Avios Booking to Florida Next Christmas
Jan 15, 2014, 11:36 am
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Avios Booking to Florida Next Christmas
Have I missed the boat already on this? I can't see any availability in CW or F to TPA, MCO or MIA. Well one or two, but nothing on the dates I would consider.
Bah... I'll never use this blasted companion voucher!!!
Bah... I'll never use this blasted companion voucher!!!
Jan 15, 2014, 12:08 pm
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Not at all an elegant solution but would you fly via JFK? Turnaround time is pretty good and you can scoop up an extra 60TPs each way. It would be F on AA's 738 which does the job reasonably nicely.
Jan 15, 2014, 12:36 pm
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Have you tried flights to Atlanta and making the drive down to Florida (ok if you're going to Orlando or Tampa but a bit too far for Miami)
Jan 15, 2014, 12:48 pm
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Avios Booking to Florida Next Christmas
The boat may not have sailed. Keep checking, especially when the current paid sale ends.
Oh, you will only find first to MIA. TPA and MCO don't have a first cabin.
Oh, you will only find first to MIA. TPA and MCO don't have a first cabin.
Jan 15, 2014, 1:15 pm
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As has been mentioned elsewhere it has been getting harder year by year.
Last year I managed to get a return AMEX booking to MIA, (for November), at the beginning of March. I wanted Club and could only get First. During this time I was also for looking for TPA as well.
This year, 2014, I managed to get the outbound booked in December in Club; and the inbound booked in January in First.
Good luck.
Last year I managed to get a return AMEX booking to MIA, (for November), at the beginning of March. I wanted Club and could only get First. During this time I was also for looking for TPA as well.
This year, 2014, I managed to get the outbound booked in December in Club; and the inbound booked in January in First.
Good luck.
Jan 15, 2014, 1:41 pm
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I think that Tricontinental in his reply understands that as he mentions that the OP could pick up 60 tier points which he could only do by purchasing a separate ticket from NYC to Florida and using the voucher for LHR-NYC (or at least that's how I read the post).
Jan 16, 2014, 3:12 am
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I noticed that it is always hard to find a CW flight to Florida.
Last time I did New York and then took a cheap flight with Jetblue down to Florida.
I would also consider Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and then take a cheap flight with Jetblue, Southwest... , and fly to Florida (FLL, RSW, PBI, MIA, TPA, MCO)
This is how I do it
Last time I did New York and then took a cheap flight with Jetblue down to Florida.
I would also consider Boston, Philadelphia, Washington and then take a cheap flight with Jetblue, Southwest... , and fly to Florida (FLL, RSW, PBI, MIA, TPA, MCO)
This is how I do it
Jan 16, 2014, 7:28 am
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This is a tricky route for Avios flights at Christmas, I have family there and do the trip regularly but its VERY difficult to get availability in anything other than economy - weirdly its often easier to get avios flight availability out before Christmas but generally next to no availability coming back until at least after the 6th January (this year I got availability in business on an LGW - MCO flight for Dec 22nd in late November so they can come up, nothing for the return journey though so had to go cash and then you are at the mercy of last minute high fare buckets!)
I took the JFK option - flight into MCO and then connection and back from JFK, as other posters have said through you can only book the BA metal elements on avios, the internal connections must be cash and therefore you need to give yourself a decent connection time as you are not covered if you miss your BA flight due to any internal issues (watch luggage allowance differences too)
I wouldn't suggest burning your voucher on economy but if you do then go to TPA rather than MCO, MCO flight in economy is about as bad as it gets and MCO airport is just more hassle than TPA in general.
I took the JFK option - flight into MCO and then connection and back from JFK, as other posters have said through you can only book the BA metal elements on avios, the internal connections must be cash and therefore you need to give yourself a decent connection time as you are not covered if you miss your BA flight due to any internal issues (watch luggage allowance differences too)
I wouldn't suggest burning your voucher on economy but if you do then go to TPA rather than MCO, MCO flight in economy is about as bad as it gets and MCO airport is just more hassle than TPA in general.
Jan 16, 2014, 7:45 am
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I took the JFK option - flight into MCO and then connection and back from JFK, as other posters have said through you can only book the BA metal elements on avios, the internal connections must be cash and therefore you need to give yourself a decent connection time as you are not covered if you miss your BA flight due to any internal issues (watch luggage allowance differences too)