ANNOUNCEMENT - A new revitalised Executive Club is coming
Sep 2, 2011 | 1:15 am
#452
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While not commonly the case, it sometimes has been a good value to use airline miles for hotel bookings; and it's been such that it has been the case with DL and AA miles and a few other programs from time to time. At least within the past 12 months, there have been instances where using AA miles for room nights in New York beat out Priceline and every creative strategy of which I could think (other than that of buying points from a natural person). With Avios points for hotel bookings, I'd expect it to work much the same: usually a better value found via other paths.
Color me amused. The last time BA had a large scale change to mileage ticket pricing was within the past decade and US BAEC members got hammered hard then too.
How are such redemptions "ridiculously cheap"? BA mileage tickets are anything but the cheapest for persons using "loyalty" program points for trips in the same class of service between the relevant geographic areas.
That some such routes are going to get more expensive won't.... ummmm . make them any cheaper.
Originally Posted by henkybaby
I think they should be grateful for the ridiculously cheap redemptions to Asia and South America that have so far not been changed.
That some such routes are going to get more expensive won't.... ummmm . make them any cheaper.
Last edited by GUWonder; Sep 2, 2011 at 1:35 am
Sep 2, 2011 | 1:50 am
#454
Join Date: Jan 2009
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What amazes me, as principally an Airmiles collector, is how all BA Exec Club members seem to have been paying far more than we have for flights for years.
LHR-JFK is 5,000 airmiles round trip in coach (ie 50,000 BA Miles). That is an all inclusive fare. Whereas you guys have been paying this amount of miles plus 300/$500 odd in taxes and charges on top of that.
Am I missing something here?
LHR-JFK is 5,000 airmiles round trip in coach (ie 50,000 BA Miles). That is an all inclusive fare. Whereas you guys have been paying this amount of miles plus 300/$500 odd in taxes and charges on top of that.
Am I missing something here?
Sep 2, 2011 | 2:00 am
#456
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Good grief...
At the risk of having this post lost amongst the US-based rage, three things have occurred to me:
- Nicci is some kind of legend for wading through all of this with what I can only presume are a pair of rather fetching Hunter wellies.
- Did anyone see that TV show 'The Event' last year (October on Channel 4 in the UK)? The airline featured in that was called Avias Air, bearing a not-dissimilar name to Aviastar which is a real-life domestic Indonesian airline. All of which begs the question: did the Avios marketing people get paid in actual money for coming up with that name?
- Finally, a serious question. If Avios is now the common currency, does that mean I could spend my hard-earned BA Miles on flights with (for example) MON? If so, what are the implications for BA and MON in that regard?
Yes, I know that there are probably better uses for my miles - but then again it's quite possible that MON might be running flights to holiday destinations where OW do not.
Sep 2, 2011 | 2:35 am
#457
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Wow - This thread is growing quickly.!! It seems on average it is 25 posts an hour over 24 hours - Is this a record for the BAEC forum or did the half mile reduction a couple of years ago beat it?
Last edited by Ragman; Sep 2, 2011 at 3:24 am
Sep 2, 2011 | 3:20 am
#458
Join Date: Mar 2011
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What amazes me, as principally an Airmiles collector, is how all BA Exec Club members seem to have been paying far more than we have for flights for years.
LHR-JFK is 5,000 airmiles round trip in coach (ie 50,000 BA Miles). That is an all inclusive fare. Whereas you guys have been paying this amount of miles plus 300/$500 odd in taxes and charges on top of that.
Am I missing something here?
LHR-JFK is 5,000 airmiles round trip in coach (ie 50,000 BA Miles). That is an all inclusive fare. Whereas you guys have been paying this amount of miles plus 300/$500 odd in taxes and charges on top of that.
Am I missing something here?
Sep 2, 2011 | 3:58 am
#459
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Sep 2, 2011 | 4:08 am
#460
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Sep 2, 2011 | 4:19 am
#461
Join Date: May 2010
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Priority Club points and Avios
Here's a potential anomoly re: earning BA miles via Priority Club, in case it's of interest to anyone:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberi...l#post17040977
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/iberi...l#post17040977
Sep 2, 2011 | 5:25 am
#462
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What amazes me, as principally an Airmiles collector, is how all BA Exec Club members seem to have been paying far more than we have for flights for years.
LHR-JFK is 5,000 airmiles round trip in coach (ie 50,000 BA Miles). That is an all inclusive fare. Whereas you guys have been paying this amount of miles plus 300/$500 odd in taxes and charges on top of that.
Am I missing something here?
LHR-JFK is 5,000 airmiles round trip in coach (ie 50,000 BA Miles). That is an all inclusive fare. Whereas you guys have been paying this amount of miles plus 300/$500 odd in taxes and charges on top of that.
Am I missing something here?
Sep 2, 2011 | 5:28 am
#463
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Well, that would be hilarious. Having lived two years in Texas and now being based in France, I can testify that the US is by far the easiest place to be based to achieve Gold. May I remind people not aware of the charts that a (often very affordable) F class return from BUF to LAX in First class on AA will earn EC account holders 480 TP, or if you had an extra segment at the Californian end of the trip 600 TP??! Those of us based in continental Europe would need to fork out at least 4 or 5 times more (if not more) to achieve the same.
Have I got this wrong?
Sep 2, 2011 | 5:36 am
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Well, that would be hilarious. Having lived two years in Texas and now being based in France, I can testify that the US is by far the easiest place to be based to achieve Gold. May I remind people not aware of the charts that a (often very affordable) F class return from BUF to LAX in First class on AA will earn EC account holders 480 TP, or if you had an extra segment at the Californian end of the trip 600 TP??! Those of us based in continental Europe would need to fork out at least 4 or 5 times more (if not more) to achieve the same.
And again, at the risk of repeating myself for the 200th time, I think some people on this forum vastly overestimate the number of Euro-cheats which presumably account for a few hundreds of people out of x million members at the very most.
And again, at the risk of repeating myself for the 200th time, I think some people on this forum vastly overestimate the number of Euro-cheats which presumably account for a few hundreds of people out of x million members at the very most.
Changing to a US address on file for a BAEC account would only increase the difficulty/expense of trying to retain BA-issued OW Emerald status.
Sep 2, 2011 | 5:38 am
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