Frequent Flyer Schemes
May 4th 2003, 3:05 pm
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Frequent Flyer Schemes
Does anybody have a view which airlines offer the best deals for frequent flyers?
We are moving in sept to perth but becasue of a business interest here we expect to be going back and forth a couple fo times a year and keen to get the best deal. Previous only flown on holidays a couple of times a year and never bothered with these schemes.
Any suggestions??
James
We are moving in sept to perth but becasue of a business interest here we expect to be going back and forth a couple fo times a year and keen to get the best deal. Previous only flown on holidays a couple of times a year and never bothered with these schemes.
Any suggestions??
James
May 4th 2003, 3:40 pm
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Hi James
Funnily enough a friend phoned me yesterday from NZ and told me to me that when booking our flights we should request points against our tickets and if they asked if we were frequent flyers, that we should say yes. Apparently you get a lot of points per ticket and this entitles you to huge savings on flight bookings made thereafter.
Sorry to be so vague but I'm sure if you made enquiries with an agent they would be able to enlighten you.
If you have no joy I would be quite happy to contact my friend for full details altho I am sure someone on this forum must know.
Funnily enough a friend phoned me yesterday from NZ and told me to me that when booking our flights we should request points against our tickets and if they asked if we were frequent flyers, that we should say yes. Apparently you get a lot of points per ticket and this entitles you to huge savings on flight bookings made thereafter.
Sorry to be so vague but I'm sure if you made enquiries with an agent they would be able to enlighten you.
If you have no joy I would be quite happy to contact my friend for full details altho I am sure someone on this forum must know.
May 4th 2003, 9:20 pm
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Re: Frequent Flyer Schemes
Originally posted by james & bev
Does anybody have a view which airlines offer the best deals for frequent flyers?
We are moving in sept to perth but becasue of a business interest here we expect to be going back and forth a couple fo times a year and keen to get the best deal. Previous only flown on holidays a couple of times a year and never bothered with these schemes.
Any suggestions??
James
Does anybody have a view which airlines offer the best deals for frequent flyers?
We are moving in sept to perth but becasue of a business interest here we expect to be going back and forth a couple fo times a year and keen to get the best deal. Previous only flown on holidays a couple of times a year and never bothered with these schemes.
Any suggestions??
James
www.krisflyer.com
Hope this helps.
May 5th 2003, 3:23 am
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Re: Frequent Flyer Schemes
James,
Have a look at this site - it usually contains some useful information on Frequent Flyer programmes:
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au
Your choices are probably:
- Singapore Airlines (Kris Flyer) - you'd probably receive a big bonus for signing up and flying with them presently because of SARS
- Qantas/BA (part of the OneWorld alliance)
- Emirates (Skywards)
I recall that with Qantas you don't receive so many points if flying from LHR and if you have a UK postal address, but I stand to be corrected ...
Best regards.
Have a look at this site - it usually contains some useful information on Frequent Flyer programmes:
http://www.frequentflyer.com.au
Your choices are probably:
- Singapore Airlines (Kris Flyer) - you'd probably receive a big bonus for signing up and flying with them presently because of SARS
- Qantas/BA (part of the OneWorld alliance)
- Emirates (Skywards)
I recall that with Qantas you don't receive so many points if flying from LHR and if you have a UK postal address, but I stand to be corrected ...
Best regards.
Originally posted by james & bev
Does anybody have a view which airlines offer the best deals for frequent flyers?
We are moving in sept to perth but becasue of a business interest here we expect to be going back and forth a couple fo times a year and keen to get the best deal. Previous only flown on holidays a couple of times a year and never bothered with these schemes.
Any suggestions??
James
Does anybody have a view which airlines offer the best deals for frequent flyers?
We are moving in sept to perth but becasue of a business interest here we expect to be going back and forth a couple fo times a year and keen to get the best deal. Previous only flown on holidays a couple of times a year and never bothered with these schemes.
Any suggestions??
James
May 5th 2003, 6:29 am
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You receive same amount of FF points on Qantas regardless of your postal address, I say that from my personal experience.
Personally I believe if you are going to be living in Australia you are probably better off going with Qantas. If you get a Qantas credit card with ANZ you can easily accumulate miles very quickly. Qantas frequent flyer points will allow travel on BA and Qantas. A free trip back to the UK economy class is 100,000 points but even though that sounds a lot it is amazing how quickly they can build up.
Personally I believe if you are going to be living in Australia you are probably better off going with Qantas. If you get a Qantas credit card with ANZ you can easily accumulate miles very quickly. Qantas frequent flyer points will allow travel on BA and Qantas. A free trip back to the UK economy class is 100,000 points but even though that sounds a lot it is amazing how quickly they can build up.
May 6th 2003, 12:14 am
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Given that you receive about 20,000 points for a return UK-Oz trip, you only need five to get a free return flight. This might sound a lot but a 20% reward is huge - check out Qantas' website
