BA/AA Sale Fares ex-US
Sep 3, 2020, 3:19 am
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BA/AA Sale Fares ex-US
I'm looking to book some nested J-class flights under the current BA sale, however the pricing on the other half of the bookings originating from the US are proving sub-optimal.
Does BA and/or AA offer similar sale fares ex-USA from time to time like the current offering out of the UK?
MAN-FF
Does BA and/or AA offer similar sale fares ex-USA from time to time like the current offering out of the UK?
MAN-FF
Sep 3, 2020, 4:14 am
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I'm looking to book some nested J-class flights under the current BA sale, however the pricing on the other half of the bookings originating from the US are proving sub-optimal.
Does BA and/or AA offer similar sale fares ex-USA from time to time like the current offering out of the UK?
MAN-FF
Does BA and/or AA offer similar sale fares ex-USA from time to time like the current offering out of the UK?
MAN-FF
Unless COVID-19 has changed things, don’t expect any bargains anytime soon
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Sep 3, 2020, 8:27 am
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Sep 3, 2020, 12:53 pm
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If you dare to look beyond BA there have been lots of exUS deals recently... keep an eye on the premium fares forum. Recent examples
AM (DL Skyteam) JFK-CDG ~ $1585 (RT) Premier (23.6k MQM 6.3k MQD)
FI: Business class JFK-AMS $1,007.00 RT
AM (DL Skyteam) JFK-CDG ~ $1585 (RT) Premier (23.6k MQM 6.3k MQD)
FI: Business class JFK-AMS $1,007.00 RT
Sep 3, 2020, 12:54 pm
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Sep 3, 2020, 2:30 pm
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Sep 3, 2020, 2:54 pm
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In my experience as an ex-US traveler, you just have to keep an eye on the routes you're interested in--Google Flights is good for this--and wait to see if BA/AA match SkyTeam or Star Alliance sales. In the absence of a good sale, I generally purchase my tickets 6-12 weeks before my flight, but that strategy probably does not mesh with your desire to do nested trips.
Sep 3, 2020, 8:37 pm
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Sep 4, 2020, 12:17 am
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2: Consumer attitudes to spending in general: When your annual property tax bill is $40k, your kids college fees are $
, flights move way down the list of top 10 costs.3: Fewer holidays: Multiple long haul leisure trips a year definitely not the norm!
All adds up to greater spending power/lower price sensitivity for premium travel with the airlines pricing accordingly.
Sep 4, 2020, 4:55 am
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1: Tax - Having lived in both the Netherlands and the US, calculating the difference in disposable income is eye-watering
2: Consumer attitudes to spending in general: When your annual property tax bill is $40k, your kids college fees are $, flights move way down the list of top 10 costs.
3: Fewer holidays: Multiple long haul leisure trips a year definitely not the norm!
All adds up to greater spending power/lower price sensitivity for premium travel with the airlines pricing accordingly.
2: Consumer attitudes to spending in general: When your annual property tax bill is $40k, your kids college fees are $
, flights move way down the list of top 10 costs.3: Fewer holidays: Multiple long haul leisure trips a year definitely not the norm!
All adds up to greater spending power/lower price sensitivity for premium travel with the airlines pricing accordingly.
Sep 4, 2020, 6:47 am
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For clarity, you'd need an assessed home value of roughly $4m to generate a property tax of $40k per annum. The median house price in the US is $200,000 which would be roughly $2k in property taxes. There will be a tiny percentage of Americans paying property taxes at that level or above.
Sep 4, 2020, 2:10 pm
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For clarity, you'd need an assessed home value of roughly $4m to generate a property tax of $40k per annum. The median house price in the US is $200,000 which would be roughly $2k in property taxes. There will be a tiny percentage of Americans paying property taxes at that level or above.
A property with a market value of roughly $1.2m will end up with a property tax bill of $40k