Great Escapade Fare Query
May 20, 2007 | 9:34 pm
#16
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: MIA/ATL
Posts: 1,482
Certainly will. I have also now tried the HK websites for both VS and NZ, but nothing is mentioned there at all about Great Escapade at all. At least SQ HK site does comment on it.
I reckon it must be time for some out of box thinking, and for more and different brains to enter this hunt as well!
I reckon it must be time for some out of box thinking, and for more and different brains to enter this hunt as well!
May 20, 2007 | 9:42 pm
#17
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: MIA/ATL
Posts: 1,482
for value-comparsion:
ex-HKG, ~$4300 your other choices are:
and a few more circle pacifics...
ex-HKG, ~$4300 your other choices are:
CRWEKUAN // EK and UA RTW
DAS13 // Circle Asia and SW Pacific Explorer (AY/BA/CX/QF/JC/JL/EG/JO/NU)
CRTW // MH RTW
DAP6M // MH and UA Circle Pacific
DAS13 // Circle Asia and SW Pacific Explorer (AY/BA/CX/QF/JC/JL/EG/JO/NU)
CRTW // MH RTW
DAP6M // MH and UA Circle Pacific
May 21, 2007 | 11:15 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Aldgate, London, UK.
Programs: BA gold.
Posts: 221
www.tiglion.com
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they say.........
Thank you for your inquiry.
The current lowest Singapore Airlines (SQ), Virgin (VS), Air New Zealand (NZ), Silk Air (MI) Round the World special fare package (depart/return Hong Kong) is from HK$34160 plus applicable airport tax and fuel charge.
The maximum miles allowed for this fare is 29,000 and tickets need to be issued 7 days before departure.
Please advise the full name(s) of passenger(s) and itinerary with travel dates so we can make bookings for you.
Jul 30, 2007 | 5:50 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Aldgate, London, UK.
Programs: BA gold.
Posts: 221
Great Escapade booked
I have just finished booking my Great Escapade trip.
My trip, all in biz class, starts and ends in Hong Kong.
I used the www.greatescapade.com tool to help work out routings and so on, and the wealth of info available on this board to avoid Singapore Airlines surcharges on biz class.....
I actually made the reservation on the phone with SQ in London, and then called SQ HK ticketing dept to pay for it. I got the HK price, which is just over 50% of the ex UK price.
So, thanks for all the tips, people!!!
Steve.
My trip, all in biz class, starts and ends in Hong Kong.
I used the www.greatescapade.com tool to help work out routings and so on, and the wealth of info available on this board to avoid Singapore Airlines surcharges on biz class.....
I actually made the reservation on the phone with SQ in London, and then called SQ HK ticketing dept to pay for it. I got the HK price, which is just over 50% of the ex UK price.
So, thanks for all the tips, people!!!
Steve.
Aug 10, 2007 | 5:11 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: FRA
Programs: AC SE 1MM, UA PP, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium Elite, Avis PC
Posts: 3,129
While on the phone with my TA regarding my next trip, I asked him about the Great Escapade. Apparently it is also available ex ATH for 3.920, which is considerably cheaper than the 5.085 you would pay ex FRA or 5.900 (GBP 3.996) ex LHR. How would you return to ATH if you start your CRWESC going east to SIN on SQ?
Aug 10, 2007 | 7:23 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,389
While on the phone with my TA regarding my next trip, I asked him about the Great Escapade. Apparently it is also available ex ATH for 3.920, which is considerably cheaper than the 5.085 you would pay ex FRA or 5.900 (GBP 3.996) ex LHR. How would you return to ATH if you start your CRWESC going east to SIN on SQ?
Aug 10, 2007 | 8:30 am
#22
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: FRA
Programs: AC SE 1MM, UA PP, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium Elite, Avis PC
Posts: 3,129
After a little research I guess I found it as well...
Aug 14, 2007 | 9:59 am
#23
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: FRA
Programs: AC SE 1MM, UA PP, Hilton LT Diamond, Marriott Titanium Elite, Avis PC
Posts: 3,129
According to the rules, The Great Escapade allows the following stopovers:
Of course you can start in HNL and end in LAX or start in FRA and end in HAJ but is my understanding correct that the OJ rules do not allow a start in HKG and end in NRT?
OJ travel is permitted only
(a) Within USA/Canada/Caribbean
(b) Within Europe
(c) Within Africa
(d) Within South East Asia/North Asia (*)
(e) Within Australia/New Zealand
(*) North Asia is defined as Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Japan & Korea
(a) Within USA/Canada/Caribbean
(b) Within Europe
(c) Within Africa
(d) Within South East Asia/North Asia (*)
(e) Within Australia/New Zealand
(*) North Asia is defined as Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Japan & Korea
Last edited by ACflyerDE; Aug 14, 2007 at 11:10 am
Aug 15, 2007 | 12:57 pm
#25
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM-WAW-EWR
Programs: UA*G (1K again), Sixt Plat, AC*G, LH FTL, AI*G *was*: SQ QPP01 & SK EBS/EBG, LH SEN, AA EXP, 9wPlat
Posts: 8,752
Oct 24, 2007 | 3:55 am
#26
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: WLG (previously SOU and PLH)
Programs: NZ Elite, QFWP, IHG Plat, *wood Gold
Posts: 533
Hoping to get one of these booked next monday just in time before the cut off, ex-HKG booked through emailing the HKG NZ centre.
They also stated that i was not able to go over the 29000miles, but people have mentioned you can buy add ons...might have to press this point to them perhaps....
dj
Oct 24, 2007 | 4:34 am
#27
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Agoura Hills, CA USA
Posts: 2,683
Just bought my Great Escapade and purchased additional 4500 miles for a great price of 495 USD.. Because of the backtracking option I have a great itinerary of LAX-NRT-LHR-SFO-AKL-MEL-AKL-LAX.. This unusual itinerary was approved and I have eticket in hand...
Oct 24, 2007 | 12:29 pm
#28
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: UA 1K 3MM Lifetime, AA PlatPro,Marriott Titanium Elite Lifetime, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 746
Oct 31, 2007 | 1:49 am
#30
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: WLG (previously SOU and PLH)
Programs: NZ Elite, QFWP, IHG Plat, *wood Gold
Posts: 533
Booked in the nick of time
So finally got my itinery sorted and now all paid up and ticketed this morning, all communication was through NZ's centre in Hong Kong using email. They were pretty good w.r.t. the rules and routings so was pretty easy to book.
finally settled for HKG-AKL-SYD-AKL-CHC-AKL-BNE-AKL-WLG-AKL-LAX-LHR-HKG. Went over the 29k miles so paid for another 1500 and the routing suits the little time i have except for my time in the UK. All flights are on NZ metal and therefore maximise my airpoints accrual and will get me to *Gold Elite.
transit through akl gives me the 777 and 747 flights to Oz rather than the A320's from chc and wlg, also get a few more airpoints for the domestic connections.
pleased as punch, just have to wait until april to start it!
dj
PS - thanks to all that have helped and posted info on this great product sadly drawing to a close today...
finally settled for HKG-AKL-SYD-AKL-CHC-AKL-BNE-AKL-WLG-AKL-LAX-LHR-HKG. Went over the 29k miles so paid for another 1500 and the routing suits the little time i have except for my time in the UK. All flights are on NZ metal and therefore maximise my airpoints accrual and will get me to *Gold Elite.
transit through akl gives me the 777 and 747 flights to Oz rather than the A320's from chc and wlg, also get a few more airpoints for the domestic connections.
pleased as punch, just have to wait until april to start it!
dj
PS - thanks to all that have helped and posted info on this great product sadly drawing to a close today...