2021 promotions
May 18, 2021, 6:08 am
#136
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Helsinki-Vantaa APT, Finland
Programs: AY LUMO
Posts: 6,059
First we need domestic ATR -free routes.
May 18, 2021, 6:42 am
#137
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
could just be a domestic campaign since domestic earnings are pathetic anyways 😂😂
May 18, 2021, 11:39 pm
#138
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
So how much this 100k+100k would work out in real money?
May 19, 2021, 2:29 am
#139
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: C2
Posts: 651
I'm looking at it atm. 1287€ for 200k points.
A little bit tempted, I have no need to earn tier points for at least one year and could travel on points if I could travel.
The points are quite good value for me as I'm not HEL based.
A little bit tempted, I have no need to earn tier points for at least one year and could travel on points if I could travel.
The points are quite good value for me as I'm not HEL based.
May 19, 2021, 11:25 am
#140
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: Finnair Plat
Posts: 63
I checked HEL-BKK in end Nov - early Dec, 2-3 weeks with flexi days but the search didn't return any flights. Does anyone have any experience on the availability of booking flights with points?
May 19, 2021, 11:44 am
#141
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
This 100% extra points sounds appealing; 200.000 point with 13k EUR; i.e. one LH in J + one European flight for ~15k (including taxes and fees).
I checked HEL-BKK in end Nov - early Dec, 2-3 weeks with flexi days but the search didn't return any flights. Does anyone have any experience on the availability of booking flights with points?
I checked HEL-BKK in end Nov - early Dec, 2-3 weeks with flexi days but the search didn't return any flights. Does anyone have any experience on the availability of booking flights with points?
May 19, 2021, 1:13 pm
#142
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: C2
Posts: 651
This 100% extra points sounds appealing; 200.000 point with 13k EUR; i.e. one LH in J + one European flight for ~15k (including taxes and fees).
I checked HEL-BKK in end Nov - early Dec, 2-3 weeks with flexi days but the search didn't return any flights. Does anyone have any experience on the availability of booking flights with points?
I checked HEL-BKK in end Nov - early Dec, 2-3 weeks with flexi days but the search didn't return any flights. Does anyone have any experience on the availability of booking flights with points?
Jun 3, 2021, 10:38 am
#143
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 639
Hi, just missed the last points promotion. Anyone knows if Finnair will be having another points sale any time soon? Thanks
Jun 3, 2021, 11:56 am
#144
Moderator, Finnair
Join Date: May 2011
Location: MMX (CPH)
Programs: Eurobonus Diamond, QR Gold, AY+ Platinum, A3*G, Nordic Choice Lifetime Platinum, SJ Prio Black
Posts: 14,180
I'd say that is likely. Selling points means getting money upfront for future liabilities.
When? Who knows.
When? Who knows.
Jun 3, 2021, 2:04 pm
#145
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Platinum, TK Elite, BT VIP, AA, BA, SK, DL, NT, WB + hotels
Posts: 8,757
Jun 3, 2021, 8:15 pm
#146
Join Date: Aug 2019
Programs: AY+ Lumo, HH Diamond
Posts: 503
All is well, unless you're in a rush. I would expect these point purchase promos every 3-4 months. The best (recent) price for points has been 0.64 euro cents per point.
Bear in mind that
You should therefore have a clear purpose in mind for using the points if you proceed to buy them. Great savings can be had for premium airfares etc. for sure, but it comes with a certain risk and certain restrictions regarding e.g. availability.
Personally, I bought points in the recent NOV20 sale with the intention of using them towards status requalification in 2024 and onwards, and upgrades. In my case and for my flying pattern it made sense - still does unless AY decides to water down the points' value.
Bear in mind that
- Fundamentally, points are not money. There's several court cases where even the airlines have argued that loyalty points do not have any monetary value and thus should not be compensated.
- With airlines burning their cash reserves and desperate to sell their loyalty points, it's likely that points will suffer from severe inflation sooner than later especially once executing the liability materialises for the airlines. This inflation is happening already every day with hotel and airline loyalty program T&C 'enhancements', often done in secrecy. Still, AY has not yet hiked up e.g. point-based upgrades; and there's a part of me that expects e.g. intra-europe upgrade, currently at 10,000 award points, to be 15,000 or 20,000 award points this time next year.
- Money will always work. One aspect of the point inflation can be expected to be reduced points-based upgrade availability too. Point awards often come with restrictions. You may encounter many frustrating difficulties when you actually want to redeem hotel gift cards that you bought in a promotion (from the outright lie against the hotel brand policy of "sorry, we are unable to accept these gift cards" to "we get like only one of these per year and we don't know how to enter it into the system so you must pay with money"), or would like to use your AY points.
You should therefore have a clear purpose in mind for using the points if you proceed to buy them. Great savings can be had for premium airfares etc. for sure, but it comes with a certain risk and certain restrictions regarding e.g. availability.
Personally, I bought points in the recent NOV20 sale with the intention of using them towards status requalification in 2024 and onwards, and upgrades. In my case and for my flying pattern it made sense - still does unless AY decides to water down the points' value.
Jun 15, 2021, 1:55 pm
#147
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
Meanwhile AF/KL bombs me with double TP offers...
Aug 11, 2021, 12:44 am
#148
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: AY+ Platinum / FlyingBlue Gold
Posts: 835
20% point discount on award flights
Only valid for bookings on website, not waitlists
E.g. 24K return intra-Europe and 72K return intercontinental
Also noticed they reduced their one-way ticket prices to be exactly half of they return prices. E.g return always was 30K and 20K for one-way
Only valid for bookings on website, not waitlists
E.g. 24K return intra-Europe and 72K return intercontinental
Also noticed they reduced their one-way ticket prices to be exactly half of they return prices. E.g return always was 30K and 20K for one-way
Aug 11, 2021, 12:53 am
#149
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
Aug 11, 2021, 12:54 am
#150
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
Posts: 7,962
20% point discount on award flights
Only valid for bookings on website, not waitlists
E.g. 24K return intra-Europe and 72K return intercontinental
Also noticed they reduced their one-way ticket prices to be exactly half of they return prices. E.g return always was 30K and 20K for one-way
Only valid for bookings on website, not waitlists
E.g. 24K return intra-Europe and 72K return intercontinental
Also noticed they reduced their one-way ticket prices to be exactly half of they return prices. E.g return always was 30K and 20K for one-way
Maybe they are finally waking up at AY marketing 🤷🏼♂️😂