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- 1. Fly in style withoutsplashing out Ciaran McNulty & Marek Matulka
- 3. Cost Spending as littleas possible
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- 6. LHR-JFK £419.55 BA ticket cost:£100.00 UK government fees: £114.65 US government fees: £41.90
- 7. LHR-JFK £419.55 BA ticket cost:£100.00 UK government fees: £114.65 US government fees: £41.90 BA fuel surcharge: £163.00
- 8. Pricing is demand-driven ●Scheduled 10-12 months in advance ● Aircraft positioning crucial to operations ● Inconvenient for the airline to cancel
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- 10. Google flights https://flights.google.com ● Veryfast ● Great for direct flights ● Includes nearly all economy airlines ● Can’t search ranges / multiple destinations
- 11. ITA Matrix (ownedby Google) https://matrix.itasoftware.com ● Slow(er) ● Very wide searches ● No budget airlines ● HUGELY powerful extra options
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- 17. Codeshares: Same flight;different airline
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- 19. Convenience Vary travel timeand route
- 20. LHR-SIN direct forEaster
- 21. LHR-SIN with alayover for Easter
- 22. Don’t fly fromthe UK! ● Different pricing models in different markets ● Tax/Duty differences ● Exchange rate differences ● On sale at different times ● Public holidays at different times
- 23. DUB (Dublin) ● 1hour from London Gatwick, Heathrow, City ● English-speaking ● US customs pre-clearance
- 24. AMS (Amsterdam) ● KLMHub ● 5-6 flights/day to major UK Cities ● ~ 1hr flight time
- 25. LHR-LAX in July from£984 All prices in economy. - 2 weeks - travel with BA or OW
- 26. DUB-LAX in July from£774 All prices in economy. Pros: - Instant £200 saving per person - US Immigration passed at DUB Cons: - Needs to pay for travel to DUB - Overnight accommodation may be required
- 27. Positioning flights Unlinked tickets: ●LON -> DUB ● DUB -> LAX ● Give a buffer between your positioning flight and the main fare (night before?) ● or try going back-to-back ● Make sure your travel insurance handles missed departures!
- 28. DUB-LAX in July from£774 All prices in economy. Pros: - Instant £200 saving per person - US Immigration passed at DUB Cons: - Needs to pay for travel to DUB - Overnight accommodation may be required
- 29. DUB-LAX in July from£874 All prices in business. Pros: - Instant £100 saving per person - US Immigration passed at DUB - Business not Economy! Cons: - Needs to pay for travel to DUB - Overnight accommodation may be required
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- 31. Dropping last legs ●Go hand baggage only ● or make sure there’s an overnight before the last leg ● or make sure there’s an airport change ● or just make a fuss and get your bags back ● Don’t book via a travel agent
- 32. Read the FareRules
- 33. Adding stops Transfers ● Definedas <24h ● Limited number allowed ● Normally free Stopovers ● Defined as >24h ● Normally chargeable ● Sometimes free
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- 38. Comfort Have the mostenjoyable experience while flying
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- 42. POUGs Promotional Online Upgrades -check emails from the airline - check MMB often Cost? - ET to CE - £59-139 - WT to WT+ - £85-250 - WT+ to CW - £400-599 - CW to F - £400-599
- 43. AUGs Airport Upgrades - usuallyoffered at check-in desk - more expensive than POUGs Cost? - ET to CE - £75-150 - WT to WT+ - £229 - WT+ to CW - £400-800 - CW to F - £599
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- 45. British Airways ExecutiveClub Avios - awarded based on miles flown - class bonuses (up to 300%) - tier bonuses (up to 100%) - can be used to spend on flights, car hire, hotels, etc. Tier Points - fixed amount per flight segment - different to different classes - reset every year - collect to get / retain status
- 46. LCY-AMS Example avios andtier points earning table.
- 47. LHR-SIN Example avios andtier points earning table.
- 48. - oneworld alliance -airline partners - hotels - credit cards - tesco - shopping at avios.com Collecting avios
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- 50. 8000 avios +£35 will get you...
- 51. 13000 avios +£35 will get you...
- 52. 17000 avios +£35 will get you...
- 53. Standard Redemptions Avios +applicable taxes, fees, and surcharges
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- 56. Blue - collect avios -spend avios Bronze - 25% bonus avios - free advance (7 days) seat selection - business class check-in - priority boarding
- 57. Silver - 50% bonusavios - free advance seat selection - lounge access + guest - additional checked bag when flying economy - overweight baggage fee waived Gold - 100% bonus avios - free advance seat selection (including front row seats) - First Class lounge access + guest - extra bag in all classes - Arrivals lounge access (no guest) - Additional redemption availability
- 58. Status progress Free tojoin 2 BA flights + 300 tier points or 25 flights 4 BA flights + 600 tier points or 50 flights 4 BA flights + 1500 tier points
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- 60. oneworld - 15members; 155 countries / 1010 airports served
- 61. Star Alliance -27 members; 193 countries / 1321 airport served
- 62. Sky Team -20 members; 171 countries / 1052 airports served
- 63. Seat Selection Seat Guru -Covers all airlines The BA Source - Very detailed on BA flights
- 64. ex-EU business cheaper thanUK economy
- 65. LHR-SXM £836.41 in coach Tier pointsearned: 100 Avios earned: 5883
- 66. MAD-SXM £868.60 in Business Class Tierpoints earned: 420 Avios earned: 14709
- 67. MAD-SXM £889.97 in Business Class Tierpoints earned: 360 Avios earned: 14064
- 68. LHR-SXM £2,599.31 in Business Class Tierpoints earned: 400 Avios earned: 15298
- 69. LHR-SXM £891.07 in Business Class Tierpoints earned: 420 Avios earned: 14065
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