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Please use this thread to post or to follow Economy Fares which are 'Good Deals' but where the cost per mile is more than 3-4 cents per mile, which is the usual upper limit for what is considered a true 'MR Deal'.

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May 10, 2023 | 5:53 pm

#136

Repooc17

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Quote:

Originally Posted by uporito

The Swiss deal returns 1,500 PQP on 400 dollars, 3.75 PQP/dollar seems like a really good deal

Your PQP calc is not correct. The fare is K, which will only earn 25%. It's not going to earn anywhere close to 1,500 PQP.

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May 11, 2023 | 7:06 am

#137

cruser1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by uporito

The Swiss deal returns 1,500 PQP on 400 dollars, 3.75 PQP/dollar seems like a really good deal

Not quite. That is a K fare as stated, so it'll earn 25% mileage. Mileage flown is approx 11606 miles, so you'll earn 2901 redeemable miles and that means you'll earn 580 PQP (Cost per PQP - 68.6207 cents).

If you are flying the other way on Swiss, you'd be better off flying to London for $370 roundtrip because the cost per PQP is a little lower - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ymTK4vGdZtFhL6

That is also a K fare. Mileage flown is approx 11424 miles, so you'll earn 2856 redeemable miles and that means you'll earn 571 PQP (Cost per PQP - 64.7986 cents)

However, if you're just interested in an economy class mileage run, Turkish to Copenhagen with an immediate turnaround or 1 night stay is $596 roundtrip and it books into the V fare code - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...MhpJ9bKueC8vt9

Mileage flown is approx 11734 miles, so you'll earn 5867 miles and you'll earn 977 PQP (Cost per PQP - 61.0031 cents)

Alternatively, you can choose an E fare code for the outbound and a V fare code for the inbound for $713 and you'll earn 1144 PQP because you'll run into the 500 PQP per segment cap (Cost per PQP - 62.3252 cents)

You could get a Turkish roundtrip to Madrid with a Q fare code for $781 roundtrip. Mileage Flown - 12666 miles, Mileage earned - 9499, PQP - 1424 because you'll run into the PQP cap (Cost per PQP - 54.8455 cents)

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May 11, 2023 | 11:30 am

#138

uporito

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Ah, didn't see it was Award Miles/5, I thought it was going to be way better lol

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May 11, 2023 | 2:05 pm

#139

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Your search inspired me so I was able to quickly put together this AUS-LIH-PDX-FLL-AUS trip for just $509 as of this post:
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...IggKBnoyMmN1Yg

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May 12, 2023 | 9:26 am

#140

Imnothere

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What's the best way to search and find mileage run routes starting from London?

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May 12, 2023 | 10:22 am

#141

uporito

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What airline/mileage program?

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May 12, 2023 | 11:09 am

#142

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Quote:

Originally Posted by uporito

What airline/mileage program?

BA but I'm open as it'll be my first

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May 12, 2023 | 12:47 pm

#143

Deckter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Imnothere

BA but I'm open as it'll be my first

There is a TP run thread in the BA section of this forum.

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May 12, 2023 | 1:29 pm

#144

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SamirD

Your search inspired me so I was able to quickly put together this AUS-LIH-PDX-FLL-AUS trip for just $509 as of this post:
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...IggKBnoyMmN1Yg

Awesome! Glad that you were able to figure out something that worked.

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May 12, 2023 | 9:11 pm

#145

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British Airways
Hamburg (HAM) - Las Vegas (LAS) - $404 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...gmySNGX3uyLEH8 - June 2023
Gothenburg (GOT) - Las Vegas (LAS) - $364 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...VNzPdoCTuFB97- Fall 2023
Gothenburg (GOT) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $370 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...sNiT4CiG9nV7d7 - Fall 2023

American
Hawaii (LIH) - Portland (PDX) - $190 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...fFy7a1Gxn61XMA - August 2023
Portland (PDX) - Tampa (TPA) - $170 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ojk8PGgWc2K7K8 - November 2023
Tampa (TPA) - Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - $167 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...wU62FWcLLM6P6A - November 2023
Portland (PDX) - Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - $164 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...HMz83MYUiKpiu6 - August 2023
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - Portland (PDX) - $165 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight......wf2Qr1UpMk8 - August 2023

Turkish
Bucharest (OTP) - Panama City (PTY) - $455 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...aiinz8sqmtWve7 - November 2023

Iberia
Berlin (BER) - Madrid (MAD) - $71 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...7RjPynwHD5RG87 - November 2023

Swiss
Johannesburg (JNB) - London - $370 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...WiiapMtxRLrHW9 - January 2023

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May 13, 2023 | 1:24 pm

#146

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cruser1

Awesome! Glad that you were able to figure out something that worked.

Hi, what is the strategy you used to find this itinerary? Thanks.

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May 13, 2023 | 9:41 pm

#147

cruser1

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American Airlines
San Juan (SJU) - Seattle (SEA) - $278 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ojdB7AC5fUkZq5 - October 2023
Santa Ana (SNA) - Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - $164 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...wXmqa7LCSfhDP7 - August 2023
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - Santa Ana (SNA) - $164 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...nM3safVg22oxA9 - August 2023
Phoenix (PHX) - San Juan (SJU) - $185 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...3vJTHtG1M1BYz8 - August 2023
West Palm Beach (PBI) - Seattle (SEA) - $197 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...iBYFGxVzx8AeH8 - August 2023
Portland (PDX) - Hawaii (LIH) - $192 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...KmrnhAYoH3kyz7 - October 2023

British Airways
Stockholm (ARN) - Burbank (BUR) - $402 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...stvVsi4KKq68i6 - August 2023
Antalya (AYT) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $549 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...J4YgHZu9tN89x7 - June 2023

United / Air Dolomiti
Katowice (KTW) - Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - $378 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...4DQh3MhduX7ECA - September 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...VtARbe5xhJ4q78

LATAM
Vitoria (VIX) - Porto Alegre (POA) - $70 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...yFPZEeJhpVRCQA - June 2023
Belem (BEL) - Rio de Janeiro (GIG) - $95 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...kCGJJQMvegQZ86 - June 2023
Manaus (MAO) - Rio de Janeiro (GIG) - $94 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...UTeqoJRudbiC89 - August 2023

SAS
Kristiansand (KRS) - San Francisco (SFO) - $346 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...NzBTZ2Uf59Gx87 - November 2023
Stockholm (ARN) - Miami (MIA) - $335 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...eLDLUDWVLCteE8 - November 2023

Air Asia
Manila (MNL) - Seoul (ICN) - $90 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...YN8x2unhwM392A - June 2023

Swiss / United
Valencia (VLC) - San Francisco (SFO) - $440 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...DENSHZJDDpwhg8 - October 2023

Swiss
Dublin (DUB) - Johannesburg (JNB) - $430 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...J4YgHZu9tN89x7 - January 2024

China Southern
London (LHR) - Jakarta (CGK) - $552 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...u94vRPVpnMEUV9 - June 2023
Paris (CDG) - Bali (DPS) - $489 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...iJuj3zUCXC7kPA - May/June 2023
Paris (CDG) - Auckland (AKL) - $911 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...TYJD8trqNyYep7 - May 2023

Virgin Atlantic
Johannesburg (JNB) - San Francisco (SFO) - $805 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...YcoQSnJmFgEan8 - August 2023

SAS / Aegean
Stockholm (ARN) - Athens (ATH) - $113 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...15rnyqeMLaJS96 - November 2023

Lufthansa / United
Warsaw (WAW) - Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - $406 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ekjRu61rY4mPN7 - October 2023
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...gb9spdDeQ7pck8

Copa
Santiago (SCL) - Miami (MIA) - $344 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...VGmt7GRmcwt9bA - September 2023

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May 15, 2023 | 2:33 pm

#148

cruser1

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TAP
Madeira (FNC) - Porto (OPO) - $33 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ETM74NYNLWWYh6 - October 2023
Oslo (OSL) - Madrid (MAD) - $103 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...vhXsc4LQiVx868 - August/September/October 2023
Shorter Connection at LIS - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...FJyqwKLYDNy8a7

LATAM
Natal (NAT) - Rio de Janeiro (GIG) - $127 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...zQKoASrFKoMek8 - November 2023

Delta
Boston (BOS) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $196 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...eFzJozahoRA9m6 - October/November 2023

American
San Juan (SJU) - Seattle (SEA) - $275 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...nMBJ1og6urpvw8 - September 2023
St Croix (STX) - Las Vegas (LAS) - $262 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...pmKRRrUAY2YCJ6 - September 2023
Seattle (SEA) - San Juan (SJU) - $278 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...2iHdZvvemo4nu8 - September 2023
Palm Beach (PBI) - Seattle (SEA) - $197 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...zkDBUHbNrRyWj6 - August 2023
Burlington (BVT) - San Francisco (SFO) - $197 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Q1GEH7q1VkHi57 - November 2023
Watertown (ART) - Las Vegas (LAS) - $161 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...gG1CsyZyYSYpJA - August 2023

SAS
Barcelona (BCN) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $451 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...zfmrtH6tpMuL26 - October 2023
Barcelona (BCN) - Miami (MIA) - $344 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...8zva5o32J5T5d9 - November 2023
Milan (MXP) - Miami (MIA) - $357 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...hEbxnwSBNJ6vW9 - November 2023
Venice (VCE) - San Francisco (SFO) - $435 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...3bPMUbyYitVt9- October 2023
Rome (FCO) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $474 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...TbA2DDNj3gLdPA - October 2023
Split (SPU) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $498 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...nHtXFFkeXmgLS6 - June 2023
Stavanger (SVG) - San Francisco (SFO) - $341 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...9W6qQPpV7DRCF7 - October 2023
Rome (FCO) - San Francisco (SFO) - $469 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...zPChTobGZqe166 - November 2023

Swiss
Dublin (DUB) - Johannesburg (JNB) - $428 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...rSXyS7nPDb7YM6 - January 2024

JetBlue
New York (JFK) - San Francisco (SFO) - $198 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...3jbncWiV46mug7 - September 2023
San Francisco (SFO) - New York (JFK) - $198 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...yEqeM8jtTErSN6 - September 2023

Turkish
Budapest (BUD) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $457 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...6DTgkFfN6BjzbA - January 2024
Bucharest (OTP) - Sao Paulo (GRU) - $478 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...h6SmSiT9SqqzA7 - November 2023

American OR United
Santiago (SCL) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $426 r/t - May 2023
UA - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...gwozJ8pzxJuPw8
AA - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...KPE19dk6BvLDe6

China Eastern
Rome (FCO) - Auckland (AKL) - $851 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...hrzg8DRyRkU1f7 - May 2023
Melbourne (MEL) - Rome (FCO) - $749 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...anPaCh9J6m4oZ8 - October 2023

British Airways
Dusseldorf (DUS) - Las Vegas (LAS) - $412 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...nqakNkpD7yfjv8 - September 2023

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May 15, 2023 | 3:25 pm

#149

cruser1

Join Date: Feb 2016

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Haven't posted many deals between Europe and Asia, so here's a few (I'll edit and add a few more to this post later this evening and convert currency to EUR, have to go now)

British Airways / Cathay Pacific
Iceland (KEF) - Hong Kong (HKG) - $605 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...52XGAnkjJyi1HA - June 2023

Swiss
Amsterdam (AMS) - Shanghai (PVG) - $539 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...GYJ3r9q9SQLup9 - September 2023

British Airways
London (LHR) - Shanghai (PVG) - $539 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...KzRdCyo1dcmxf6 - October 2023
Brussels (BRU) - Shanghai (PVG) - $476 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...QEN4Vp1XwppLcA - November 2023

Turkish
Budapest (BUD) - Seoul (ICN) - $410 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...71sJkAuQs8ybh7 - November 2023

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