 Poster: A snowHead
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Heads up that the outbound London-GVA became available on BA at midnight.
4500 Avios and GBP 17.50 one way on Sat 13th Feb.
Within 10 seconds, about a dozen of the total 72 seats available had already gone, so be quick if you're interested.
The "Cash" flights also came up for sale, but best not to talk too much about the prices for those... Per mile, they must be running the plane on printer ink.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Just to bump my own thread - BA currently have a promotion whereby you can buy avios for 1.1p/point.
This makes it £50 + £17.50 taxes for a one-way, Heathrow-Geneva, at Feb half term next year. Since its BA, this includes 1 hold + 2 cabin bags, and your hold bag can be a ski bag.
I doubt there will be any flights as cheap as this from any other airlines.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks for the heads up. We're going to go somewhere different next year, just haven't decided where yet. Otherwise I'd be booking with avios as this deal is as good as it gets.
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Remember that you have 24hrs completely free cancellation with BA in case you think you might decide very quickly!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Shame they have devalued the Avios scheme a bit in recent weeks, but it's still a scheme we get a lot of value from. As we mostly use ours for longhaul in the school holidays it's going to cost us quite a lot of more points after this year. Tend not to use them for shorthaul, but did use the 4500 points plus £17.50 to book a one way to Lyon for the Saturday of Christmas week as the cash prices were already astronomical.
For those trying to get hard to book Avios flights, bear in mind that BA release their reward seat availability on a daily basis, normally around 1.00am although this can slip to 1.30am. If you are working to specific dates on a route which always sells out the reward seats immediately it can pay to stay up for a few nights until the seats have been released so you can book them straight away.
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I always found Zurich good for half term flights.
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In some ways they've devalued it recently, but for me the biggest lack of value was the struggle to find flights. Since they've now increased availability and increased redemption rates, its slightly more likely that I'll actually get to spend the Avios which, counterintiutively, makes them more valuable to me.
The recent changes meant that they released 6 seats on every London-Geneva flight last night and I was easily able to book - that wouldn't have been a sure thing previously. However, I agree that the best thing you can do is get 2 west coast US returns in club/first class with a 2-4-1 voucher...
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I am currently sitting on 100000+ Avios having had no opportunity to spend yet. I don't organise holidays far ahead enough to ever get availability.. 
What's the 2-4-1 voucher? Never heard of that before..
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If you have one of the BA amex credit cards, and spend a certain amount within a year, you get a free companion ticket with any redemption.
So, e.g. if you can get London-LA for 100k miles in club, the 2-4-1 lets you take a second person as well. You have to pay the taxes on the second ticket, but need no more miles.
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I have not had a look myself but I believe one of the recent changes is that linking flights, from Manchester in our case, are not now included with european flights ?
At the moment if we book Manchester-Lyon it is 4500 avios with the Manchester-Heathrow flight free.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Correct, if you book after 28th April that change will take effect. I think that as long as you book before then, the old terms still apply.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@snowdave, Thanks snowdave, I will have to check out the book before 28th. April thing, I thought the changes had already been made so if they have not that would be good for next year, otherwise it's National Express to Heathrow for both kids !
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If you have one of the BA amex credit cards, and spend a certain amount within a year, you get a free companion ticket with any redemption.
So, e.g. if you can get London-LA for 100k miles in club, the 2-4-1 lets you take a second person as well. You have to pay the taxes on the second ticket, but need no more miles. |
Thanks... I have a BA Amex.. but apparently need to spend £20000 a year on it for the voucher... It's safe to say said voucher will never be in my hands! 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| snowdave wrote: |
| The recent changes meant that they released 6 seats on every London-Geneva flight last night and I was easily able to book - that wouldn't have been a sure thing previously. However, I agree that the best thing you can do is get 2 west coast US returns in club/first class with a 2-4-1 voucher... |
extra reward seat availability is good in theory, but they will snapped up on the bucket&spade routes as soon as they are released for an additional 20% Avios than before
Agreed about premium cabin long haul routes with a 241 voucher. That's what we've done for the last 10+ years. This summer it's Miami in First (couldn't get Club, so had to spend a few more more miles).
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Poster: A snowHead
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Bump to flag that the return leg (GVA-LON) is now available for the last Saturday of half term, with reasonable Avios availability in Club and a handful of seats in economy.
The cash price is still exorbitant - £284 is the cheapest one-way GVA-LON.
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