Turks & Caicos wide open for Avios in Spring 2023 as new British Airways flights launched

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• NorthernLass says:

  28 Jul28 July 16:17

  IIRC BA offered this route some years ago (the flight goes on to GCM on the other days). It then changed to be tagged on to the Antigua flight. Obviously better for those needing to connect from regions where there is no LGW service.

  • redcat says:

    29 Jul29 July 11:56

    Correct. The BA flight I got on to Nassau in Feb this year (on a Wednesday) was heading on to the Turks. The one back (on a saturday) came from GCM.

• elguiri says:

  28 Jul28 July 16:22

  and what’s the avios amount needed peak/off-peak? (I know I could search, but if added to article it would save numerous others having to search too)

  • Rob says:

    28 Jul28 July 16:38

    Added in, good point.

• Benilyn says:

  28 Jul28 July 16:32

  Full of Americans?

  • BSI1978 says:

    28 Jul28 July 16:41

    Your point being?

    • Tom says:

      28 Jul28 July 17:14

      That prices for hotels this winter are insane. You might think prices in Europe are inflated right now but the popular US destinations are next level ridiculous. Getting Avios flights becomes less meaningful when you then have to pay $1,500 per night for an entry level room in a not very good Ritz-Carlton.

      Definitely appreciate the heads up from Rob and normally I’d be interested, but giving the Caribbean (and Mexico/Central America) a wide berth for the next year.

      Asia a much better choice this winter with China still locked in zero COVID fantasyland and Japan yet to fully reopen, so the two main sources of tourists aren’t back yet. Prices have gone up a little but not 1.5x like Europe/Middle East and 2x+ like the US.

      • Polly says:

        28 Jul28 July 17:28

        Yes, agree re Asia hotels. Our fav hotel in Penang down to one third it’s usual pricing..obvs missing a lot of their regular high spenders!
        But for those w time shares it’s good to see extra T and C seats available.

        • mynameisjonny says:

          28 Jul28 July 18:56

          Interested to hear more about this hotel!

      • JDB says:

        29 Jul29 July 09:13

        The issue of many places within quick reach of the US being grossly overpriced is not new, but in practice Americans largely like to stick to the ‘fashionable’ places eg in Mexico, Baja, Cancun and a bit Puerto Vallarta so you find silly hotel prices for often quite poor value, $200+ golf on busy courses, $20+ cocktails, restaurants aimed purely at Americans and few real Mexican places; basically you are in the US with extra sun/sea. Worse, those places attract crime, particularly now Cancun per Sunday Times. However, you don’t have to go far to find better value/cheaper accommodation, deserted beaches, $5 cocktails, superb Mexican restaurants where foreigners are in the minority, $30 golf etc. I believe Costa Rica is similar. The worst we came across was being recommended to go to the Dominican Republic – bonkers prices for crowded places, poor hotels or house rentals on overbuilt estates, $350++ golf rounds, big resort fees but the good news is that one could relax in their “Mediterranean” village! Glad we didn’t go after further reports of those who fell for it.

• Tom says:

  28 Jul28 July 16:37

  Hotels look a little rich for my blood 😢

• Alan H says:

  28 Jul28 July 16:43

  This now explains why BA have cancelled my flights in January / February for GCM. If only Virgin would fly this route!

  • Anna says:

    28 Jul28 July 17:57

    Hi Alan, thanks for the tip for Blue Rock, we ended up going twice (and having the coconut shrimp both times!)
    We are booked to go again in April so I’m now wondering if BA will extend the PLS route after the winter and our flights will also be cancelled …

  • Mandy says:

    28 Jul28 July 22:04

    My flight to GCM says cancelled too but I can only see time change of 20 mins. Am I missing something? Same flight number too.

  • Shanel Murray says:

    4 Aug4 August 07:31

    What is gcm

    • Rob says:

      4 Aug4 August 08:23

      Grand Cayman

• Alan H says:

  28 Jul28 July 16:44

  Oh and they’ve increased flight time from 12 hours to 13. Not impressed.

  • Rob says:

    28 Jul28 July 17:12

    … but at least its 13 hours in Club Suite!

    • Anna says:

      28 Jul28 July 18:03

      It doesn’t really work like that though. Of the extra travel time from NAS you spend 90 minutes on the tarmac while they clean around you, then the rest of the time in the air with the new crew who always seem very put out at having their time in the Bahamas curtailed and can just about bring themselves to throw a drink and a packet of nuts your way. You’ll be starving when you land as your last meal was the tiny BA afternoon tea 5 hours previously. Same in reverse on the return flight!

      • Alan H says:

        28 Jul28 July 19:01

        Couldn’t agree more…..and the club kitchen is empty!

        • Anna says:

          28 Jul28 July 19:47

          A swarm of locusts descended on the Club Kitchen as soon as it was loaded this time – presumably people who were already aware of the even more reduced offerings these days! Though I don’t really want Lindt balls and shortbread when I’m properly hungry, anyway.

      • FatherOfFour says:

        28 Jul28 July 19:19

        Have you ever swapped to better seats during the stop? Either with or without crew permission?

        • Anna says:

          28 Jul28 July 19:45

          No but I did swap with my OH this time so he could get some sleep in CS on the way home! He and son were in PE but as he drives us home from the airport I wanted him well rested. The flight was full so they were warning people not to do that anyway. I don’t know what would happen if anyone actually did -.people do get on at NAS so you run the risk of moving into someone else’s seat!

• andyl999 says:

  28 Jul28 July 16:50

  I think all the prem/econ and business have been snapped up already

• NC says:

  28 Jul28 July 17:49

  Just about to cancel some for late Feb returning early March.

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