Spare joker and no time to spend it :(
Mar 7, 2017, 1:41 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
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Spare joker and no time to spend it :(
As per the title, I have a Joker left and my year ends tomorrow.
The next 11 months are so busy I really don't have the time to make use of it
Any suggestions for what to do with it, before it evaporates ?
The next 11 months are so busy I really don't have the time to make use of it
Any suggestions for what to do with it, before it evaporates ?
Mar 7, 2017, 1:46 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, HH Diamond
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My understanding is it needs to be spent today, as it disappears at the end of the 7th.
I used one on an Bank Holiday Y RFS redemption when the cash fares were Ł600. I can certainly think of worse uses.
Either way if you are staying GGL no reason not to speculatively book an RFS that you can cancel later.
I used one on an Bank Holiday Y RFS redemption when the cash fares were Ł600. I can certainly think of worse uses.
Either way if you are staying GGL no reason not to speculatively book an RFS that you can cancel later.
Mar 7, 2017, 2:03 pm
#3
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I suppose you can book a flight, have the first flight (AMS/MAN/EDI-LON) in 364 days, then the proper longhaul/rest of itinerary up to a year from that. All using the same Joker.
Mar 7, 2017, 5:00 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA LtG, Flying Blue Plat
Posts: 274
My advice would be - if something suits book it, if something doesn't don't worry about it. I've never redeemed any myself (mostly because I didn't know what they were, doh) but if you're not missing out don't feel pressured into booking anything.
Mar 8, 2017, 3:40 am
#10
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cambridge, UK
Programs: Mucci, BA GGL/CCR
Posts: 761
It's a shame to lose a Joker as they can offer great value in the right circumstances. I've just used the last one from this year (my membership year ends today) booking SCL in J over Xmas and New Year. The other one got used for a long weekend in CPT (J/F). Particularly when stacked with an AMEX 241 and / or GUF, they can create redemption bookings worth many Ł000's.
Mar 8, 2017, 7:29 am
#13
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Location: Bristol
Programs: BA GGL, UA Plat, DL Plat, Hilton Diamond
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Just came off the phone with the GGL line - no problem at all to make a one-way booking for December.
It's on a route I may well travel, and the taxes & fees weren't a fortune, so not worried about parking the Avios and cash there for a few months.
I wonder if anyone (dylanks perhaps
?) knows how flexible Jokers are ?
At a later date, would I be able to vary dates/times/routes/pax and if so how often ?
In any case, it's fully refundable up to 24 hours before departure so a pretty low risk option to use it rather than lose it ...
It's on a route I may well travel, and the taxes & fees weren't a fortune, so not worried about parking the Avios and cash there for a few months.
I wonder if anyone (dylanks perhaps
?) knows how flexible Jokers are ? At a later date, would I be able to vary dates/times/routes/pax and if so how often ?
In any case, it's fully refundable up to 24 hours before departure so a pretty low risk option to use it rather than lose it ...
Mar 8, 2017, 7:32 am
#14
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You can change dates, times and routes within the same zone at your will. Outside the zone can sort-of be done if you ask nicely but best avoided (it has to go through supervisor level). Pax can't be changed/added but can be removed.
