fares indicated are each way and must be purchased on a round-trip basis.. Tickets must be purchased by June 2, 2009. All travel must be completed by September 7, 2009. A 14-day advance purchase applies. Taxes, insurance, Fuel & NAV CANADA surcharges, airport improvement fees and Air Travellers Security Charge are not included. Tickets are refundable - subject to penalty fee. Fares are valid at time of printing and apply to new bookings only. Fares are subject to government approval. Seats are limited and subject to availability. Fares may vary depending on date of departure. Fare is valid only on AC/AC* operated by Air Canada.
May 20, 2009, 7:47 pm
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OTOH, earlier on, the same page did say that return had to be within 12 months. Which one could not book either. They have now "corrected" the page.
Likewise, they had a $999 fare YYC-GVA, which is no longer mentioned but still occasionally available.
Finally, Paris, Rome and MAD used to be the same price as LHR and FRA, but at least from YYC, it has now dropped by $100.
May 20, 2009, 10:08 pm
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LH definitely has a saturday night stay in their version, which overlaps with AC's (both AC and LH show each others flights). Given the pricing, it makes sense they'd want to exclude the hard core business traveler going in Monday and out Friday
May 20, 2009, 11:26 pm
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LX has a business class promotion from YUL to several cities in Europe:
See web site for details:
http://booking.swiss.com/web/Swiss-Offers/Canada.html
(ticket must be purchased by May 25)
From
Montreal (YUL)
Destination
Barcelona from CAD 2148.-
Florence from CAD 2163.-
Frankfurt from CAD 2379.-
Geneva from CAD 2332.-
Hamburg from CAD 2355.-
Lugano from CAD 2341.-
Lyon from CAD 2170.-
Madrid from CAD 2148.-
Malaga from CAD 2148.-
Milan (MXP) from CAD 2163.-
Munich from CAD 2371.-
Nice from CAD 2168.-
Palma de Mallorca from CAD 2148.-
Paris (CDG) from CAD 2169.-
Rome (FCO) from CAD 2163.-
Venice from CAD 2164.-
Zurich from CAD 2305.-
See web site for details:
http://booking.swiss.com/web/Swiss-Offers/Canada.html
(ticket must be purchased by May 25)
From
Montreal (YUL)
Destination
Barcelona from CAD 2148.-
Florence from CAD 2163.-
Frankfurt from CAD 2379.-
Geneva from CAD 2332.-
Hamburg from CAD 2355.-
Lugano from CAD 2341.-
Lyon from CAD 2170.-
Madrid from CAD 2148.-
Malaga from CAD 2148.-
Milan (MXP) from CAD 2163.-
Munich from CAD 2371.-
Nice from CAD 2168.-
Palma de Mallorca from CAD 2148.-
Paris (CDG) from CAD 2169.-
Rome (FCO) from CAD 2163.-
Venice from CAD 2164.-
Zurich from CAD 2305.-
May 21, 2009, 11:09 am
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Anyway, it looks like I'll be spending $3600 for a Latitude fare plus two SWU certificates, rather than the $2300 for a Executive First fare (and saving the upgrades until another flight).