Timtammi
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Hi there all
I'm hoping some of you experts out there can help me. We have recently expanded our business into Asia and we need to make an extensive run through in September to visit customers. This is going to be a regular trip so I want to work out the best way to do it, minimising cost and maximising QF ff points and status credits.
The cities we need to visit are SIN, KUL, SGN, HKG, TPE, PVG, PEK, ICN, MNL and it will all be ex MEL. We are not tied into any real order but want to avoid unnecessary flying unless it really makes sense from a FF SC point of view.
I came across the above fair which I think will work and I have signed up for Expert Flyer to help me. I have tried a few different combinations but am having trouble making it all work. I know the max is 8 segments (what counts as a segment, if a flight is not direct but goes via a another city is that 2 segments? or is each flight number a segment?) I also see another rule that says you can only buy 5 segments initially (the extra 3 are extra) and they cant be bought in country of origin? How does this work?
This will all be done in economy I'm afraid, thats all we can afford, small business and all. It will be done in mid-late September.
Once we work out an itinerary that works for us we will probably do it 2-3 times per year. At the moment Japan is not part of it but from September next year it will be.
Any suggestions to point me in the right direction would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Timtammi
I'm hoping some of you experts out there can help me. We have recently expanded our business into Asia and we need to make an extensive run through in September to visit customers. This is going to be a regular trip so I want to work out the best way to do it, minimising cost and maximising QF ff points and status credits.
The cities we need to visit are SIN, KUL, SGN, HKG, TPE, PVG, PEK, ICN, MNL and it will all be ex MEL. We are not tied into any real order but want to avoid unnecessary flying unless it really makes sense from a FF SC point of view.
I came across the above fair which I think will work and I have signed up for Expert Flyer to help me. I have tried a few different combinations but am having trouble making it all work. I know the max is 8 segments (what counts as a segment, if a flight is not direct but goes via a another city is that 2 segments? or is each flight number a segment?) I also see another rule that says you can only buy 5 segments initially (the extra 3 are extra) and they cant be bought in country of origin? How does this work?
This will all be done in economy I'm afraid, thats all we can afford, small business and all. It will be done in mid-late September.
Once we work out an itinerary that works for us we will probably do it 2-3 times per year. At the moment Japan is not part of it but from September next year it will be.
Any suggestions to point me in the right direction would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Timtammi