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Jul 30, 2021, 9:11 pm
#5401
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: HSV
Programs: Bellevue Lifetime Premiere Mega Elite Supreme
Posts: 1,509
Just got 3 tickets for coworkers (Husband/Wife/Teenager) nonstop RT LAX>LHR>LAX 18DEC-01JAN (2 weeks, Saturday to Saturday) for 70,000/each in Main Cabin, 210K total SMs.
Early Christmas gift.
Early Christmas gift.
Jul 30, 2021, 10:03 pm
#5403
Join Date: Aug 2020
Posts: 829
Jul 30, 2021, 10:20 pm
#5404
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: DTW / SJC
Programs: AA EXP, DL DM, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 764
Understood, was just pointing out that opportunities do exist.
Jul 31, 2021, 2:07 am
#5405
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: San Antonio
Programs: DL DM, Former AA EXP now AY Plat, AC 75K, NW Plat, Former CO Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 27,042
However CUN has many quick options, including on Southwest, Spirit, etc. CUN is only 2- 2.5 hr flight from southern gulf states, nonstop from plenty of other cities. Also 65k for no AP J is heck of savings on miles. Also not sure if what visa issues you are meaning. Mexico (and Brazil) offer visa on arrival for US citizens. No needing to apply for one. Also note CUN currently has AF/KL nonstops operating on some days. No need to transit in US if don't want.
I'm flying into CUN morning AM and depart for ATL two or three hours later. No extra hotel night or day off.
Jul 31, 2021, 5:43 am
#5406
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,057
Note that partner metal business from Caribbean/Mex is 75K. Still a pretty good deal, but not as low as D1 65K level. NAS is fairly close to same distance to ATL as CUN, but it's almost 500 miles closer to JFK than CUN and could represent significant time savings in some cases. It's also an easy hop from several Florida cities. NAS also has preclearance. Not entirely sure the detour is worth it from the Midwest/Northeast if you are just trying to get to Europe, but it's worth considering if you want to spend some time in the region anyways.
Last edited by xliioper; Jul 31, 2021 at 6:00 am
Jul 31, 2021, 12:31 pm
#5407
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Seattle
Programs: Delta PM, Alaska MVP, AMEX Plat (MR), AMEX Delta Platinum
Posts: 56
Was able to book quick trip in First SEA to SAN in September, out on Friday and back on Sunday for 52K for both me and the wife. Seems like a pretty good deal with the same tickets costing $840 for both of us if we paid in cash.
Aug 17, 2021, 11:11 pm
#5408
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,934
Stellar redemption rates from SEA and other origins to Mexican resort nonstops, eg one-way prices like basic 7k / main 9k / first 20k. Nothing special for off-peak travel, but unusually there is some availability across Thanksgiving dates where revenue fares can run $600+ one-way.
Aug 19, 2021, 6:47 am
#5410
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,057
Presumably, these are 60-day advance partner YSMH350 awards. I wouldn't be too confident about current KL schedule on AMS-MSP (KL flights currently restart at 3x weekly on 8/31 and go to 4x weekly in November). Note that DL has some pretty decent deals from US to Europe in the fall (including hubs like MSP and DTW which usually get excluded) from around $665 roundtrip main cabin ($515 BE), although flights have to depart after 9/5 to qualify. MSP-STR is going for around $765 roundtrip in main cabin on DL metal. Note that only DL metal/DL coded flights over Atlantic qualify for Accelerator promo.
Aug 22, 2021, 7:37 am
#5412
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DTW
Programs: Alaska, Delta, Southwest
Posts: 1,663
I detailed my saga of trying to get a one-way DTW-YVR for an Alaska cruise next spring in the "Delta Pricing Insanity" thread, but the end result warrants a mention here. Both miles and cash pricing were unreasonable for several days in a row, except for the last daily DTW-SEA-YVR option (arriving after 22:00), which I didn't want.
I ended up getting DTW-LAX-YVR (latter segment operated by WestJet) for 32,500 miles. Cash price would have been over $1000, so I guess you could say that's a success at 3 cents per mile, but going by what a reasonable cash price would have been rather than what it actually was, I'd say its more like 1 to 1.3.
I ended up getting DTW-LAX-YVR (latter segment operated by WestJet) for 32,500 miles. Cash price would have been over $1000, so I guess you could say that's a success at 3 cents per mile, but going by what a reasonable cash price would have been rather than what it actually was, I'd say its more like 1 to 1.3.
Oct 1, 2021, 12:45 pm
#5413
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Programs: Delta DM, United Silver, Marriott LT Platinum, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 853
JFK-LAX on a 764. 6,500 SkyMiles + $5.60 for main cabin. Got a premium select seat at booking and waitlisted a RUC for D1 which cleared 3 days out. Doesn’t get any better than that for me!
Oct 2, 2021, 9:36 am
#5414
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: Delta Platinum & 2MM, Marriott Lifetime TIT, Hertz Pres Club, IHG Gold, *A Gold
Posts: 1,253
On what date(s) does this route have this aircraft with a Premium Select cabin?
Oct 2, 2021, 9:53 am
#5415
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,057
Checked a number of flights tomorrow and they are showing 4 class 764s.
Last edited by xliioper; Oct 2, 2021 at 10:03 am