My First ASA! BKK - SYD - FIRST CLASS!

[blessed11]

Hi all,

Just wanted to say that this forum is awesome! I origionalyl had tickets for me and wifely from tel aviv - sydney all on classic awards (290k points - elal to hong kong and cathay pacific to sydney from hong kong). Anyways, I only noticed after reading this forum that I can get status credits if I book via ASA - so I searched... unfortunately cannot book from tel aviv with ASA so I booked the following:

Tel Aviv - Bangkok: Classic Award - 130,000 points - Business Class - El Al Airlines (2 tickets)
Bangkok - Sydney: ASA - 180,000 points - Qantas - FIRST Class (2 tickets).
Total points: 310,000. Flight depatrs May 1st.

For an extra 24k points (and about $250 extra in taxes), I was able to get first class from bangkok to sydney... and i earn status credits!

thanks heaps for a very informative forum!

Now I just have to figure how to best utilize my Amex points for hotels.

Also - been searching for ASA tickets from SYD - LAX (return) anytime inbetween July and November and unfortunately NONE available! Any tips guys?

cheers and hope you've all had a great weekend...

 

[TheInsider]

Ohhhh Bangkok (BKK), and not Ballina/Byron Bay(BNK)!

Was thinking for a sec who does F SYD-BNK

 

[blessed11]

LOL! Sorry i'm a newbie... haha!!

 

[blessed11]

Forgot to add - I should also earn 20k points, so that will bring the total point spend to 290k... which is pretty much on par wit hthe classic awards tickets i previously booked... and in first class on the last leg

 

[straitman]

Heading fixed!

 

[blessed11]

Thanks heaps... was literally just looking to see if I could do it.. .appreciate that !

 

[tuapekastar]

Hi all,

Just wanted to say that this forum is awesome! I origionalyl had tickets for me and wifely from tel aviv - sydney all on classic awards (290k points - elal to hong kong and cathay pacific to sydney from hong kong). Anyways, I only noticed after reading this forum that I can get status credits if I book via ASA - so I searched... unfortunately cannot book from tel aviv with ASA so I booked the following:

Tel Aviv - Bangkok: Classic Award - 130,000 points - Business Class - El Al Airlines (2 tickets)
Bangkok - Sydney: ASA - 180,000 points - Qantas - FIRST Class (2 tickets).
Total points: 310,000. Flight depatrs May 1st.

For an extra 24k points (and about $250 extra in taxes), I was able to get first class from bangkok to sydney... and i earn status credits!

thanks heaps for a very informative forum!

Now I just have to figure how to best utilize my Amex points for hotels.

Also - been searching for ASA tickets from SYD - LAX (return) anytime inbetween July and November and unfortunately NONE available! Any tips guys?

cheers and hope you've all had a great weekend...

Congrats on the FASA, ASAs rock.

Re availability Jul-Nov, they are, of course, available pretty much every day. Just not at a reasonable 'price'. I don't what advice to offer other than to keep checking...sometimes some reasonably priced ones become available, though I've no idea of any patterns.

 

[blessed11]

Hey,

ASA's most certainly do rock! Thanks for your response... I will definitely keep
checking every once in a while. I got a decent amount of MR in my Amex account. Now just need to see how I utilize them so I can reach Platinum FF with Qantas (using complimentary Marco Polo Diamond from Centurion ATM). I fly once a month SYD -MEL, thinking of buying ASA business class for this, tho will have to see if it's worth it...

Thanks again !