Euro Traveller v Economy
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Euro Traveller v Economy
Hi
I may be having a "moment" so please forgive what may be a daft question!
I have just booked a BHD-LHR return flight. The best options in Economy were hand luggage out but only the hold luggage option was available for the return.
MMB shows 15 Tier points so does the Hold Luggage option accrue 10 Tier points rather than 5 - or has this simply fallen into a lucky bin?
I ask as I will need only 20 more Tier points to return to Silver in August.
I may be having a "moment" so please forgive what may be a daft question!
I have just booked a BHD-LHR return flight. The best options in Economy were hand luggage out but only the hold luggage option was available for the return.
MMB shows 15 Tier points so does the Hold Luggage option accrue 10 Tier points rather than 5 - or has this simply fallen into a lucky bin?
I ask as I will need only 20 more Tier points to return to Silver in August.
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TPs are not relevant here. You can easily get more TPs on some Basic (HBO) fares compared to higher Plus fares!
You need to hover over the flight number, BAnnnn, right click and it should show the selling groups. If it say Q, O, G then you're on 5 TPs. If no Basic tickets are available, it often (but not definitely) means you are in a higher category. If Basic and Plus are both selling, they may be in the same fare bucket and thus same TP earning.
As I think is well known now, it's best on domestics to head for N fare buckets, the difference can be only £5 more than O, and you go from 5 TPs to 10 TPs in the process. N can also be UuA'd to CE if you wish. After 48 hours you may be offered a £65 POUG which will get you to 40 TPs on that leg.
You need to hover over the flight number, BAnnnn, right click and it should show the selling groups. If it say Q, O, G then you're on 5 TPs. If no Basic tickets are available, it often (but not definitely) means you are in a higher category. If Basic and Plus are both selling, they may be in the same fare bucket and thus same TP earning.
As I think is well known now, it's best on domestics to head for N fare buckets, the difference can be only £5 more than O, and you go from 5 TPs to 10 TPs in the process. N can also be UuA'd to CE if you wish. After 48 hours you may be offered a £65 POUG which will get you to 40 TPs on that leg.
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The HBO and non HBO element (now basic and plus) have no relevance to TP. What maters is the selling class. You can check this when booking by clicking on the flight number, or in MMB by clicking on more flight information.
The full tables of TP earning for each selling class is in the sticky guide.
The full tables of TP earning for each selling class is in the sticky guide.
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You can always book O and ring up straight away to go up to N for just the fare difference. Fare class changes can be made within 24 hours of the initial booking, provided you don't use the Fare Hold option.
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You can't. Hence the suggestion that you book the cheapest and then call up to change it within the first 24 hours. Or book it over the telephone in the first instance, but you may be pinged for a service fee for that.
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You can't. You can see what is being offered which will be the cheapest available selling class (if that is the option you selected to search on) by clicking on the flight number. However, you can't specifically select a selling class.
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Here I go again!...
If booked in O can b a refuse to upgrade it?
Will the fee be roughly in the region of £5 quoted earlier or can it be significantly more? I'd rather not make a booking and then find out that it's a significant extra price.
If booked in O can b a refuse to upgrade it?
Will the fee be roughly in the region of £5 quoted earlier or can it be significantly more? I'd rather not make a booking and then find out that it's a significant extra price.
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So if you give the precise dates and flights I (or someone else) can check on ExpertFlyer for you.