Cash+Points tickets can be a good deal
Feb 19, 2014, 1:43 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: EBG, Club Carlson Gold, Frequent Flyer, SPG, Gold Points
Posts: 46
SAS site says it clearly
* Points can be earned for tickets paid, wholly or partly with points
http://www.flysas.com/en/eurobonus/e...nts/all-seats/
* Points can be earned for tickets paid, wholly or partly with points
http://www.flysas.com/en/eurobonus/e...nts/all-seats/
Feb 20, 2014, 6:48 am
#17
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: CPH, MMX Sweden
Programs: SAS EBG, Flying Blu Gold, Etihad Gold
Posts: 380
I can 'triple' confirm this, I booked P&C in november and earned points. Called my contact inside EB to check if something was wrong, but no - you do earn points! So, EB got my vote in some categories in this years Freddie awards! 
Last edited by Silferlood; Feb 20, 2014 at 7:26 am
Feb 20, 2014, 7:43 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: London, Copenhagen
Programs: SK*G, BA Gold, IHG Plat AMB
Posts: 969
As I have no real use for EB points anymore, I will book all tickets with P&C and just use 1000 more than I am set to earn. They should slowly diminish whilst saving me money at the same time!
Feb 25, 2014, 11:19 pm
#19
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: SDU, CPH
Programs: A3*G, FB Gold, EB
Posts: 109
Great catch guys. What are the fares / booking classes for cash+points tickets? In there a way to know this before making the booking?
In other words, any chance such tickets might earn points in another *A program?
In other words, any chance such tickets might earn points in another *A program?
Apr 3, 2014, 9:38 am
#21
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: HEL
Programs: A3 Gold, SK Silver, AB Gold, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 63
It looks like things have changed. When I checked c+p prices last time on 31st March, it cost 10k points for the cheapest intra-Nordic ticket (for example a ticket that would cost ~80eur if you buy as a regular ticket), which was 2k fewer than a normal Eurobonus ticket. Now it costs 30k!
It's similar for a domestic c+p ticket. The lowest price is now 15k instead of 5k.
Part of Eurobonus 2.0 changes?
It's similar for a domestic c+p ticket. The lowest price is now 15k instead of 5k.
Part of Eurobonus 2.0 changes?
Apr 3, 2014, 10:51 am
#22
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: EBG (SK*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 92
It looks like things have changed. When I checked c+p prices last time on 31st March, it cost 10k points for the cheapest intra-Nordic ticket (for example a ticket that would cost ~80eur if you buy as a regular ticket), which was 2k fewer than a normal Eurobonus ticket. Now it costs 30k!
It's similar for a domestic c+p ticket. The lowest price is now 15k instead of 5k.
Part of Eurobonus 2.0 changes?
It's similar for a domestic c+p ticket. The lowest price is now 15k instead of 5k.
Part of Eurobonus 2.0 changes?
Apr 3, 2014, 11:16 am
#23
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Oslo
Programs: SAS EBG, IHG Spire Amb, CCG
Posts: 591
Apr 3, 2014, 12:51 pm
#24
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,598
I am lost here.
I just planned for a points+cash trip, trying to "earn status miles" by earning PLUS fares paying partly with points, but this became really interesting:
When buying an "OK" PLUS fare, the fare jumped ridiculously when trying to pay partly with points so that the "base" where it started to deduct points became higher = not attractive anymore??? A glitch? Or is this something SAS has built in order to not buy "too-well-earning" fares from points perspective?
The award charts still show 60k GO and 100k BIZ Nordic-USA and people are reporting increased long-haul points here?
I just planned for a points+cash trip, trying to "earn status miles" by earning PLUS fares paying partly with points, but this became really interesting:
When buying an "OK" PLUS fare, the fare jumped ridiculously when trying to pay partly with points so that the "base" where it started to deduct points became higher = not attractive anymore??? A glitch? Or is this something SAS has built in order to not buy "too-well-earning" fares from points perspective?
The award charts still show 60k GO and 100k BIZ Nordic-USA and people are reporting increased long-haul points here?
Apr 3, 2014, 1:41 pm
#25
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: EBG (SK*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 92
I am lost here.
I just planned for a points+cash trip, trying to "earn status miles" by earning PLUS fares paying partly with points, but this became really interesting:
When buying an "OK" PLUS fare, the fare jumped ridiculously when trying to pay partly with points so that the "base" where it started to deduct points became higher = not attractive anymore??? A glitch? Or is this something SAS has built in order to not buy "too-well-earning" fares from points perspective?
The award charts still show 60k GO and 100k BIZ Nordic-USA and people are reporting increased long-haul points here?
I just planned for a points+cash trip, trying to "earn status miles" by earning PLUS fares paying partly with points, but this became really interesting:
When buying an "OK" PLUS fare, the fare jumped ridiculously when trying to pay partly with points so that the "base" where it started to deduct points became higher = not attractive anymore??? A glitch? Or is this something SAS has built in order to not buy "too-well-earning" fares from points perspective?
The award charts still show 60k GO and 100k BIZ Nordic-USA and people are reporting increased long-haul points here?
It's quite an interesting system, seeing as the points have way higher $$-value when using it to book business tickets on Cash+Points. I would prefer the value to be the same as before on Go though. As long as there was a decent amount of seats left, the price in points on Cash+Points were about the same as with award tickets (which is probably why they changed it in the first place)..
Apr 4, 2014, 12:50 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: HEL
Programs: A3 Gold, SK Silver, AB Gold, Hilton Gold, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 63
It looks like things have changed. When I checked c+p prices last time on 31st March, it cost 10k points for the cheapest intra-Nordic ticket (for example a ticket that would cost ~80eur if you buy as a regular ticket), which was 2k fewer than a normal Eurobonus ticket. Now it costs 30k!
It's similar for a domestic c+p ticket. The lowest price is now 15k instead of 5k.
Part of Eurobonus 2.0 changes?
It's similar for a domestic c+p ticket. The lowest price is now 15k instead of 5k.
Part of Eurobonus 2.0 changes?
Apr 4, 2014, 2:19 am
#27
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
What a rip-off for economy class trips connecting Scandinavia with the US. As of late, it's been relatively easy to get a $400-$600 roundtrip ticket for such trips-- and the trips would even earn miles on these regular paid tickets which have more available space for booking than SK long-haul flights using points. [And the alternative to SK on such TATL trips mostly involve fuel surcharges if using SK points.]
Apr 4, 2014, 9:56 am
#28
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r
Posts: 838
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/sas-e...l#post22648415
We paid $400 and 28,000 points for the tickets last August when the cash price was $800. (SFO - CPH)
We paid $400 and 28,000 points for the tickets last August when the cash price was $800. (SFO - CPH)
Apr 11, 2014, 9:10 am
#30
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: EBG (SK*G), HH Diamond
Posts: 92
The new price list for Points+Cash is here:
http://j17351-bonusresa.azurewebsite.../pricelist.pdf
Silver gets 10% discount on the points prices, Gold 20% and Diamond 30%
http://j17351-bonusresa.azurewebsite.../pricelist.pdf
Silver gets 10% discount on the points prices, Gold 20% and Diamond 30%