ba business class fares.
Jan 20, 2022, 10:08 am
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Jan 20, 2022, 10:10 am
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As well as BA.com https://www.skyscanner.net/ often gets some good deals. BA Holidays with a car and or hotel can also bring the price down.
Jan 20, 2022, 10:29 am
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Also use a site called ITA Matrix. It is often mentioned on sites like this as a way of finding fares and has many interesting features that allow those who fly as a hobby to find nice deals.
It can also be used simply; using February 8 - 23rd as an example, both Air Canada and American Airways have cheaper flights than BA. Not direct though and the Air Canada flights had a long layover connection that might make the route unsatisfactory.
It can also be used simply; using February 8 - 23rd as an example, both Air Canada and American Airways have cheaper flights than BA. Not direct though and the Air Canada flights had a long layover connection that might make the route unsatisfactory.
Jan 20, 2022, 10:34 am
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I'm a big fan of Momondo, this also often indicates discounted OTA you can use in conjunction with BA PP. As I guess this is a holiday, also look to book a car or hotel for a day or the entire stay with BA holidays, that can bring prices down.
I don't think I'd be messing around too much on price just now, the flexibility you get with BA bookings has a lot of value. So I'd be looking at PP mostly and booking direct.
I don't think I'd be messing around too much on price just now, the flexibility you get with BA bookings has a lot of value. So I'd be looking at PP mostly and booking direct.
Jan 20, 2022, 11:04 am
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What have you found pricewise John Keenan and what were you hoping to spend? Also any objections to a stopover routing ?
Jan 20, 2022, 11:09 am
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i still find flights.google.com as a good starting point due to it being incredibly fast and offers visual information on fares that are instantly updated when shifting variables, especially when it comes to multi-city itins.
from there then i dive further into ITA and or eventually on to ba.com but neither are anywhere as fast or elegant in shifting variables quickly.
from there then i dive further into ITA and or eventually on to ba.com but neither are anywhere as fast or elegant in shifting variables quickly.
Jan 20, 2022, 11:10 am
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We have booked for May, which is when we could take time off etc. Whilst I knew February was peak season, I hadn't appreciated just how eye-watering the hotel costs are until I looked last week. Granted, it's getting towards the end of January now and there may have been some good deals, but so many average-looking hotels seem to be £1k+ per night. I thought May was expensive!
Jan 20, 2022, 11:15 am
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i still find flights.google.com as a good starting point due to it being incredibly fast and offers visual information on fares that are instantly updated when shifting variables, especially when it comes to multi-city itins.
from there then i dive further into ITA and or eventually on to ba.com but neither are anywhere as fast or elegant in shifting variables quickly.
from there then i dive further into ITA and or eventually on to ba.com but neither are anywhere as fast or elegant in shifting variables quickly.
Jan 20, 2022, 12:16 pm
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Plus ITA (unlike Google) tends to leave out Jet2, TUI etc... not that I make a habit of using them, but right now for ski flights, they can be useful
I'm probably just missing something basic with ITA, but Google is just more intuitive for a simple initial search
I'm probably just missing something basic with ITA, but Google is just more intuitive for a simple initial search
Jan 20, 2022, 1:12 pm
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I think that's exactly it: For the purposes of making it intuitive and providing "visual information", Google Flights offers a pretty dumbed-down interface. So if you want to make a simple initial search, it's probably not a bad place to start. But if you want the power of ITA's search language, you need to go to ITA.
Jan 20, 2022, 1:31 pm
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I would try Virgin Upper Class - I’ve just paid £2k each for 4 of us in Feb from Edin / Barbados - lots of deals and IMO way better tan BA business
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Jan 20, 2022, 3:44 pm
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The best business class fares to Barbados in Feb are likely to be eyewateringly expensive.
The BA Cheapest fare finder is showing £2.7k as being the lowest fare for a return to Barbados in Feb. I haven’t delved any deeper than that and I’m not sure that lots of delving would be fruitful.
There could be a nice ex-EU via somewhere if that floats your boat, but I fear that at this late stage even that is unlikely to BGI in peak season.
The BA Cheapest fare finder is showing £2.7k as being the lowest fare for a return to Barbados in Feb. I haven’t delved any deeper than that and I’m not sure that lots of delving would be fruitful.
There could be a nice ex-EU via somewhere if that floats your boat, but I fear that at this late stage even that is unlikely to BGI in peak season.