Destinations that are inexpensive and cheap to get to
Mar 16, 2024, 1:20 pm
#16
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I’ve actually seen 15k on AF OW from ATL and a bit more like 20k from an extra domestic leg. Paris isn’t cheap but the countryside could be more budget friendly.
Mar 16, 2024, 1:28 pm
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Redemptions with AAdvantage miles have no carrier surcharges, except for travel on BA (high for long-haul flights, low for short-haul flights), and IB (moderate for long-haul flights, low for short-haul flights). If the OP can get an AA trans-Atlantic flight -- with or without a connection to BA or IB in Europe -- his cash outlay should be relatively low.
Mar 17, 2024, 4:36 am
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A lot of foreign FFPs will collect a cash carrier surcharge on award redemptions. So what you save in miles, you might end up paying for in cash.
Redemptions with AAdvantage miles have no carrier surcharges, except for travel on BA (high for long-haul flights, low for short-haul flights), and IB (moderate for long-haul flights, low for short-haul flights). If the OP can get an AA trans-Atlantic flight -- with or without a connection to BA or IB in Europe -- his cash outlay should be relatively low.
Redemptions with AAdvantage miles have no carrier surcharges, except for travel on BA (high for long-haul flights, low for short-haul flights), and IB (moderate for long-haul flights, low for short-haul flights). If the OP can get an AA trans-Atlantic flight -- with or without a connection to BA or IB in Europe -- his cash outlay should be relatively low.
Mar 17, 2024, 9:31 am
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Mar 17, 2024, 1:18 pm
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Yay! We spend a lot of time in Nice and often take the train from CDG. Avignon is lovely and so many things to see nearby. Stroke of luck you have lodging there!
Mar 17, 2024, 1:27 pm
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Atlanta is not an easy airport from which to procure inexpensive airfares; but I recently scored a round-trip ticket to Athens for a total of $481.90 — including all taxes and fees — and not on a budget ultra-low-cost carrier...