Discovery Vitality Booking
#16
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
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#17
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
It's like a 20 or 30% discount but only the base fare which ex SA is like 40% if the total fare. So ultimately like a 8% discount. + The same flights I was looking at on EK for 9k were 16k on Discovery last week + no multi city.
Another good option is ebucks, also only on base fare (I'm on the level where I get 20% off) and you can do multi city but again I wasn't able to get the same starting fare as in EK. For other flights in the same date I got the price of R9k but after discount it was still R8400, so only 7% effective discount.
Another good option is ebucks, also only on base fare (I'm on the level where I get 20% off) and you can do multi city but again I wasn't able to get the same starting fare as in EK. For other flights in the same date I got the price of R9k but after discount it was still R8400, so only 7% effective discount.
#18
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 112
I get 30% off because of my tier which usually works out to 26% off after discovery adds what I guess is an admin/booking fee.
I always check with the emirates website at the same time.
I dont know if you are talking about the standard bank discount for business class and economy which is based on the base fare ie hardly any discount
#19
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 108
My discount was on the total fare. Worked out to be ~25% after discoveries admin/booking fee.
A really great discount if you are booking Y seats and are happy with whatever fare class is cheapest at the time.
Only limitation is that there are limited tickets bookable per year (I think 2 per person) and you can only book for family members on the same medical aid (who share your vitality status).
On an unrelated note, looks like there might be enough South African's on here to justify a little meet-up! Hoping you are all in Cape Town
A really great discount if you are booking Y seats and are happy with whatever fare class is cheapest at the time.
Only limitation is that there are limited tickets bookable per year (I think 2 per person) and you can only book for family members on the same medical aid (who share your vitality status).
On an unrelated note, looks like there might be enough South African's on here to justify a little meet-up! Hoping you are all in Cape Town
#20
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I cant say I have had the same experience
I get 30% off because of my tier which usually works out to 26% off after discovery adds what I guess is an admin/booking fee.
I always check with the emirates website at the same time.
I dont know if you are talking about the standard bank discount for business class and economy which is based on the base fare ie hardly any discount
I get 30% off because of my tier which usually works out to 26% off after discovery adds what I guess is an admin/booking fee.
I always check with the emirates website at the same time.
I dont know if you are talking about the standard bank discount for business class and economy which is based on the base fare ie hardly any discount
I was thinking the same, a Cape Town meetup is definitely overdue! Maybe in September?
#22
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
#25
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Even SA Amex MR don't transfer to EK. I quite like ebucks though, managed to get a few free tanks of petrol that way.
#26
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 108
Just confirmed that the Vitality discount does appear to be on the whole fare.
Random booking from CPT-LGW. Normal price R9 186.29 (confirmed as a special ticket on Emirates.com), Vitality price is R7 110.89. Works out to be a 23% discount after the Vitality booking fee.
Random booking from CPT-LGW. Normal price R9 186.29 (confirmed as a special ticket on Emirates.com), Vitality price is R7 110.89. Works out to be a 23% discount after the Vitality booking fee.
#27
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Cape Town
Programs: BA Exec Gold , Qatar Priviledge Club Plat
Posts: 1,584
It's like a 20 or 30% discount but only the base fare which ex SA is like 40% if the total fare. So ultimately like a 8% discount. + The same flights I was looking at on EK for 9k were 16k on Discovery last week + no multi city.
Another good option is ebucks, also only on base fare (I'm on the level where I get 20% off) and you can do multi city but again I wasn't able to get the same starting fare as in EK. For other flights in the same date I got the price of R9k but after discount it was still R8400, so only 7% effective discount.
Another good option is ebucks, also only on base fare (I'm on the level where I get 20% off) and you can do multi city but again I wasn't able to get the same starting fare as in EK. For other flights in the same date I got the price of R9k but after discount it was still R8400, so only 7% effective discount.
Just confirmed that the Vitality discount does appear to be on the whole fare.
Random booking from CPT-LGW. Normal price R9 186.29 (confirmed as a special ticket on Emirates.com), Vitality price is R7 110.89. Works out to be a 23% discount after the Vitality booking fee.
Random booking from CPT-LGW. Normal price R9 186.29 (confirmed as a special ticket on Emirates.com), Vitality price is R7 110.89. Works out to be a 23% discount after the Vitality booking fee.
#28
Join Date: Jul 2016
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 112
Yeah , well now that i can not use the discount for F/J, i will not be so interested in international bookings. I see Investec is offering me a "35%" discount , however these will most likely come back as ironically more expensive or just a tiny bit cheaper - a bit like Amex. However the discount is actually not too bad on domestic sectors , think i can live with the odd discounted Kulula/BA flight ! !
I probably save around R10k a year on domestic flights
Emirates is just an added benefit
#30
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
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That sounds good, both the Diners discount and the CPT meet. I'll be back early September.