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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5340 on: January 11, 2023, 06:26:11 PM »
JFK-CDG-TLV AF J
95k FB + $228.50 x2
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5341 on: January 12, 2023, 04:39:22 PM »
TLV-MXP LY J (737) x2
45k AS + 47$ - I've had these sitting around for years...
43.8k QF + 28GBP - transferred in from a dormant Amex MR account, and then transferred to my account to book

VCE-VIE-TLV OS Y x2
27.5k UA + 46.10$ pp

ZRH-VCE LX Y x2 - will likely be cancelled
6k UA + 37.50$ pp


VCE-MAD IB Y x2 - will likely be cancelled
12.5k AA + 28.90$ pp

Trying to do a short weekend in VCE from TLV in February.. But I can't make the direct W6 flight on Thursday morning  >:(

Least amount of transfers that get me in earliest to VCE is LY TLV-ZRH, and then LX ZRH-VCE on Friday morning, but there's no availability on the TLV-ZRH... So in the meantime, I plan on taking a train from Milan to VCE early Friday morning instead.

For the return, we plan on spending most of the day in Vienna.. Unless some availability FRA-TLV opens up, since I also have a hard deadline Sunday night back in TLV... But hey, at least I get to take a trip, right?  ;D

I also thought of booking VCE-MAD-TLV on IB. Advantage - I get in to TLV a bit earlier, disadvantage - flight departs earlier then to FRA or VIE. And I'm AA Plat. But it's not that simple (and if anyone has any advice I'm very open to it!)
  • while IB has the best price for the entire trip, my IB account isn't old enough to get transfers in from BA, where I have a nice stash of avios
  • BA only sees MAD-TLV, not VCE-MAD and has cancellation fees
  • AA only sees VCE-MAD, not MAD-TLV. I've called twice and both agents say there's no space
Looking forward to Venice!  :D

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5342 on: January 17, 2023, 09:46:48 AM »
VS TLV-LHR-JFK Y
JFK-LHR-JFK premium economy

With chase reserve points site,$900 = 60k

For seminary student coming home for pesach

Non-stops for pesach ex-TLV are through the roof and many of the stopovers being offered for normal prices are 20-30 hour trips.

This is a good deal? i could not get it to show again and am holding it.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5343 on: January 17, 2023, 10:32:06 PM »
TLV-IST/STOPOVER/IST-JFK TK J x 2
75k AC + CA$ 163.60

I might have been able to book with TK for less miles, but it would require a call in (how many attempts?) to TK and fuel surcharges. The speed and convenience of doing this on AC (including salvaging some kids scrap AC accounts) was worth it.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5344 on: January 18, 2023, 09:27:12 AM »
TLV-IST/STOPOVER/IST-JFK TK J x 2
75k AC + CA$ 163.60

I might have been able to book with TK for less miles, but it would require a call in (how many attempts?) to TK and fuel surcharges. The speed and convenience of doing this on AC (including salvaging some kids scrap AC accounts) was worth it.

It's only 37.5k on AC in J one way??

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5345 on: January 18, 2023, 09:28:20 AM »
It's only 37.5k on AC in J one way??

No this is only one way. It’s 70K + 5K for the stop.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5346 on: January 18, 2023, 09:43:17 AM »
No this is only one way. It’s 70K + 5K for the stop.

Oh, it said "x2" but that price is PP

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5347 on: January 19, 2023, 09:33:17 AM »
UA 77K EWR-TLV J end of jan.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5348 on: January 19, 2023, 09:41:45 AM »
UA 77K EWR-TLV J end of jan.

Nice!! How did you find that space?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5349 on: January 19, 2023, 10:57:07 AM »

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5352 on: January 19, 2023, 01:08:19 PM »

Anyone holding these? I was in the middle of booking with TK and they disappeared. Need 4. Willing to pay if I can get them back.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5353 on: January 19, 2023, 01:31:51 PM »

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5354 on: January 19, 2023, 01:34:34 PM »
Yup.
Still available Jan 30
Only 1 seat available
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5355 on: January 20, 2023, 04:25:59 PM »
AA JFK -TLV JAN 30 79K . not sure how many seats are available for this fare .

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5356 on: January 22, 2023, 09:20:08 AM »
TLV-LHR-JFK BA J 70k AA +$264 x5
TLV-IST-JFK TK J 47k+$339 x5
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5357 on: January 24, 2023, 01:30:43 AM »
TLV CDG TLV
AF 350-900 J
60k VS + $382.70 per pax
Infant added for 10K VS miles

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5358 on: January 31, 2023, 12:36:15 AM »
JFK CDG RAK
AF 777-300ER J
AF A320 European J
55K FB + $229 transfer from Amex without the bonus

CMN MIA JFK
RAM 787 J
B6    A320 Y
57K AA + $87

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #5359 on: January 31, 2023, 02:53:03 PM »

CMN MIA JFK
RAM 787 J
57K AA + $87

How many pax? For some reason I can't find more than 1 seat per date .