First trip redemption, guidance please?
Feb 8, 2013 | 7:46 am
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Sorry, but if you are on a two-class aircraft where the front cabin is sold as "First Class," BA will charge three times the Coach redemption rate.
Originally Posted by bhnash
Yes, I see now that he did, though I mis-read it at the time. I though he was saying 25k points each way, and I am so new to this, when he mentioned BA I didn't register that to be Avios.
Anyway, I did some poking on the BA site, and see that in addition to 25k round trip in coach, that Business/Club is 50k round trip, which definitely beats AA's 75k for Business/First round trip. The Alaska plane only has two cabins, so I am hoping they would treat Business/Club as a first class ticket?
Anyway, I did some poking on the BA site, and see that in addition to 25k round trip in coach, that Business/Club is 50k round trip, which definitely beats AA's 75k for Business/First round trip. The Alaska plane only has two cabins, so I am hoping they would treat Business/Club as a first class ticket?
Feb 8, 2013 | 8:27 am
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(And it can work when you're stingy anyway, since your own poolside BBQ is cheaper than the restaurants on the island...)
Feb 8, 2013 | 9:05 am
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Yeah, love the beachside BBQ idea... ^
I know the OP mentioned nice restaurants at some point upthread, but my experience on Maui was that the fine dining there wasn't really all that oustanding. Our trip was a honeymoon, so we had a couple gourmet meals - expensive, attached to a hotel, I don't recall exactly who the chefs were but they were probably well-regarded. But 10 years later, the things I remember about Maui were the picnic box lunches, having a burger & beer at a beachfront or poolside bar, good breakfasts, fresh fruits, etc. When we go back to Maui (and we will!), we won't sink a ton of cash into food.
If you're already in Northern California, you have more world-class restaurants in your own general neighborhood than you'll find on Maui.
I know the OP mentioned nice restaurants at some point upthread, but my experience on Maui was that the fine dining there wasn't really all that oustanding. Our trip was a honeymoon, so we had a couple gourmet meals - expensive, attached to a hotel, I don't recall exactly who the chefs were but they were probably well-regarded. But 10 years later, the things I remember about Maui were the picnic box lunches, having a burger & beer at a beachfront or poolside bar, good breakfasts, fresh fruits, etc. When we go back to Maui (and we will!), we won't sink a ton of cash into food.
If you're already in Northern California, you have more world-class restaurants in your own general neighborhood than you'll find on Maui.
Feb 8, 2013 | 9:23 am
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I actually agree with this, as well, and I am notoriously stingy. We pay for a condo (VRBO) on the beach in Hawaii. It's that much better of an experience.
(And it can work when you're stingy anyway, since your own poolside BBQ is cheaper than the restaurants on the island...)
(And it can work when you're stingy anyway, since your own poolside BBQ is cheaper than the restaurants on the island...)
But, you need to plot out your Europe trip so you can plan the load. If it's a family of four, you probably will not want to use your hotel points there unless you are doing only one or two nights in each city and can do cash and points. Instead, if you base yourself in a city for 4 or more nights you can really do well with apartments. So, if cash is tight you may want to burn hotel points in Hawaii - but beware that all your meals/drinks will add up.