Gift Flights / Open Ticket
Dec 10, 2018, 9:39 am
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Gift Flights / Open Ticket
Hoping for a little guidance. Id like to get my mum a couple surprise weekend trips to Jersey to visit her friend. However, searching the forums and google, I haven't seen an option for gift vouchers or anyway of purchasing dateless flights.
CE flight seem pretty stable @ £230, where ET vary from £60 - £90. Are there any options to purchase vouchers or flight credits apart from avios?
CE flight seem pretty stable @ £230, where ET vary from £60 - £90. Are there any options to purchase vouchers or flight credits apart from avios?
Dec 10, 2018, 10:02 am
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Not heard of gift vouchers but you can book them yourself when she tells you the dates.
As an interim present you could give her a couple of dummy tickets.
As an interim present you could give her a couple of dummy tickets.
Dec 10, 2018, 3:00 pm
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Dec 10, 2018, 3:04 pm
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mom me with your email address and I have made some for my wife, happy to send it over as a word doc
Dec 10, 2018, 5:26 pm
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This is a nice idea and potentially where BA could be missing out. I’m sure last year Virgin had a gift voucher scheme advertised.
A couple of of years ago I used my Avios for my parents to go to Rome Club Europe and got the duplicate e tickets in s ticket wallet and wrapped it in a shoebox along with a guidebook.
A couple of of years ago I used my Avios for my parents to go to Rome Club Europe and got the duplicate e tickets in s ticket wallet and wrapped it in a shoebox along with a guidebook.
Dec 10, 2018, 5:39 pm
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Open tickets used to be an option, but that was in a day when prices rarely changed. Now, you have no idea what a ticket might cost unless you know the exact date and flight.
Thus, the sham boarding pass or other note which then lets you book once she knows what she wants, is a great idea.
Carriers which issue gift cards wind up making a small fortune because nobody wants to leave their guest high and dry and thus there are often small amounts simply left on the card.
Thus, the sham boarding pass or other note which then lets you book once she knows what she wants, is a great idea.
Carriers which issue gift cards wind up making a small fortune because nobody wants to leave their guest high and dry and thus there are often small amounts simply left on the card.
Dec 10, 2018, 11:44 pm
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