Jan 13, 2018, 9:43 pm
Premium Fare Deals | 2018 edition
Sep 26, 2018, 6:04 am
#1066
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
Posts: 753
I can price AMS-LHR-HKG-BKK with a stopover in HKG for ~1550 GBP. Seems like the dates are fairly flexible.
Sep 26, 2018, 6:20 am
#1067
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
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I've got a trip to DPS/CGK in November with flexibility (i.e. SIN/KUL is fine) but i'm restricted to WTP - but can start ex-EU if I want and pick up a few more TP in a rather bland drive to Silver! There is a £720+taxes fare to DPS/CGK - just wondering if anyone had seen any Asia focussed WTP fares from any ex-EU points? Everywhere I try (MAD/AMS/DUB) seem to be higher than ex-LON.
Sep 26, 2018, 7:42 am
#1068
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,197
I've got a trip to DPS/CGK in November with flexibility (i.e. SIN/KUL is fine) but i'm restricted to WTP - but can start ex-EU if I want and pick up a few more TP in a rather bland drive to Silver! There is a £720+taxes fare to DPS/CGK - just wondering if anyone had seen any Asia focussed WTP fares from any ex-EU points? Everywhere I try (MAD/AMS/DUB) seem to be higher than ex-LON.
MXP can be very good, too - especially for £1600 business class to SIN.
In premum economy you're already very close or even above to the INCEU60 prices via Bangkok from Amsteram or Gothenburg for business class.
If going to Indonesia, route through Hong Kong (not sure if you can do that on BA, but you definitely can on Cathay) as HKG-DPS/CGK gets long-haul tier points (at least 70 each way when combined with a long haul premium economy fare).
Finally, there is/was a Sri Lankan business class fare to Indonesia earning something like 560 TP from Dubai for £700ish.
Sep 26, 2018, 8:49 am
#1069
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
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LUX-KUL (or starting anywhere in France) is regularly very cheap on BA.
MXP can be very good, too - especially for £1600 business class to SIN.
In premum economy you're already very close or even above to the INCEU60 prices via Bangkok from Amsteram or Gothenburg for business class.
If going to Indonesia, route through Hong Kong (not sure if you can do that on BA, but you definitely can on Cathay) as HKG-DPS/CGK gets long-haul tier points (at least 70 each way when combined with a long haul premium economy fare).
Finally, there is/was a Sri Lankan business class fare to Indonesia earning something like 560 TP from Dubai for £700ish.
MXP can be very good, too - especially for £1600 business class to SIN.
In premum economy you're already very close or even above to the INCEU60 prices via Bangkok from Amsteram or Gothenburg for business class.
If going to Indonesia, route through Hong Kong (not sure if you can do that on BA, but you definitely can on Cathay) as HKG-DPS/CGK gets long-haul tier points (at least 70 each way when combined with a long haul premium economy fare).
Finally, there is/was a Sri Lankan business class fare to Indonesia earning something like 560 TP from Dubai for £700ish.
Been looking at the UL fare but returning would be LOP-DPS-CGK-CMB-DXB-LON - and that would just be too much on 3 different tickets!
Sep 26, 2018, 8:52 am
#1070
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold / Hilton Diamond / IHG Diamond Ambassador / Marriot Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,532
I've got a trip to DPS/CGK in November with flexibility (i.e. SIN/KUL is fine) but i'm restricted to WTP - but can start ex-EU if I want and pick up a few more TP in a rather bland drive to Silver! There is a £720+taxes fare to DPS/CGK - just wondering if anyone had seen any Asia focussed WTP fares from any ex-EU points? Everywhere I try (MAD/AMS/DUB) seem to be higher than ex-LON.
Sep 26, 2018, 9:02 am
#1071
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,197
Best I can do to CGK on BA is £820 + taxes (£1222) out of ARN. ARN-LHR-HKG-CGK can be persuaded to book into E class on the CX-operated leg on the CX code (no apparent BA codeshare) for 380 TP round trip.
Although LGW-HKG-CGK gets very close on price, with no positioning flight (so cheaper really) and still earns 360 TP.
LUX-LHR-KUL is currently £843 with a base fare of £454.
Although LGW-HKG-CGK gets very close on price, with no positioning flight (so cheaper really) and still earns 360 TP.
LUX-LHR-KUL is currently £843 with a base fare of £454.
Sep 26, 2018, 9:08 am
#1072
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: London
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Posts: 2,999
Sep 27, 2018, 3:24 am
#1073
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Cirencester
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 234
Just booked a trip out to Austin (starting in Istanbul) routing via LHR and MIA, and back via DFW for £1681. It does mean going to Istanbul the night before, but Hotels are fairly cheap, priced up on Google Flights, and the prices that shows, then drops by £200, when booked direct with American, the BA options routes via JFK, for a similar price, and gives 520TP. The fare has little advance purchase, as booked it today for travel next week.
Sep 27, 2018, 3:33 am
#1074
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: London(ish)
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 564
How do you all price these deals? I literally have no idea where to start and can never find these fares.
Any help or advice would be great.
Thank you.
Any help or advice would be great.
Thank you.
Sep 27, 2018, 4:26 am
#1075
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BA Gold, HHonors Gold, Priority Pass
Posts: 759
A lot of it is done by chance. I pick a destination I want to go to and book flights around it through either Matrix Flights or Google Flights. You can normally find these deals either on FlyerTalk BA Forum, GodSaveThePoints, HeadForPoints, Turning Left for Less etc?
Good luck!
Good luck!
Sep 27, 2018, 5:04 am
#1076
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 12,250
Sep 27, 2018, 5:27 am
#1078
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: BA GGL, A3*G, Mucci de l'expertise des Apps
Posts: 3,364
Well the current Switzerland fare is ideal for that, if you don't mind making your own arrangements separately to get from the West Coast to the East coast. Most cheap fares to the US don't allow stopovers.
Sep 27, 2018, 5:45 am
#1079
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: UK
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When are you going? I think this two for £2,200 won't last long. Make sure you chuck a car hire in too.
Simple example in Spring for you, but you'll get the just...
https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...91*.GBP.235018
LAX
https://www.google.com/flights/#flt=...37*.GBP.258549
Also, I hope you didn't pay too much as the AMS-CPT prices came down quite significantly and are still around the £1100 mark
Sep 27, 2018, 5:52 am
#1080
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: UK (currently)
Programs: BA Gold (and many other greater and lesser distinctions)
Posts: 7,207
FWIW, having asked above about HKG in Nov, I have booked LHR-HKG-LHR on RJ for £1,820 with a free 1 day stopover in AMM on the way out. Very nice modern aircraft with only 6 across in business, very cheery crew and OK food. One enormous plus over BA is that cancellation / change is only £50 although I am on the lowest business fare.
I took the easy option for 560TP, although one can do the BKK/HKG/BKK legs on CX for the same price for an extra 80TPs (making 640TPs for £1,820). It is often a pain getting the TPs to post, but it can be done with a little perseverance.
All in all an excellent deal apart from the 6 hr+ stopover in AMM on the return, although the lounge there is reasonable.
RJ CS is something for BA to try and emulate. I had an issue with online seat selection last night and a couple of questions about the transit, so e-mailed reservation support. Response received mid-morning today, with chosen seats allocated and a full response to my transit questions.
I took the easy option for 560TP, although one can do the BKK/HKG/BKK legs on CX for the same price for an extra 80TPs (making 640TPs for £1,820). It is often a pain getting the TPs to post, but it can be done with a little perseverance.
All in all an excellent deal apart from the 6 hr+ stopover in AMM on the return, although the lounge there is reasonable.
RJ CS is something for BA to try and emulate. I had an issue with online seat selection last night and a couple of questions about the transit, so e-mailed reservation support. Response received mid-morning today, with chosen seats allocated and a full response to my transit questions.