£100 off Longhaul Y for 5,000 Avios - this weekend only
Oct 21, 2018, 9:50 am
#61
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I scanned a few hotels, and the best compromise for location/price/quality seemed to be the Radisson. There are a couple of Hiltons but they were much more expensive and the redemption rates were unattractive. Seems like a couple of people have reached the same conclusion as me by different routes.
Is UUA available on the 2 class midhaul planes or does it not work as there's no WTP to upgrade to?
Oct 21, 2018, 9:55 am
#62
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: UK
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Well, I have also opted for Beirut- from Leeds, not the same weekend.
And both my husband and I are taking separate trips to San Francisco- £274 from manchester. Long trip in economy!
We are also both going to Toronto between Christmas and New Year.
And both my husband and I are taking separate trips to San Francisco- £274 from manchester. Long trip in economy!
We are also both going to Toronto between Christmas and New Year.
Oct 21, 2018, 10:11 am
#63
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
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No idea about UuA, I've grabbed a Y seat with legroom and quite happy staying put for a day flight unless there's a good AOUP offer. It books into N so I would have thought UuA will be available to the next class.
Oct 21, 2018, 11:27 am
#65
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 79
Thanks for the tip. Booked a weekend in New York for my birthday for less than £220 each.
Was hoping to upgrade to WT+ but says the booking class can’t be. Booked into O. Not a massive problem but did I do something wrong?
I’m silver to the end of the year thanks to Qatar so have selected some decent seats. Will these hold once I drop to Bronze?
Was hoping to upgrade to WT+ but says the booking class can’t be. Booked into O. Not a massive problem but did I do something wrong?
I’m silver to the end of the year thanks to Qatar so have selected some decent seats. Will these hold once I drop to Bronze?
Oct 21, 2018, 12:12 pm
#66
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
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The lowest economy buckets can't be upgraded, and also generate less avios and TPs. O class is one of these.
I believe there is sometimes a sweep that may dislodge you from selected seats. You may get lucky. But anyway it's a great price and a great offer.
I believe there is sometimes a sweep that may dislodge you from selected seats. You may get lucky. But anyway it's a great price and a great offer.
Oct 21, 2018, 12:18 pm
#67
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: LON
Programs: BA Gold; LH FTL; IHG Diamond; Marriott Gold; ALL Gold
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Oct 21, 2018, 2:40 pm
#69
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Excuse my ignorance but I did not receive the email and cannot see ts&cs on BA's website. Does this offer end midnight tonight or midnight tomorrow?
Oct 21, 2018, 2:42 pm
#70
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Oct 21, 2018, 4:03 pm
#72
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: LHR
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Ive jumped on to the Beirut bandwagon too...out on the 9th and back on the 11th. No avios availability to upgrade the flights so will wait and see if a POUG appears or not- no real need for the tier points just haven't done club on the a321 bar a few domestic hops. The Raddison also looks like a decent hotel for these dates coming up at £70 a night.
Just done the best price guarantee - found the same fare on travelpack.com too so will wait and see on that. Nice find bisonrav
Just done the best price guarantee - found the same fare on travelpack.com too so will wait and see on that. Nice find bisonrav
Oct 21, 2018, 4:31 pm
#73
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: BAEC Silver, Avis Preferred, Hilton Gold
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Is there any way to force the BA website to sell you a fare in (K, L, M, N, S, V) selling classes?
AFAICT, you can select 'lowest price' which results in O class on the flights I'm looking at, or 'full tier points' which results in H class.
How do I get it to show me the cheapest upgradeable class - is the only way to use book & upgrade?
AFAICT, you can select 'lowest price' which results in O class on the flights I'm looking at, or 'full tier points' which results in H class.
How do I get it to show me the cheapest upgradeable class - is the only way to use book & upgrade?
Oct 21, 2018, 5:15 pm
#74
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
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Is there any way to force the BA website to sell you a fare in (K, L, M, N, S, V) selling classes?
AFAICT, you can select 'lowest price' which results in O class on the flights I'm looking at, or 'full tier points' which results in H class.
How do I get it to show me the cheapest upgradeable class - is the only way to use book & upgrade?
AFAICT, you can select 'lowest price' which results in O class on the flights I'm looking at, or 'full tier points' which results in H class.
How do I get it to show me the cheapest upgradeable class - is the only way to use book & upgrade?
You can phone up and book, or you can force a travel agent booking through (by using ITA Matrix, BookWithMatrix and Priceline in that order) but you couldn't do that and use the avios promotion anyway.
Edit: ITA can show you the cheapest fare by adding BA /F BC=N to the advanced routing codes (for a non-stop BA flight).
Oct 21, 2018, 5:38 pm
#75
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 114
Has this sort of promotion been run before? I'm currently saving up for a trip to Sydney and Brisbane next year so I'll be skipping this one despite all the great offers.
One flight to note for families is £208 return to Orlando. I've paid more than than to get to Italy before! It is 10 hours in a densified 777 though.
One flight to note for families is £208 return to Orlando. I've paid more than than to get to Italy before! It is 10 hours in a densified 777 though.