Bits: SWISS sale, Star Alliance Heathrow Express upgrade, use Avios for Lapland

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• Wally1976 says:

  4 May4 May 15:45

  OT – anyone got any thoughts on the best way to book a CW return flight for 1 person using a Lloyds upgrade voucher where the flights need to be booked at midnight T-355? I’m guessing it’s going to be something like using my Avios stash to book both legs online when they become available then ringing Avios.com to get the voucher applied?? Anyone tried this? Thanks.

  • Kathy says:

    4 May4 May 17:06

    Yes, that’s how I did it. It took them a while to sort out – they ended up just removing the voucher from my account and refunding the appropriate amount of Avios. They had to leave the flights as 2 one-ways (which was fine – there wasn’t really a taxes/fees benefit from having them as a return anyway).

    • Kathy says:

      4 May4 May 17:09

      I ended up booking LHR-HKG and then SYD-LHR with the voucher and then HKG-AKL on Cathay separately.

      Cue people telling me I should have just held out for the Qatar sale and booked the £1500 return Stockhold to Auckland!

      • Kathy says:

        4 May4 May 17:21

        *Stockholm

        Damn, never notice my typos until after I’ve hit submit!

        On a side note, I do wonder if those cheap J fares are starting to stop people redeeming for Avios to Sydney – for April 2018 there’s flights available in business across almost an entire week plus a few peak dates. Nothing on the return SYD-LHR though, so maybe it’s just that people don’t fly out to Oz directly after Easter?

        • the real harry1 says:

          4 May4 May 22:19

          best 6 months are October-March

    • Wally1976 says:

      5 May5 May 10:06

      Thanks Kathy; good to know that this is possible 🙂

• the real harry1 says:

  4 May4 May 17:56

  FWIW you can input Accorhotels membership number on Europcar booking page now (always used to be hit & miss, asking them to do it when you got the car) – along with umpteen other FF progs (not BA or Iberia)

  not expecting to get many points for a 1 day booking 🙂

• Lamb says:

  4 May4 May 18:50

  Hi
  If you were able to get the flights. Can anyone recommend areas & any good cabins/ hotels to book with for a few nights? Can you book the trips direct or through a hotel if you book the flights to Lapland seperately?

  • ankomonkey says:

    4 May4 May 21:28

    We spent a week in Levi earlier this year. We booked our flights on the Norwegian website and our hotel directly with the hotel. Many are on Expedia/Hotels.com/booking.com, but availability is often scarce at peak times. Most people are on packages.

  • Louise says:

    4 May4 May 21:31

    booked our log cabin in saariselka through booking.com
    booked all trips separately too.

    • Lamb says:

      4 May4 May 22:11

      Hi
      Thank you, did you book the trips in advance or once in resort?

• the real harry1 says:

  4 May4 May 19:49

  heh heh I want a Raffles voucher

  A night at Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris2
  As you already frequently spend in one of the world’s finest department store, you may also be well acquainted with one of the world’s finest hotels, Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris. After all, they have a lot in common. The opulence, luxury, and of course, clientele.

  Harrods and Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris have joined together to extend a truly unique invitation to you: in any year when you spend over £40,000 on your Card, you can redeem 40,000 Harrods Rewards points for a special night’s stay in one of Le Royal Monceau – Raffles’ sumptuous double rooms.

  To find out more or to claim your Le Royal Monceau – Raffles voucher, please call the Harrods Rewards Team on +44 (0) 207 893 8408 within 6 months of spending £40,000 on your Card. Please note, only one voucher can be issued to an account within a Card anniversary year.

  • Genghis says:

    4 May4 May 19:58

    Wow. £40k is a big ask. I don’t think we’d manage that one (without giving up all the other cards)

  • James says:

    5 May5 May 16:33

    40K spend for ONE night!?

• Simon says:

  4 May4 May 21:03

  Bit of help on Star Alliance: I am due to take some European and international flights in the next few months and BA is annoyingly expensive vs Some star alliances airlines
  As I have an amex plat I was wondering between SAS and SQ which is the best earning carrier.
  Thanks

  • Rob says:

    4 May4 May 21:13

    Totally depends on which airlines you will fly and the exact fare class (ie D, R, I etc) you will be in. There is no one size fits all answer. Where you prefer to redeem to will also have an impact.

  • Lady London says:

    5 May5 May 01:09

    Where to credit dot com

• Rob says:

  4 May4 May 21:29

  They’ve had this for years. It is rubbish – high fee and 1% back at 1 point per £1.

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