Dear Flyertalk Ppls.

This is my first post so please go easy on me.

I am a TG (ROP) *A Gold and based in London. I would like to do a MR or two, but for many reasonsI do not wish to travel to or transit the US.

I understand that this may limit my opportunities (especially as most poster's on this forum are from the US or regularly transit there). However, the wealth of imformation here is... well, frankly overwhelming.

I would be grateful if someone (anyone) could point me in the right direction for any TOOLs Ex LON. My Status is due to expire 31 Dec 2007

Thanks in advance for your help.

Sparrow

I'll bite! Firstly welcome aboard. Secondly, I may be losing the plot, but what is it exactly you are wanting? I'm not quite sure I understand the reference to "tools".

Cheers.

Hi Al,

Thanks for the response.

What I'm after is quite simple really, there are regularly routes that are good for MR's (Mileage Runs) ex-LON ... one of the best I use was LHR-LAX. In terms of cents/pence per mile it was (and probably still is) excellent.

I was looking for help in a few ways;

1) What are the best MR routes departing London that don't travel to or transit the US
2) What websites are the best for tracking/booking/locating the best fares for these routes.
3) "Tools" to help/aid Mileage calculations and routes.

There used to be some good postings about cheap Business Class ("C" ?) fares on SQ ex- colombo (?) I remember looking some up a while back and they were ridiculously cheap and great for accumulating miles.
Which neatly leads me to ;

4) Also best premium routes for MRs for Europe and Asia

If it helps I travel (relatively) frequently between Europe and Asia Pacific.

I don't expect all the work to be done for me, but 5 minutes from the experts on here would save me days (if not weeks) of reading through every thread etc etc.

I hope this clears things up a little better

Kind Regards

Sparrow

Welcome to Flyer Talk SparrowHawk

I think this is the thread you are referring to.

Thanks for the link Kiwi flyer.

Having read the first 6 pages of the thread, I have so far found only one fare that doesn't stop in USA. - This is not surprising as (correct me if i'm wrong) this is a mainly US forum.

I am hoping the cheap routing options can be taken advantage of without the need to stop in USA (?)


The above post is a good start.

Any tips on which sites to use to spec up routings and ticket prices. (?)

You could try the Swiss Weekend Specials.

Also, this thread on the BMI board has some references to some Spanair deals in C.

Am I right that these Swiss Weekend Specials are only available ex Switzerland anymore, and that those Swiss Specials in Biz ex Spain have gone for good?

Hint - many places with cheap fares to US also have cheap fares to other places.