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jrzyshawn May 24, 2009 7:39 am


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11797231)
Having said all that, why fly VS when SQ will be an option at that point?

I am not sure about SQ, but VS is amazing.. lounge, dinner, haircuts uc cabin, ect... :D

Olton Hall May 24, 2009 7:43 am

Morning Box.

Congrats CM on 8000

Where's all this rain they've been predicting for this weekend?

KNRG May 24, 2009 7:44 am


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11797231)
I wanted to come to BNA instead of ATL for when my mother and I did the Devils road game trip. We had to go to the market that would accept her industry tickets. EWR-BNA at something like 9 weeks out was selling for $1,116 on an H fare...on an ERJ. That level of detail is burned into my head because of the insanity of it all. ATL had the freebie buckets available, so ATL it was. I really enjoyed it, so I'm not complaining at all, but :eek: to that BNA fare. Just out of curiousity, would you settle for BNA-CLE being on a Q400?

PHL-BNA is $129 each way on WN. BNA-CLE is $120.

ConciergeMike May 24, 2009 8:05 am


Originally Posted by KNRG (Post 11797318)
PHL-BNA is $129 each way on WN. BNA-CLE is $120.

Those fares are slightly worse than free on industry tickets. ;) And the mainline service that icurhere2 wants is that of CO.

belynch May 24, 2009 8:05 am

Morning box.

Made significant headway on the honey-do list. The trade off is that I'm very sore, covered in blisters, and :rolleyes:'ed.

I'm telling the Canuck no work tomorrow. I need to enjoy at least one day this weekend. No way I'm finishing the patio either. Oh well. At least I have it all dug out.

cheepneezy May 24, 2009 8:14 am


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11797231)
In other news, Post # 8000

Congrats on your not so random numerical milestone!:cool:

colpuck May 24, 2009 8:46 am

I would think that VS UC is better than SQ J (old style), new style not so much.

Steph3n May 24, 2009 8:48 am

I'd take SQ over VS any day just for inflight, as long as not in Y on either :D I don't plan to take ANY long haul in Y.

Brituchenite May 24, 2009 8:52 am

Morning, Box.



Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11795561)
Oh, that reminds me. Here are the pictures from Belize

Lovely photos. Makes me want to visit.


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11796468)
Sometime next year I am going to attempt to redeem a series 17 award in business class and will definitely require the professional services of the Box with routings/airlines. I know I want to visit Paris, Barcelona, Rome, Hong Kong (would prefer VS LHR-HKG), Bangkok and maybe a stop in Fiji or Hawaii.

How many miles do you usually need for an RTW?


Originally Posted by jrzyshawn (Post 11797305)
I am not sure about SQ, but VS is amazing.. lounge, dinner, haircuts uc cabin, ect... :D


^ to VS. Loved the experience. Flew EWR-LHR-JNB last year and back on VS Upper Class. Fabbo!



Feel better, Jrzyshawn!

MBM3 May 24, 2009 9:00 am


Originally Posted by Brituchenite (Post 11797523)
How many miles do you usually need for an RTW?

Roundtrip Economy Class 140,000
Roundtrip Business Class 220,000
Roundtrip First/Business/BusinessFirst 280,000

sdm1130 May 24, 2009 9:04 am


Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 11797537)
Roundtrip Economy Class 140,000
Roundtrip Business Class 220,000
Roundtrip First/Business/BusinessFirst 280,000

Aren't the mileage requires for a RTW with Star much higher?

While a RTW is fun to piece together, I'm still not sure I'm convinced it is worth the miles unless you have at least 3+ weeks to make 5-6 stops.

Steph3n May 24, 2009 9:27 am

round trip RTW economy......haha who are they kidding? :D

that islike asking for a free trip to spine surgery.

colpuck May 24, 2009 9:44 am


Originally Posted by Steph3n (Post 11797616)
round trip RTW economy......haha who are they kidding? :D

that islike asking for a free trip to spine surgery.

hey now, their economy redemptions keep our premium redemptions on the cheap.

Mackieman May 24, 2009 9:46 am

Morning, Box. More cleaning, more packing, more :rolleyes:. More is more. :)

rolov May 24, 2009 9:48 am


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 11797231)
Having said all that, why fly VS when SQ will be an option at that point?

Not really, at this point the routes are very limited where C or F redemptions are allowed due to their award restrictions for non SQ KF members. No west coast to SIN since the LAX-NRT-SIN flight will be going 77W.
Everyone expects the JFK-SIN route to get the downgrade to 77W, so the only real options are AMS-SIN on 772 or intra asia.


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