Purchasing Miles - Up to 30% extra until 5th May
Apr 3, 2011, 8:37 am
#32
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: BA, SAA and HHonors Pleb
Posts: 351
Revisiting this, I really think that purchasing miles is a no brainer. Here's my logic: Now remember that I am after miles at a good price... If I were to book a WT return, LHR - JNB, currently it will cost me ( forgive my calculations here as I convert Rands and Pounds) about 940 Pounds, and I will get 11280 miles as oppose to 435 Pounds returning 31200 miles. Or am I going about this completly wrong?
Apr 3, 2011, 8:49 am
#33
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: VS Silver; BA Blue; HH Gold; SPG Gold
Posts: 779
Revisiting this, I really think that purchasing miles is a no brainer. Here's my logic: Now remember that I am after miles at a good price... If I were to book a WT return, LHR - JNB, currently it will cost me ( forgive my calculations here as I convert Rands and Pounds) about 940 Pounds, and I will get 11280 miles as oppose to 435 Pounds returning 31200 miles. Or am I going about this completly wrong?
Apr 3, 2011, 8:50 am
#34
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
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Revisiting this, I really think that purchasing miles is a no brainer. Here's my logic: Now remember that I am after miles at a good price... If I were to book a WT return, LHR - JNB, currently it will cost me ( forgive my calculations here as I convert Rands and Pounds) about 940 Pounds, and I will get 11280 miles as oppose to 435 Pounds returning 31200 miles. Or am I going about this completly wrong?
Apr 3, 2011, 9:02 am
#36
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: BA, SAA and HHonors Pleb
Posts: 351
I think I'm going about this the wrong way.... Basically what I'm trying to do is find the cheapest way to fly in the most comfort. So by buying some miles, and adding it to the couple that I have, including the cost of purchasing those miles it will be cheaper, or about the same price, to do a PMPC to WT+ or Club than to buy a Y ticket outright with cash.
Apr 3, 2011, 9:37 am
#37
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Argentina
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I think I'm going about this the wrong way.... Basically what I'm trying to do is find the cheapest way to fly in the most comfort. So by buying some miles, and adding it to the couple that I have, including the cost of purchasing those miles it will be cheaper, or about the same price, to do a PMPC to WT+ or Club than to buy a Y ticket outright with cash.
Really depends on how often you have to fly I suppose.
Apr 3, 2011, 9:40 am
#38
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: VS Silver; BA Blue; HH Gold; SPG Gold
Posts: 779
I think I'm going about this the wrong way.... Basically what I'm trying to do is find the cheapest way to fly in the most comfort. So by buying some miles, and adding it to the couple that I have, including the cost of purchasing those miles it will be cheaper, or about the same price, to do a PMPC to WT+ or Club than to buy a Y ticket outright with cash.
There is also the gold Amex (20,000 for £90) but you can not do gold them plat, just plat then gold! All assuming you are uk based...
May 1, 2011, 11:25 pm
#40
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,159
Bump. The offer expires on Thursday and I have bitten the bullet and bought some miles for our HHA.
It will be my Silver Wedding soon so saving those miles for a surprise F trip. I am convincing myself by calling them an investment.
It will be my Silver Wedding soon so saving those miles for a surprise F trip. I am convincing myself by calling them an investment.