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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3420 on: May 08, 2018, 06:28:45 AM »
Did you check revenue rates?

Yea around $300-$450 in late Aug

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3421 on: May 08, 2018, 07:00:17 AM »
Yea around $300-$450 in late Aug
Elal would probably be with Matmid could be QF
AZ could be with FB should be 12.5
A3 I think SQ would be cheapest.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3422 on: May 08, 2018, 11:42:06 AM »
revenue is $750
That obviously depends on your dates..
You said LON, not LHR. Did you check budget airlines into non LHR airports?

Anyways, BA off peak is 20k RT, on peak is 25k RT.
Fair value I'd say each point at 1cpp = $200-$250 (unless you're transferring fresh from MR/UR, then need to value at the MR/UR price).

Add ~$260 tax on the round trip and you're at $450-$500 cost on that trip..

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3423 on: May 08, 2018, 12:19:28 PM »
Any suggestion for the following situation?
Someone wants to book NYC-TLV RT Jul/Aug, and may need to cancel the trip, but will not know until about a month before the trip. Very flexible on airports/dates/airlines/stopovers.
Thanks.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3424 on: May 08, 2018, 12:23:35 PM »
Any suggestion for the following situation?
Someone wants to book NYC-TLV RT Jul/Aug, and may need to cancel the trip, but will not know until about a month before the trip. Very flexible on airports/dates/airlines/stopovers.
Thanks.
Buy good travel insurance. What is the reason he/she may be cancelling?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3425 on: May 08, 2018, 12:34:28 PM »
Buy good travel insurance. What is the reason he/she may be cancelling?
Personal/family reasons; not anything the airline would consider. What type of ins. is this? Sold by the airline? My real question was whether prices/availability are significantly worse at that point. Thanks.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3426 on: May 08, 2018, 12:56:15 PM »
Personal/family reasons; not anything the airline would consider. What type of ins. is this? Sold by the airline? My real question was whether prices/availability are significantly worse at that point. Thanks.
Squaremouth.com is a good place to compare policies. Most policies that cover cancellation for any reason, only cover up to 75% of trip costs. Cancellation for work reasons (employer needs you at work then etc.) is usually 100% and included in many cheaper policies.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3427 on: May 08, 2018, 12:58:43 PM »
Squaremouth.com is a good place to compare policies. Most policies that cover cancellation for any reason, only cover up to 75% of trip costs. Cancellation for work reasons (employer needs you at work then etc.) is usually 100% and included in many cheaper policies.
Thanks a lot. I hope someone can answer about when to book...

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3428 on: May 08, 2018, 01:31:12 PM »
Personal/family reasons; not anything the airline would consider. What type of ins. is this? Sold by the airline? My real question was whether prices/availability are significantly worse at that point. Thanks.
Looking for economy revenue?

Unless it's a super busy travel date / weekend they are looking to travel, you should be fine waiting (even until the day / week of). Especially with the flexibility mentioned.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3429 on: May 08, 2018, 01:52:29 PM »
Looking for economy revenue?

Unless it's a super busy travel date / weekend they are looking to travel, you should be fine waiting (even until the day / week of). Especially with the flexibility mentioned.
Def economy. Either revenue or award.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3430 on: May 08, 2018, 02:15:54 PM »
That obviously depends on your dates..
You said LON, not LHR. Did you check budget airlines into non LHR airports?

Anyways, BA off peak is 20k RT, on peak is 25k RT.
Fair value I'd say each point at 1cpp = $200-$250 (unless you're transferring fresh from MR/UR, then need to value at the MR/UR price).

Add ~$260 tax on the round trip and you're at $450-$500 cost on that trip..
got it...Thanks!

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3431 on: May 08, 2018, 02:40:08 PM »
Def economy. Either revenue or award.
Just wait it out.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3432 on: May 08, 2018, 02:50:45 PM »

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3433 on: May 10, 2018, 10:19:55 AM »
I'm looking to get to Sao Paulo on the way i want to make a stop for a few days by the iguazu falls and from there to Sao Paulo so i can do NYC-IGR/IGU and from IGU i can get 2 direct flight's to GRU with Avianca and Latam so what will be the best Star Alliance or One World partner to book it with a free stop over?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3434 on: May 10, 2018, 02:03:19 PM »
I'm looking to get to Sao Paulo on the way i want to make a stop for a few days by the iguazu falls and from there to Sao Paulo so i can do NYC-IGR/IGU and from IGU i can get 2 direct flight's to GRU with Avianca and Latam so what will be the best Star Alliance or One World partner to book it with a free stop over?
please if anyone can help me

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3435 on: May 10, 2018, 09:32:29 PM »
Cheapest miles to book BOM-DPS on GA in J ? Thx

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3436 on: May 11, 2018, 03:32:41 PM »
Cheapest miles to book BOM-DPS on GA in J ? Thx
Probably 50k AF (currently 40k MR +25% (10k) transfer bonus).

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3437 on: May 11, 2018, 03:47:29 PM »
Thanks

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3438 on: May 12, 2018, 04:54:40 PM »
Tlv-Zrh in Lx j who does not charge yq?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3439 on: May 12, 2018, 09:16:06 PM »
Tlv-Zrh in Lx j who does not charge yq?
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