Cheap Tickets to Toronto

[Esther]

I'm looking to fly to Toronto mid next week for a day. Do you know where I can find cheap tickets? I don't have miles..

Thanks

[AsherO]

I'm looking to fly to Toronto mid next week for a day. Do you know where I can find cheap tickets? I don't have miles..

Thanks

LAN miles would be great for this. Try Kayak?

[Esther]

LAN miles would be great for this. Try Kayak?

Kayak's not working now. I'll try again later

[AsherO]

Kayak's not working now. I'll try again later

FareCompare or Vayama?

[Dan]

ita if you're flexible on airports and dates.
Or try to buy LAN from an agent or maybe even directly from LAN.

[Esther]

FareCompare or Vayama?

They seem to be about $500. That's the best I can do?

ita if you're flexible on airports and dates.
Or try to buy LAN from an agent or maybe even directly from LAN.

I don't have exact dates yet but wouldn't be flexible. Can you explain what LAN is? I checked the websites and they said they had no flights available

[shmiel]

Sign up for a LAN account, get 1000 bonus miles. Then buy 15000 kms at $0.02 each=$300. You will have 16000 kms(enough for RT on AA, assuming you want to fly from NYC area)+$50 taxes and you got a better deal than $500

[am32]

Try looking for flights to buffalo, NY - then you can drive to Toronto ... its about 2 hours.

[Esther]

Sign up for a LAN account, get 1000 bonus miles. Then buy 15000 kms at $0.02 each=$300. You will have 16000 kms(enough for RT on AA, assuming you want to fly from NYC area)+$50 taxes and you got a better deal than $500

Thanks for explaining. I'll probably end up doing this.

Try looking for flights to buffalo, NY - then you can drive to Toronto ... its about 2 hours.

I don't have patience for a 2 hour drive

[shmiel]

Thanks for explaining. I'll probably end up doing this.

BTW the starwood option is even more lucrative. So if you do this trip frequently in the future you should look into getting SPG points, they transfer to LAN 20000:50000, so if you can get hold of 20000 even at 3 cpp, you are still doing pretty good. So look out for SPG deals, they sometimes go on sale (they sell them at spg.com for 3.5 cpp normally) or try to accumulate with SPG amex. Good luck.

[Dan]

BTW the starwood option is even more lucrative. So if you do this trip frequently in the future you should look into getting SPG points, they transfer to LAN 20000:50000, so if you can get hold of 20000 even at 3 cpp, you are still doing pretty good. So look out for SPG deals, they sometimes go on sale or try to accumulate with SPG amex. Good luck.

You can often buy directly from SPG for 2.8cpp.  That's like paying 1.12 per LAN km.
16K x 1.12=$179+ per NYC-YYZ/YUL RT ticket on AA.

[Esther]

BTW the starwood option is even more lucrative. So if you do this trip frequently in the future you should look into getting SPG points, they transfer to LAN 20000:50000, so if you can get hold of 20000 even at 3 cpp, you are still doing pretty good. So look out for SPG deals, they sometimes go on sale (they sell them at spg.com for 3.5 cpp normally) or try to accumulate with SPG amex. Good luck.

I never really understood this SPG thing and chances are I won't be doing this again in the near future so I'll stick to your other suggestion

[shmiel]

I never really understood this SPG thing and chances are I won't be doing this again in the near future so I'll stick to your other suggestion

Make sure to go to aa.com and check sAAver availability before you make the purchase. Or better, just sign up then do a search (LAN now searches some OW partners, including AA) if the flight is available, it will probably give you the option to buy the needed miles.