multi-city award within Europe using miles?
May 11, 2015, 3:54 am
#1
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: FRA / YEG
Programs: AC Super Elite, Radisson Platinum, Accor Platinum
Posts: 11,874
multi-city award within Europe using miles?
I'll need to fly to five different destinations (all within Europe) and am wondering whether there's an efficient way to redeem miles for an itinerary such as HEL-FRAx-BUDx-MUCx-LHRx-DUS (order of the destinations is somewhat flexible, so OW and *A would work).
The AA distance-based award chart would have been great for this, but unfortunately AA discontinued those awards
NH used to allow up to four (?) stopovers on awards, but that no longer seems to be the case either.
JL still seems to calculate the number of miles based on the total distance (regardless of number of stopovers), so that could be an option, though between the somewhat expensive award chart and YQ it's probabably not the best option.
CX seems to work in a similar way, but their award chart is cost-prohobitive.
BA Avios isn't a bad option (since I could use AY/BA/AB for most/all flights), but I was wondering whether there's any better option?
The AA distance-based award chart would have been great for this, but unfortunately AA discontinued those awards
NH used to allow up to four (?) stopovers on awards, but that no longer seems to be the case either.
JL still seems to calculate the number of miles based on the total distance (regardless of number of stopovers), so that could be an option, though between the somewhat expensive award chart and YQ it's probabably not the best option.
CX seems to work in a similar way, but their award chart is cost-prohobitive.
BA Avios isn't a bad option (since I could use AY/BA/AB for most/all flights), but I was wondering whether there's any better option?
Last edited by Jasper2009; May 11, 2015 at 4:02 am
May 11, 2015, 8:52 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,601
Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
BA Avios should certainly be used for the flights in and out of LON, because of the availability of economical "Reward Flight Savers," which have low cash components. And BA redemptions on AB have no surcharges (but taxes still apply).
BA Avios should certainly be used for the flights in and out of LON, because of the availability of economical "Reward Flight Savers," which have low cash components. And BA redemptions on AB have no surcharges (but taxes still apply).
May 11, 2015, 1:39 pm
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,030
If the order is flexible FRA-MUC-BUD by train maybe a better option
Low cost carriers are another option
Keep your ff miles/points for long haul awards.
May 11, 2015, 2:12 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: FRA / YEG
Programs: AC Super Elite, Radisson Platinum, Accor Platinum
Posts: 11,874
What FFP's do you have miles/points with?
If the order is flexible FRA-MUC-BUD by train maybe a better option
Low cost carriers are another option
Keep your ff miles/points for long haul awards.
If the order is flexible FRA-MUC-BUD by train maybe a better option
Low cost carriers are another option
Keep your ff miles/points for long haul awards.
Taking the train within Germany definitely is an option, assuming the trains will eventually be running again more reliably than right now.
