I will shortly be booking an awards flight from Sydney to Edinburgh with some stops and wanted to get any top tips and advice. Basic details are:
- I have a wee bit of flexibility over flying dates
- I am a platinum member
- I want to fly (mainly) business class on flat beds - pref BA or QF
- My trip is to be:
Syd - Sing
Stop in Sing for 2-3 nights
Sing - Edin (prob via LHR)
Stop in Edin for 4 weeks
Edin - LHR
Stop in London for 2 nights
London - Sydn
- I plan to travel very soon: around week commencing mon Oct 10th
- QF website shows some first and economy availability
- But I'd like to go Business and have heard that if i "request" (?) a business seat then they may make one available.
My Questions are:
1. I want to make the most for my miles: I'm assuming that the above will cost 256,000 miles but am not sure: can anyone advise ?
2. Any tips on making the most of my miles ?
3. Can I stopover in Sing and London without problem or does that mean that they will dissect the trip into individual bookings and charge me miles accordingly ? (Rather than Syd-Europe return at 256,000)
4. How much does a round the world business class cost (in miles) ?
5. On the way there, should I go to Edinburgh via Frankfurt instead of LHR (it's only a transit stop) .. .. .. is there any benefit in this (eg greater seat availability, more empty 'plane, fewer miles reqd, etc ?) ?
6. Will I get a business seat if I "request" it ?
In anticipation .. .. .. many thanks for the help,
vaccav
- I have a wee bit of flexibility over flying dates
- I am a platinum member
- I want to fly (mainly) business class on flat beds - pref BA or QF
- My trip is to be:
Syd - Sing
Stop in Sing for 2-3 nights
Sing - Edin (prob via LHR)
Stop in Edin for 4 weeks
Edin - LHR
Stop in London for 2 nights
London - Sydn
- I plan to travel very soon: around week commencing mon Oct 10th
- QF website shows some first and economy availability
- But I'd like to go Business and have heard that if i "request" (?) a business seat then they may make one available.
My Questions are:
1. I want to make the most for my miles: I'm assuming that the above will cost 256,000 miles but am not sure: can anyone advise ?
2. Any tips on making the most of my miles ?
3. Can I stopover in Sing and London without problem or does that mean that they will dissect the trip into individual bookings and charge me miles accordingly ? (Rather than Syd-Europe return at 256,000)
4. How much does a round the world business class cost (in miles) ?
5. On the way there, should I go to Edinburgh via Frankfurt instead of LHR (it's only a transit stop) .. .. .. is there any benefit in this (eg greater seat availability, more empty 'plane, fewer miles reqd, etc ?) ?
6. Will I get a business seat if I "request" it ?
In anticipation .. .. .. many thanks for the help,
vaccav