ANA (NH) Redemptions using VS Flying Club points - thread locked Sept 2022
May 13, 2020, 6:34 am
#1051
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Queens, NY
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, OW Emerald, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,066
Booked 3 First Class ORD-NRT/HND-ORD tickets in March 2021! I had sent an SMS but did not get a reply so I decided to wait up for the 2:00AM EDT open and I'm glad I did. Thanks to all the contributors to this thread. What a thrill, hopefully we can actually go without threat of 14 day quarantine- it's only a 14 day trip 
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May 13, 2020, 6:35 am
#1052
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Queens, NY
Programs: Bonvoy Titanium, OW Emerald, HH Diamond
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May 13, 2020, 6:43 am
#1053
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Tokyo
Programs: JAL Metal Card (OWE), SAS Eurobonus Gold (*G), Marriott Titanium (LTP), Tokyu Hotels Platinum
Posts: 21,164
May 13, 2020, 7:06 am
#1054
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
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May 13, 2020, 9:06 am
#1055
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VS Red, HH Gold, IHG Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG Basic, Alitalia Status Match
Posts: 1,173
May 13, 2020, 9:07 pm
#1056
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 337
I tried to reach VS via text message but I get no response for two days now. Has anyone use the service recently?
May 13, 2020, 10:01 pm
#1057
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,469
I have outbound booked with VS for ANA F and will adjust the return date soon to the actual flight I want. I also have backup flights booked in JAL F for the same dates though, in case VS collapses and the tickets become invalid.
May 14, 2020, 4:45 am
#1058
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 940
Do they only tend to release x1 F seat on LHR-HND and FRA-HND (& vice versa) routes?
I see some people are lucky enough to have booked 2 or 3 tickets from the States... but don’t think I’ve ever seen more than 1 seat available for these.
I see some people are lucky enough to have booked 2 or 3 tickets from the States... but don’t think I’ve ever seen more than 1 seat available for these.
May 14, 2020, 4:51 am
#1059
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: london, uk
Programs: some blue some silver some gold
Posts: 550
We were successful a few months ago in securing 2 F from/to MUC in Oct but who knows if we’ll make it
May 14, 2020, 8:49 am
#1060
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Cologne
Programs: FB Plat, IHG RA Spire, TK Elite+, HH Diamond, LH SEN, Marriott Titanium
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May 14, 2020, 12:49 pm
#1061
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
RC is 150-200k yen a night for my dates even with STARS 15% off. I gave up and decided to go to Suiran while they still had the 4th night free STARS rate up. 90k yen a night for 4 nights in the deluxe room. Might switch to The Mitsui when bookings open. I also have a couple 5 night points advance bookings at the RC in case I decide to go that route; it's not like the amount of points required can go up.
I have outbound booked with VS for ANA F and will adjust the return date soon to the actual flight I want. I also have backup flights booked in JAL F for the same dates though, in case VS collapses and the tickets become invalid.
I have outbound booked with VS for ANA F and will adjust the return date soon to the actual flight I want. I also have backup flights booked in JAL F for the same dates though, in case VS collapses and the tickets become invalid.
More to the point I got HND-FRA-HND 1 F and 1 C for 7DEC-9FEB'21 (going back to asia for family lunar new year)
£277.90 in taxes and fees
saw MUC had 2 F seats but its the old F so we preferred to split and enjoy the new product
May 14, 2020, 8:35 pm
#1062
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,469
I can see the RC for 60k using my corporate rate - also have Park hyatt at sub 70k and conrad at 42k.
More to the point I got HND-FRA-HND 1 F and 1 C for 7DEC-9FEB'21 (going back to asia for family lunar new year)
£277.90 in taxes and fees
saw MUC had 2 F seats but its the old F so we preferred to split and enjoy the new product
More to the point I got HND-FRA-HND 1 F and 1 C for 7DEC-9FEB'21 (going back to asia for family lunar new year)
£277.90 in taxes and fees
saw MUC had 2 F seats but its the old F so we preferred to split and enjoy the new product
May 14, 2020, 8:50 pm
#1063
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
60,000 yen for RC Kyoto during peak time? Mar 31 - Apr 10 or thereabouts? I find it hard to believe since I've compared many corporate rates to mine to see how they compare in discount and fixed rates but pretty amazing if true. You mentioned Conrad so are you talking about Tokyo?
May 14, 2020, 8:59 pm
#1064
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
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No worries. I was just thinking that I would need to make a career change if a corporate rate like that existed at your company.
EDIT:
After 1.5hrs on hold, just secured my return flight:
Mar 26: SFO-NRT F
Apr 11: NRT-SFO F
with backups in JAL F booked in case of VS insolvency. This uses up the last of my VS miles as well.
Best of luck to all in getting the redemptions they want. I suspect this will be the last year that this sweet spot is around; honestly long overdue for a devaluation of these rates.
EDIT:
After 1.5hrs on hold, just secured my return flight:
Mar 26: SFO-NRT F
Apr 11: NRT-SFO F
with backups in JAL F booked in case of VS insolvency. This uses up the last of my VS miles as well.
Best of luck to all in getting the redemptions they want. I suspect this will be the last year that this sweet spot is around; honestly long overdue for a devaluation of these rates.
Last edited by nexusCFX; May 15, 2020 at 2:22 am
May 20, 2020, 8:17 pm
#1065
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 27
Just booked SFO-NRT F, HND-SFO Y for March. Will change the return when the calendar opens. I figure the possibilities are:
1. No change to Flying Club
2. Devaluation of ANA chart
3. VS liquidates, miles gone
Already have the miles in my account so all I’m risking is losing $230 in taxes if case 3 happens, and better to book now if case 2 happens.
1. No change to Flying Club
2. Devaluation of ANA chart
3. VS liquidates, miles gone
Already have the miles in my account so all I’m risking is losing $230 in taxes if case 3 happens, and better to book now if case 2 happens.