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Old Jan 16, 23, 8:29 am
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Need 94 SkyTeam (Flying Blue) XP to get to gold, home airport is AMS, dates are pretty flexible. Preferred is to completed in one weekend, start late Friday,
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Old Jan 16, 23, 9:14 am
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Originally Posted by Martijn
Need 94 SkyTeam (Flying Blue) XP to get to gold, home airport is AMS, dates are pretty flexible. Preferred is to completed in one weekend, start late Friday,
Go to DUS and do a 6 segment run to KRK, TRF or BLL for probably 500 euros...
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Old Jan 16, 23, 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by jfkeze
Go to DUS and do a 6 segment run to KRK, TRF or BLL for probably 500 euros...
Thanks for your reply! But I don't get how to book this, or get this in Google flights? Do i add AMS-DUS and DUS-AMS as segments?
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Old Jan 17, 23, 1:30 am
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Need to use ITA Matrix add in code to have multiple segments AF AF AF...

https://oldmatrix.itasoftware.com
This example even allows an overnight in AMS...



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Old Jan 17, 23, 3:40 am
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And how do you pick the segments?

AMS-DUS-???-???-???-???-AMS ?leads me to 3000 euro

(sorry if i come across as a noob. It's caused by the fact I'm a mileage run noob...)
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Old Jan 17, 23, 3:45 am
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Something like this.
Google FlightsI looked for flights to TRF with multiple stops.
​​​​​​Thanks!
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Old Jan 17, 23, 3:56 am
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Something like this.
Google FlightsI looked for flights to TRF with multiple stops.
​​​​​​Thanks!
wow that's something! But would lead to 6 flights times 5 XP points, makes 30. I need 96...

I think i'm quicker to order an AMEX platinum? (and cheaper)
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Old Jan 17, 23, 4:29 am
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Originally Posted by Martijn
wow that's something! But would lead to 6 flights times 5 XP points, makes 30. I need 96...

I think i'm quicker to order an AMEX platinum? (and cheaper)
Business Class! 15 XPs per segment (across borders) so 90 XPs for 571 and you don't even need a hotel night since it has an overnight in AMS...
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Old Jan 17, 23, 5:50 am
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Originally Posted by jfkeze
Business Class! 15 XPs per segment (across borders) so 90 XPs for 571 and you don't even need a hotel night since it has an overnight in AMS...
You're absolute magicians.. speechless.. thanks so much! I will fiddle around and try and find something that starts in AMS and not DUS (i live in NL). If you have the time and could have a look that's fantastic.

again, thanks!!
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Old Jan 17, 23, 7:10 am
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Originally Posted by Martijn
You're absolute magicians.. speechless.. thanks so much! I will fiddle around and try and find something that starts in AMS and not DUS (i live in NL). If you have the time and could have a look that's fantastic.

again, thanks!!
It's going to be much more expensive... The hack here is that you are adding segments that cross borders and therefore add segments... AMS to DUS is a two hour train ride which makes it easy to position... You could also look for a flight AMS-DUS-AMS which even in Coach would give 5 XPs each way and that way you get 100 XPs or enough for your needs...
These work also ex-Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland etc. It's about hitting two hubs AMS CDG and collect more XPs...
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Old Jan 17, 23, 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by jfkeze
It's going to be much more expensive... The hack here is that you are adding segments that cross borders and therefore add segments... AMS to DUS is a two hour train ride which makes it easy to position... You could also look for a flight AMS-DUS-AMS which even in Coach would give 5 XPs each way and that way you get 100 XPs or enough for your needs...
These work also ex-Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland etc. It's about hitting two hubs AMS CDG and collect more XPs...
Spot on, and train ride AMS DUS is 20 euro (1 way) so very very doable. This is it, i will spend a weekend like this. Thanks again!
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Old Jan 18, 23, 9:44 pm
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AMS - MRU mauritius via ORLY or CDG and RUN
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Old Feb 8, 23, 5:38 am
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Does anybody have tips on how to set a price tracker for DUS-CDG-AMS-TRF-AMS-CDG-DUS or DUS-CDG-AMS-BLL-AMS-CDG-DUS on Skyteam in business class, on the same day? So if it goes down (currently not finding much under 536 euro) I get an alert?
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Old Feb 8, 23, 7:09 am
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Does anybody have tips on how to set a price tracker for DUS-CDG-AMS-TRF-AMS-CDG-DUS or DUS-CDG-AMS-BLL-AMS-CDG-DUS on Skyteam in business class, on the same day? So if it goes down (currently not finding much under 536 euro) I get an alert?
In the screenshots posted above, there is a price tracking toggle. Activate it for the routing that you need.
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