Getting to LAS and keeping Silver
Oct 18, 2006, 1:49 am
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Getting to LAS and keeping Silver
These days my business travel is limited to occassionally schleping up the A34 and M40 between Bournemouth and Wolverhampton. If I need to catch up on work I'll take Virgin XC First Class (£209 return 
and yes I know, this is not the bmi board 
).
My total tier points this year currently sit at a big fat zero. A trip to EDI for a conference will net 40. Apart for that there is little prospect of any real earning opportunities. That is apart from a possible conference speaking engagement at Caesars Palace in March. I need to keep the travel costs down so it looks like I class fares rather than full J. I looked at trying to book a YUP from JFK but the fare was £1600.
Anyone suggest a good TP earning run?
and yes I know, this is not the bmi board ). My total tier points this year currently sit at a big fat zero. A trip to EDI for a conference will net 40. Apart for that there is little prospect of any real earning opportunities. That is apart from a possible conference speaking engagement at Caesars Palace in March. I need to keep the travel costs down so it looks like I class fares rather than full J. I looked at trying to book a YUP from JFK but the fare was £1600.
Anyone suggest a good TP earning run?
Oct 18, 2006, 2:00 am
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Honey Bee - what about these rather good fare deals (well they look quite good) in CW? I see that DXB over Christmas is about £1100? I don't know whether the budget would stand for anything like this? I was wondering - not knowing how you work your travel arrangements through the company - but what about a LIS or another cheaper Euro destination to start your trip. If all else fails - and again I do not know how long you have to go - why don't you look at some I fares out of LGW. BLQ is about £178ish for 80 points return (will you listen to this woman on about miles and points as though she knew what she was talking about?!).
Lovely to hear from you anyway - I have to say that HI might not make Gold unless I do something quickly as he has to go to a conference (and speak -God help them (they will just love his accent)). I have actually booked him on CO Business Elite for less than £600 (Fare Gone).
Lovely to hear from you anyway - I have to say that HI might not make Gold unless I do something quickly as he has to go to a conference (and speak -God help them (they will just love his accent)). I have actually booked him on CO Business Elite for less than £600 (Fare Gone).
Oct 18, 2006, 2:16 am
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Gaza, are you Gold (as your profile suggests) or Silver?
If you are Gold, you will drop to silver anyway, not Blue.
If you are Silver, well...change your profile!
If you are Gold, you will drop to silver anyway, not Blue.
If you are Silver, well...change your profile!
Oct 18, 2006, 2:18 am
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Originally Posted by clubman
Gaza, are you Gold (as your profile suggests) or Silver?
If you are Gold, you will drop to silver anyway, not Blue.
If you are Silver, well...change your profile!
If you are Gold, you will drop to silver anyway, not Blue.
If you are Silver, well...change your profile!
Oct 18, 2006, 2:40 am
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Originally Posted by PUCCI GALORE
Honey Bee - what about these rather good fare deals (well they look quite good) in CW? I see that DXB over Christmas is about £1100? I don't know whether the budget would stand for anything like this? I was wondering - not knowing how you work your travel arrangements through the company - but what about a LIS or another cheaper Euro destination to start your trip. If all else fails - and again I do not know how long you have to go - why don't you look at some I fares out of LGW. BLQ is about £178ish for 80 points return (will you listen to this woman on about miles and points as though she knew what she was talking about?!).
Lovely to hear from you anyway - I have to say that HI might not make Gold unless I do something quickly as he has to go to a conference (and speak -God help them (they will just love his accent)). I have actually booked him on CO Business Elite for less than £600 (Fare Gone).
Lovely to hear from you anyway - I have to say that HI might not make Gold unless I do something quickly as he has to go to a conference (and speak -God help them (they will just love his accent)). I have actually booked him on CO Business Elite for less than £600 (Fare Gone).
After our last Christmas experience in DXB (heavy rain, cool temps and snow in the Hajar Mountains for the first time in living memory I think we will stick to the spring and autumn seasons!!!My last two Gold cards have been achieved out of my own pocket so I think it is time for a company to pick up this one.
Doing an ex-LIS/AMS/other EU is an option as I would book my own travel.
Oct 18, 2006, 2:54 am
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OK, but given 1) your business travel is now limited and 2) you always seem to travel on holiday in premium cabins, do you actually need the silver card at all?
Regardless of who is paying, if you end up forking out an extra £1000 or so just to have a bit of plastic that will be of very little use over the next 12 months then the marketing people are doing a cracking job and arguably you've been "had".
Regardless of who is paying, if you end up forking out an extra £1000 or so just to have a bit of plastic that will be of very little use over the next 12 months then the marketing people are doing a cracking job and arguably you've been "had".
Oct 18, 2006, 2:55 am
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Originally Posted by Gaza
Doing an ex-LIS/AMS/other EU is an option as I would book my own travel.
Oct 18, 2006, 4:37 am
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Originally Posted by Gaza
I looked at trying to book a YUP from JFK but the fare was £1600.
Anyone suggest a good TP earning run?
Anyone suggest a good TP earning run?
EWR might be a good bet. $1218 return to LAS.
http://www.farecompare.com/search/yu...rue&carrier=AA
Oct 18, 2006, 5:14 am
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Originally Posted by Swiss Tony
OK, but given 1) your business travel is now limited and 2) you always seem to travel on holiday in premium cabins, do you actually need the silver card at all?
The extra cost of the YUP will be rolled in to the overall cost of the ticket that I will claim back from the company. The complete absense of a corporate TA and a boss who understands these things (I've got him signed up for BA AMex PP) but still has an eye on the bottom line, makes it achieveable.
Oct 18, 2006, 5:27 am
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Originally Posted by Gaza
The card is useful for the ocasions when I travel domestically (mostly SOU-EDI-SOU) or for a weekend away in Europe when Y is much cheaper than I.
The extra cost of the YUP will be rolled in to the overall cost of the ticket that I will claim back from the company. The complete absense of a corporate TA and a boss who understands these things (I've got him signed up for BA AMex PP) but still has an eye on the bottom line, makes it achieveable.
The extra cost of the YUP will be rolled in to the overall cost of the ticket that I will claim back from the company. The complete absense of a corporate TA and a boss who understands these things (I've got him signed up for BA AMex PP) but still has an eye on the bottom line, makes it achieveable.
As one of the first Muccis ever - you of course get to be u** to F if I ever were your CSD. We never do such things of course and my name is Blanche Dubois. However - I am afraid that I think that Lenny must be thinking that the end of the world has come with no F to sit in!!
Oct 18, 2006, 5:32 am
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Originally Posted by PUCCI GALORE
Honey - I hear you loud and clear. How wise you are! Sheena has made an even finer man out of you.
As one of the first Muccis ever - you of course get to be u** to F if I ever were your CSD. We never do such things of course and my name is Blanche Dubois. However - I am afraid that I think that Lenny must be thinking that the end of the world has come with no F to sit in!!
As one of the first Muccis ever - you of course get to be u** to F if I ever were your CSD. We never do such things of course and my name is Blanche Dubois. However - I am afraid that I think that Lenny must be thinking that the end of the world has come with no F to sit in!!
Would you wave your magic hairbrush and upgrade 5 Smirnies to F to JFK tomorrow? I promise to be your most humble and devoted Mucci.
PS - If you don't I will get the Smirnettes to run riot in the UD and have a luxury cake fight.
Oct 18, 2006, 5:51 am
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Originally Posted by Smirnoff
Queen Pucci. Thou art the greatest.
Would you wave your magic hairbrush and upgrade 5 Smirnies to F to JFK tomorrow? I promise to be your most humble and devoted Mucci.
PS - If you don't I will get the Smirnettes to run riot in the UD and have a luxury cake fight.
Would you wave your magic hairbrush and upgrade 5 Smirnies to F to JFK tomorrow? I promise to be your most humble and devoted Mucci.
PS - If you don't I will get the Smirnettes to run riot in the UD and have a luxury cake fight.
"Queen Pucci. Thou art the greatest."
OR
"Your Majesty"
or
"Your Highness"
Each and every time that you post to or about me I might think about it. Your threats are empty. I could not care less what goes on on any flight that I am not aboard. Now what is that worth - and whilst we are about it what happened to the Budget?
Oct 18, 2006, 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by PUCCI GALORE
Hm....if you promise to address me
"Queen Pucci. Thou art the greatest."
OR
"Your Majesty"
or
"Your Highness"
Each and every time that you post to or about me I might think about it. Your threats are empty. I could not care less what goes on on any flight that I am not aboard. Now what is that worth - and whilst we are about it what happened to the Budget?
"Queen Pucci. Thou art the greatest."
OR
"Your Majesty"
or
"Your Highness"
Each and every time that you post to or about me I might think about it. Your threats are empty. I could not care less what goes on on any flight that I am not aboard. Now what is that worth - and whilst we are about it what happened to the Budget?
Have a word with tomorrow's CSD and I will do anything you wish. I will bring you fresh cabbage pies back from DME for you....
As for the travel budget, it looks like going through. I had to cut my IT budget instead, but who needs IT anyway?
Oct 18, 2006, 5:58 am
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Originally Posted by Smirnoff
Oh Majestic Highness, Queen Pucci, Thou art the Greatest, I am not worthy to be served a deli-box on you flights.....
Have a word with tomorrow's CSD and I will do anything you wish. I will bring you fresh cabbage pies back from DME for you....
As for the travel budget, it looks like going through. I had to cut my IT budget instead, but who needs IT anyway?
Have a word with tomorrow's CSD and I will do anything you wish. I will bring you fresh cabbage pies back from DME for you....
As for the travel budget, it looks like going through. I had to cut my IT budget instead, but who needs IT anyway?
Now - I've named my price and you have ignored it. Agree and I will think about it.
(Jen is Sheep off to JFK tomorrow. You know how he hates Riff Raff!)