Good Afternoon Fellow Frequent Flyers,
I should start by reintroducing myself to this forum as I have only been "viewing" for quite some time. My name is Jourdan and I am a QP Bronze member looking at doing a SC run (to obtain Platinum!) in the near not so distant future. If I have posted this in the incorrect sub topic, apologies in advance!
However, I am currently looking at purchasing/using points for a flight to Hong Kong departing Friday 10/09/10 returning 15/09/10. I have enough points for any class but can't decide which is best value for money! The point to cash ratio can get quite confusing considering I got 10,000 free points a while back for signing up to a credit card. I have in excess of 160k points and want to use them as wisely as possible!!
Here are the options I am considering:
Cash Option 1:
Sale Y: $1224
Sale Y+: $2216
Point Option 2:
Y: 65000
Y+: ? (It won't let me book any premium economy using points?)
J: 13000
Would it be worth my while trying to pay cash and points? Is that system a cheap option?
Would anyone advise flying Y one way and J return? Which airline offers the better J option?
Also, which airline has the better/newer aircraft? CX or QF? Service standards will be much better on CX I'm assuming?
Thanks in advance for everyones contribution!
I should start by reintroducing myself to this forum as I have only been "viewing" for quite some time. My name is Jourdan and I am a QP Bronze member looking at doing a SC run (to obtain Platinum!) in the near not so distant future. If I have posted this in the incorrect sub topic, apologies in advance!
However, I am currently looking at purchasing/using points for a flight to Hong Kong departing Friday 10/09/10 returning 15/09/10. I have enough points for any class but can't decide which is best value for money! The point to cash ratio can get quite confusing considering I got 10,000 free points a while back for signing up to a credit card. I have in excess of 160k points and want to use them as wisely as possible!!
Here are the options I am considering:
Cash Option 1:
Sale Y: $1224
Sale Y+: $2216
Point Option 2:
Y: 65000
Y+: ? (It won't let me book any premium economy using points?)
J: 13000
Would it be worth my while trying to pay cash and points? Is that system a cheap option?
Would anyone advise flying Y one way and J return? Which airline offers the better J option?
Also, which airline has the better/newer aircraft? CX or QF? Service standards will be much better on CX I'm assuming?
Thanks in advance for everyones contribution!