Memorable promotions from the past
Aug 6, 2014, 3:07 am
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Memorable promotions from the past
I was just thinking last night about some memorable BA promotions from the past. In particular, I recall:
i) "Free upgrade to FIRST? You'd be lucky! Book World Traveller for a chance to win a free upgrade to FIRST" - advertised on London Underground around 1997-98
ii) Triple BA miles on all CW coupons burnt in January - March 2005 and again for the same months in 2006 - I seem to recall that all CW tickets were valid for this promotion
iii) In 2009 BA were flogging off tickets like they had gone out of fashion and I secured DOH<>LHR in CW for GBP 991.90!
Do any of you remember these? What are the most memorable promotions for you?
i) "Free upgrade to FIRST? You'd be lucky! Book World Traveller for a chance to win a free upgrade to FIRST" - advertised on London Underground around 1997-98
ii) Triple BA miles on all CW coupons burnt in January - March 2005 and again for the same months in 2006 - I seem to recall that all CW tickets were valid for this promotion
iii) In 2009 BA were flogging off tickets like they had gone out of fashion and I secured DOH<>LHR in CW for GBP 991.90!
Do any of you remember these? What are the most memorable promotions for you?
Aug 6, 2014, 4:05 am
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The old Airmiles Shrinks the world promotion, 5,800 Airmiles (58000 Avios) plus £0
Return in CW to the East coast.....(no, not NCL!)
And wt+ was only 25% more miles than Wt when it was rolled out......
Some Airmiles CE flights crediting miles back and TPs which kept me silver one year.....
Return in CW to the East coast.....(no, not NCL!)
And wt+ was only 25% more miles than Wt when it was rolled out......
Some Airmiles CE flights crediting miles back and TPs which kept me silver one year.....
Aug 6, 2014, 4:07 am
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There was a nice promo in (I think) 2006 when there was something like 10k extra Avios per round trip to NCL, to which I was commuting at the time.
Aug 6, 2014, 4:27 am
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"The World's Biggest Offer" where all flights globally were given away free for one day ( 23 April 1991). I managed to get to Rome, but friends/colleagues got to Australia and Concorde flights!
More recently ie in this century, the half price redemptions that dsf mentioned was excellent.
More recently ie in this century, the half price redemptions that dsf mentioned was excellent.
Aug 6, 2014, 4:31 am
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Yup...nabbed our honeymoon flights to LAX in F for half the miles back in 08 in days before I reached GGL and had jokers to play with...still watch for the half avios offer returning one day for J/F flights...some hope...
Aug 6, 2014, 4:48 am
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Aug 6, 2014, 5:54 am
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"The World's Biggest Offer" where all flights globally were given away free for one day ( 23 April 1991). I managed to get to Rome, but friends/colleagues got to Australia and Concorde flights!
More recently ie in this century, the half price redemptions that dsf mentioned was excellent.
More recently ie in this century, the half price redemptions that dsf mentioned was excellent.
