Jul 28, 2021, 7:32 am
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Wiki for Mileage/XP Runs
Indicate below your itinerary, availability dates, price and XP. Please only log runs with confirmed fares availability. Feel free to tag yourself if you want to meet fellow FTers.
Eg:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-MXP in J, 2021-01-01/02, 570 €, 180 XP
HEL-AMS-LAX-AMS-HEL in J, 2022-08-16/18, 1059 €, 204 XP (@XXXFlyer arriving at 11:50 AM, leaving at 06:00 AM)
Upcoming runs:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK in J on 2022/07/21-22, 380€ - 45XP (8,44€/XP) : one way
Past runs:
For future reference, log below your most interesting XP runs:
KRK-AMS-CDG-BCN-AMS-CDG-KRK, 2021-07-22/24, 576 €, 180 XP
ATH-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-ATH in J, 2021-09-18/19, 561€
KRK-AMS-CDG-LIS-CDG-AMS-KRK, 2021-07-22/28, 492 € 180 XP
NTE-CDG-AMS-LIS-CDG-LYS-NTE, 2021-09-25/26, 157 €/42XP
Indicate below your itinerary, availability dates, price and XP. Please only log runs with confirmed fares availability. Feel free to tag yourself if you want to meet fellow FTers.
Eg:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-MXP in J, 2021-01-01/02, 570 €, 180 XP
HEL-AMS-LAX-AMS-HEL in J, 2022-08-16/18, 1059 €, 204 XP (@XXXFlyer arriving at 11:50 AM, leaving at 06:00 AM)
Upcoming runs:
MXP-CDG-AMS-KRK in J on 2022/07/21-22, 380€ - 45XP (8,44€/XP) : one way
Past runs:
For future reference, log below your most interesting XP runs:
KRK-AMS-CDG-BCN-AMS-CDG-KRK, 2021-07-22/24, 576 €, 180 XP
ATH-CDG-AMS-KRK-AMS-CDG-ATH in J, 2021-09-18/19, 561€
KRK-AMS-CDG-LIS-CDG-AMS-KRK, 2021-07-22/28, 492 € 180 XP
NTE-CDG-AMS-LIS-CDG-LYS-NTE, 2021-09-25/26, 157 €/42XP
Mileage runs for Flying Blue - best routes?
Oct 20, 2021, 6:08 am
#1966
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
Since from 1st Jan 2022, there is no more double XP benefits, Alitalia has gone and the price of some routes is highly increased (like TLV).
Do you have any suggest route in Europe which the price is lower then 5.5e/XP, please?
The suggestion for ECO and BIZ are both welcomed.
Do you have any suggest route in Europe which the price is lower then 5.5e/XP, please?
The suggestion for ECO and BIZ are both welcomed.
Oct 20, 2021, 6:48 am
#1967
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: AMS
Programs: Flying Blue - Platinum
Posts: 81
How are the protocols for entering Poland and Finland at the moment? Is it the usual PLF forms? I will be starting my next run on the 28th from Germany (via CDG and AMS, obviously). Just wondering if things have changed. Going from Switzerland to Germany required no PLF.
Oct 20, 2021, 7:32 am
#1968
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
As far as entering Finland right now they do spot checks in the so called green lane so random checks of covid vax etc
very easy and fast, no PLF if through the green lane, not sure about the other lanes at the moment. Next week I can take a peek
very easy and fast, no PLF if through the green lane, not sure about the other lanes at the moment. Next week I can take a peek
Oct 20, 2021, 1:52 pm
#1970
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
Oct 20, 2021, 2:57 pm
#1971
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,623
Any suggestions for Helsinki? I will have 2 nights there, from Saturday 30th October until a very early departure on Monday 1st November. So I booked the Holiday Inn Vantaa at the airport, which I think was a good move. Would be good to hit a real Finnish sauna, although those things make me jolly hungry when I come out. I did consider renting a car and driving out to the endless lakes in the country, but it's not worth it for such a short time. Will snow already be on the ground?
Oct 21, 2021, 2:47 am
#1973
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
Any suggestions for Helsinki? I will have 2 nights there, from Saturday 30th October until a very early departure on Monday 1st November. So I booked the Holiday Inn Vantaa at the airport, which I think was a good move. Would be good to hit a real Finnish sauna, although those things make me jolly hungry when I come out. I did consider renting a car and driving out to the endless lakes in the country, but it's not worth it for such a short time. Will snow already be on the ground?
Oct 21, 2021, 3:53 am
#1974
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Paris, Cracow, Brussels, Zürich
Programs: FB plat MM sen
Posts: 64
PLF in Poland
How are the protocols for entering Poland and Finland at the moment? Is it the usual PLF forms? I will be starting my next run on the 28th from Germany (via CDG and AMS, obviously). Just wondering if things have changed. Going from Switzerland to Germany required no PLF.
Oct 21, 2021, 5:20 am
#1975
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,788
There is no, and never was, a PLF for Finland. Poland has online PLF and airlines check for it before allowing you to board.
HI Airport is in a quiet, industrial road walkable to a shopping centre, but the hotel nor the airport is not located in Helsinki (but the city of Vantaa). In Helsinki city there are also other chains than IHG, and if you go independent there are more options (and ways to earn FB miles).
For sauna you could test:
https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/
https://allasseapool.fi/
HI Airport is in a quiet, industrial road walkable to a shopping centre, but the hotel nor the airport is not located in Helsinki (but the city of Vantaa). In Helsinki city there are also other chains than IHG, and if you go independent there are more options (and ways to earn FB miles).
For sauna you could test:
https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/
https://allasseapool.fi/
Last edited by remymartin; Oct 21, 2021 at 5:26 am
Oct 21, 2021, 9:55 am
#1976
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,623
There is no, and never was, a PLF for Finland. Poland has online PLF and airlines check for it before allowing you to board.
HI Airport is in a quiet, industrial road walkable to a shopping centre, but the hotel nor the airport is not located in Helsinki (but the city of Vantaa). In Helsinki city there are also other chains than IHG, and if you go independent there are more options (and ways to earn FB miles).
For sauna you could test:
https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/
https://allasseapool.fi/
HI Airport is in a quiet, industrial road walkable to a shopping centre, but the hotel nor the airport is not located in Helsinki (but the city of Vantaa). In Helsinki city there are also other chains than IHG, and if you go independent there are more options (and ways to earn FB miles).
For sauna you could test:
https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/
https://allasseapool.fi/
Oct 21, 2021, 11:23 pm
#1977
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: HEL
Programs: SPG LTP, hotels, OWE, STE+, *G, Octopus
Posts: 5,788
Probably a bit late now, I booked one of those semi flexible rates and it was a lot cheaper than the other IHG hotels. And I do have a very early 06h25 start after the second night.
Thanks for the sauna links. I will check them out. As it's such a short trip, just a day globally, I'm not too worried about the hotel choice. I reckon November is not the greatest time to be in Helsinki.
Thanks for the sauna links. I will check them out. As it's such a short trip, just a day globally, I'm not too worried about the hotel choice. I reckon November is not the greatest time to be in Helsinki.
When the weather is challenging you want to be centrally located so you can regroup & retreat when necessary.
By the way - the Hilton airport has some rooms equipped with saunas. It is walking distance from the terminal, as well. I usually stay there when I have an early flight.
Last edited by remymartin; Oct 21, 2021 at 11:28 pm
Oct 22, 2021, 7:35 am
#1978
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,623
Ah.... I remember why I booked two nights at the HI at Helsinki airport. There was a promotion at the German cashback site of shoop.de offering 4% cashback and also a €10 voucher (which you can add to your cashback) for bookings at IHG hotels, if the booking exceeds €99 of pure hotel night (not counting meals, taxes, etc). I thought it was a decent deal and it was the cheapest IHG offering in Helsinki (and at the time I thought I was going to make it to 30 nights and requalify for Platinum, but I'm not, I'm going to be stuck somewhere around 25 nights). If I could have booked two different hotels and paid for them both in the same transaction that would have been ideal, but I don't think that's possible with IHG. The other thing is, I will have had a 04h00 wakeup that morning for the 06h20 flight from KRK, so I don't think I will be in the mood for dancing on the tables when I arrive in Helsinki. Surely getting to downtown Helsinki the following morning will be easy enough?
Oct 22, 2021, 10:12 am
#1979
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
Ah.... I remember why I booked two nights at the HI at Helsinki airport. There was a promotion at the German cashback site of shoop.de offering 4% cashback and also a €10 voucher (which you can add to your cashback) for bookings at IHG hotels, if the booking exceeds €99 of pure hotel night (not counting meals, taxes, etc). I thought it was a decent deal and it was the cheapest IHG offering in Helsinki (and at the time I thought I was going to make it to 30 nights and requalify for Platinum, but I'm not, I'm going to be stuck somewhere around 25 nights). If I could have booked two different hotels and paid for them both in the same transaction that would have been ideal, but I don't think that's possible with IHG. The other thing is, I will have had a 04h00 wakeup that morning for the 06h20 flight from KRK, so I don't think I will be in the mood for dancing on the tables when I arrive in Helsinki. Surely getting to downtown Helsinki the following morning will be easy enough?
You can take the hotel shuttle to the airport and then the train from HEL to downtown either the I or P train
Oct 23, 2021, 2:24 am
#1980
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: LH SEN, FB Plat., HH D.
Posts: 5,050
Hi,
From reading here, I understand that upgrading the ticket when you receive an offer it does not generate extra XP, but in case you change the schedule and on the meantime you change from Eco to Biz, do you get the Biz Class XP?
Thanks,
pd not sure if it is the appropriate thread, in case not, mods pls move it
From reading here, I understand that upgrading the ticket when you receive an offer it does not generate extra XP, but in case you change the schedule and on the meantime you change from Eco to Biz, do you get the Biz Class XP?
Thanks,
pd not sure if it is the appropriate thread, in case not, mods pls move it