Remember Thanksgiving weekend 2002?
Nov 27, 2010, 6:19 pm
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Remember Thanksgiving weekend 2002?
BA offered, for less than 24 hrs, RT E+ from any US destination to any European destination served for approx. $40. I booked one RT to Madrid and didn't tell any family member because I wasn't sure it would work. It did.
Nov 27, 2010, 6:30 pm
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Yep, those came out to about US$100 or slightly higher all in, ex-SFO. I booked 5of those: Paris x 2, Amsterdam x 2, and Duesseldorf. I might have the quantities by city wrong, but those were the 3 cities as I recall that I got.
It gained me OW Sapphire IIRC, which came in handy when I got in (actually I believe I was the first to post it) on the $170 SFO-SIN deal on CX.
And I believe it was Thanksgiving weekend 2000 when the UA $25 flights to Paris, etc. deal ran. Actually it was because of this one that I made a point to pay attention over future Thanksgiving weekends, which no doubt served many of us well in 2002!
It gained me OW Sapphire IIRC, which came in handy when I got in (actually I believe I was the first to post it) on the $170 SFO-SIN deal on CX.
And I believe it was Thanksgiving weekend 2000 when the UA $25 flights to Paris, etc. deal ran. Actually it was because of this one that I made a point to pay attention over future Thanksgiving weekends, which no doubt served many of us well in 2002!
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Nov 27, 2010, 6:40 pm
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I'll move this to MilesBuzz, since it is definitely not a Mileage Run Deal and is such a long time ago, that it's more of an anniversary rememberance.
Cheers,
BiziBB, Moderator Mileage Run forums
Cheers,
BiziBB, Moderator Mileage Run forums
Nov 27, 2010, 7:06 pm
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I think AltaFlyer was the OP on that one...
I was working a graveyard shift in the office of a cargo warehouse when it was posted...
I took 8 co-workers to CAI, and also booked myself to CDG, HEL, IST, OSL, and a couple others I can't remember.
I used the miles gained to fly CX F to JNB.
Awesome deal.
I was working a graveyard shift in the office of a cargo warehouse when it was posted...
I took 8 co-workers to CAI, and also booked myself to CDG, HEL, IST, OSL, and a couple others I can't remember.
I used the miles gained to fly CX F to JNB.
Awesome deal.
Nov 27, 2010, 8:27 pm
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Here's the thread on the deal - and look how few people responded. It was a much smaller board then.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...ocity-now.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...ocity-now.html
Nov 28, 2010, 9:25 pm
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Ah. The good old days.
That night, my wife and I met a few Flyertalkers for drinks in Manhattan. We talked miles and points.
When we arrived home, I headed to the computer and read about this deal. It was 2200, and by then, all that was left out of New York was Cairo Egypt.
This was the only time I regretted attending an event.
It would only be a matter of time until the next one. In the old days, deals were rampant.
dh
That night, my wife and I met a few Flyertalkers for drinks in Manhattan. We talked miles and points.
When we arrived home, I headed to the computer and read about this deal. It was 2200, and by then, all that was left out of New York was Cairo Egypt. This was the only time I regretted attending an event.
It would only be a matter of time until the next one. In the old days, deals were rampant.
dh
Nov 29, 2010, 2:07 pm
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Unfortunately when this came out I was at the tender age of 17 so I was unable to cash in on the promotion but I remember reading about it. 
It sure would have been great though
It sure would have been great though