 Poster: A snowHead
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Avios flights came out last night, and I managed to grab some appropriate ones at midnight. Amazing how fast they sold (much faster than last year). Still a few left tho' if anyone wants a cheap flight. Total cost about £180 return for 5 of us.
Anyone else booked next year yet? (I already had Xmas & NY, so just 2 boys trips and Easter left to book!)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No but that is unusual for me....my upcoming April trip was booked last January. Due to changed in our financial commitments next year has a huge question mark over it. So I suspect that if do make it anywhere it will be last minute.
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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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Booked a week ago on the day after we got back from this years trip with Ryan air from Stanstead to Treviso. Just over £400 for the three of us including seats and bags. The cheapest we've ever managed to do it. Some of the flights were already showing signs of bookings so I know we weren't the first.
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@snowdave,
Where are you flying to? I didn't see any to Munich.
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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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Easyjet flights are not released until mid May for half term 2017, I do have the accommodation sorted. 
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Munich Avios flights went in about 15 minutes. Picked ours up at the stroke of midnight and by the time we were finished booking and paying they were all gone. I think though that they tend to release a second slice of Avios points 7-10 days later but don't quote me on that... I read it on the internet after all!
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Accommodation for half term 2017 was booked last October! Got the Ryan Air flights to Treviso at the weekend for around the same price as olderscot. Will be our first year of going at half term so wanted to be organised!
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@musher, as @Doofenschmirtz, says the flights go _very_ fast. Avios flights are released at midnight 355 days before, and to get popular destinations you often need to grab the flights within seconds.
Geneva was largely sold out (at least from a getting-4-seats-on-same-flight perspective) by 00.15. Lots of pairs and singles available still at 7am tho.
What does happen as the flight prices evolve is that some tickets in lower categories become available and at least one of those categories can also be available for Avios bookings (albeit this also varies depending on your status with BA). Avios flights do slowly leak out tho' - last year there was a drip feed of GVA tickets during the year and some friends managed to book to come with us.
Car rental prices are higher than there were at the same point last year, so I'm not sure about pulling the trigger on that yet.
BA have a big pricing structure change happening in early March, which will be interesting to see if it also impacts prices.
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For short haul, the taxes are c. £17.50-20/person. For long haul economy the taxes are almost as high as the basic (albeit non-flexible) fare. For long haul, upgrading from economy is tricky unless you bought an expensive economy ticket to start off with.
I think the combine-my-avios process is relatively simple, at least it was when I merged my BMI and BA accounts.
60k Avios would get you 6 Geneva returns in economy, or 3 in club.
If you can plan in advance they are great- I think I've managed 38 legs between GVA and LON on Avios this season, saving c. £4k.
One of the advantages of Avios flights is that they are flexible - you can cancel and refund all Avios and any taxes above £35 (i.e. they retain up to the first £35/passenger) up to 24hrs before the flight.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I booked for February 2017 half term a few months back in December 2015! I do normally book early but that was early even by my standards.
It is with a TO and I think they'd just been released. It seemed like a good price so I went for it.
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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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normally book the day i get get back in January, but not got round to it yet... 
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I've just booked half term! Very excited. Ryanair Bristol to treviso £120 each. Best price ever. Thanks for this thread we usually wait for easyjet in April or May.
Now where to go from Treviso...
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