BA Holidays and BA flight sale
Jan 19, 2020, 4:05 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 79
BA Holidays and BA flight sale
There are some decent (economy!) fares available to the US West Coast, sub £300. When searching as a BA holiday the pricing doesn’t seem to correlate. Do BA holidays benefit from the lower priced air fares?
One potential issues is the cheapest air fares require a connection in say Chicago on the way back. The BA holiday flights are all direct both ways. Am I doing anything wrong?
thanks as ever.
One potential issues is the cheapest air fares require a connection in say Chicago on the way back. The BA holiday flights are all direct both ways. Am I doing anything wrong?
thanks as ever.
Jan 19, 2020, 4:19 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 2018
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After selecting a hotel (or car), you should be able to click "Select alternative flights" and reasonable connections should be displayed on that list. I've occasionally had it so that BA Holidays didn't automatically select the cheapest possible one (but in my case, the cheaper ones were crappier connections / times of day).
I'd assume BA Holidays benefits from the sale, since they even advertise BA Holidays as part of the sale.
I'd assume BA Holidays benefits from the sale, since they even advertise BA Holidays as part of the sale.
Jan 19, 2020, 6:46 am
#4
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
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Would it also depend on the number of passengers? For example, If there’s 4 of you then the lowest fare bucket may not be available for 4 passengers.
As others have said worth trying flight only and then adding a car or selecting alternative flights in the holiday booking form.
As others have said worth trying flight only and then adding a car or selecting alternative flights in the holiday booking form.
Jan 19, 2020, 4:16 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Newcastle, England
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I’ve had a few brilliant deals through BA holidays to the USA, I had a delay in ORD last week due to snow so they refunded me a night of the hote stay in Vegas, only got £30 back and the holiday cost 1850 in PE. Shows how little they pay for the hotel and how much the flights cost. I guess £800 would still be a good price in PE to LAS from NCL via ORD outbound and LAX on the way back.