200 Tier Points in 2 days
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at 12:56 by travelworld2.
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PhilipHartParticipantThere was an earlier discussion on BT about getting the max TP for the minimum £, and Malta seemed to hit the sweet spot.
Return in Biz would get you 160 TP for the relative bargain basement price of ca£400. Check out BA’s Low Price Finder for details.
18 Apr 2014
at 06:51
Speedbird_ABZParticipantStrangely I just booked an ABZ/LON/MLA biz class trip yesterday – that’s the 200TPs I need for Silver as well.
18 Apr 2014
at 08:24
SergeantMajorParticipantHere’s the thread with lots of useful info:
Malta currently can be had from £328 rtn in Club Europe, depending on dates, as you’ll see from PhilipHart’s helpful Low Fare Finder link, but as I’ve mentioned there is almost always a sale just after Easter so hold your horses on booking: you should be able to knock around £100 off that fare.
Start your Malta trip in somewhere like MAN, EDI or NCL (or pop up to Belfast and spend a day seeing the Titanic exhibition) and you’ll have your 200TPs in a jiffy, though best to find a BA shorthaul destination you can fly exLGW to avoid tricky airport switches.
18 Apr 2014
at 10:08
Speedbird_ABZParticipantYes, I’m having to do the LHR/LGW switch outbound and LGW/LCY inbound. Not ideal but this trip is serving a purpose!
18 Apr 2014
at 12:07
peter19Participant@Speebird_ABZ its the dilemma heading out of ABZ whether or not to head to LHR and just take the transfer or head out of EDI or glasvegas and opt for the drive . What transport are you doing for your transfer in london?
Its a shame BA don’t just put on a LGW route from ABZ it would save me lots of hassle. 🙂
18 Apr 2014
at 15:48
Speedbird_ABZParticipantI suppose I’ll do National Express LHR/LGW, but haven’t looked into the LGW/LCY transfer yet. Any advice? Train to somewhere to connect to DLR? Plenty time to do any method I suppose. I’d still rather do this than drive to EDI or GLA!
18 Apr 2014
at 16:59
NameRemoved-18/12/14ParticipantHello Speedbird
Train to London Bridge, Jubilee line and DLR. Not as bad as it sounds!
18 Apr 2014
at 19:27
Speedbird_ABZParticipantThanks Alexpo1. Hmmm, doesn’t sound too easy right enough. I’m sure it’ll be ok though!
20 Apr 2014
at 14:36
travelworld2ParticipantAn alternative (at least at the moment) is to spend £400 (of which half is a one-off joining fee) on Qantas Club membership which gives you access to Oneworld, Qantas and Emirates (I think) lounges worldwide. Saves having to rush round Europe to grab extra tier points to get BA silver- and on renewal it’s a £211 per annum GBP.
20 Apr 2014
at 15:36
SimonS1ParticipantQantas Club seems to be of little use if you are travelling on BA or most other OneWorld carriers. It certainly doesn’t appear to be a substitute for BAEC Silver.
http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/qantas-club-benefits/global/en#in-the-lounge
20 Apr 2014
at 18:24
travelworld2ParticipantSimon S1- it gives you access to all Oneworld lounges when flying on a OneWorld carrier, including BA at LHR T5.
20 Apr 2014
at 20:34
travelworld2ParticipantApologies, apologies. It does no longer, according to the Oneworld website. Qantas kept quiet about that- it may be as a result of the tieup with Emirates. It USED to be a way to get the equivalent of BA Silver status for £200 a yea- but plainly no more..
20 Apr 2014
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