jocthedinosaur
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- Sep 12, 2005
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I have only recently become part of this very interesting and informative site. I must say, I am amazed at how much most of you know about using ff points. The thread about the best way to get a seat upgrade was very interesting (I'm 6'5", always wear a collared shirt and good trousers and after some banter with the check in clerk, nearly always get an upgrade or at least an exit seat!!!).
I have a challenge for you to get your head around. I have about 200,000 QFF points (unfortunately only a bronze pleb). I am planning on taking my family (wife and 2 young sons) to europe next year september leaving preferrably on the Saturday 23rd.
My preferred itinery would be(sorry I don't know all the acronyms for airports):-
Syd to Singapore or Hong Kong, stay there for about 24 hours then to London for about 3 days and then to Amsterdam where we will base ourselves with family and travel around Europe. Myself and the boys need to be back about the weekend starting 14 October and my wife will fly onto NY for about 4 or 5 days then back to Syd.
I am told you need to look at booking FF seats asap even 1 year in advance thus this request.
What I hope you will be able to help me with is:
How do I organise this with payed and ff seats the most inexpensive way maximising the use of my ff points?
Be able to put all of this together without waiting around airports for connections with small kids?
Oh and get the family upgraded to first class or, in a pinch, business!!!!!
I know I can go to a travel agent for this but at least here I get unbiased info and from what I have seen, very good info.
Thanks in anticipation,
Joc
P.S. Can one of you write a thread with all the abbreviations/acronyms you guys use!!!
I have a challenge for you to get your head around. I have about 200,000 QFF points (unfortunately only a bronze pleb). I am planning on taking my family (wife and 2 young sons) to europe next year september leaving preferrably on the Saturday 23rd.
My preferred itinery would be(sorry I don't know all the acronyms for airports):-
Syd to Singapore or Hong Kong, stay there for about 24 hours then to London for about 3 days and then to Amsterdam where we will base ourselves with family and travel around Europe. Myself and the boys need to be back about the weekend starting 14 October and my wife will fly onto NY for about 4 or 5 days then back to Syd.
I am told you need to look at booking FF seats asap even 1 year in advance thus this request.
What I hope you will be able to help me with is:
How do I organise this with payed and ff seats the most inexpensive way maximising the use of my ff points?
Be able to put all of this together without waiting around airports for connections with small kids?
Oh and get the family upgraded to first class or, in a pinch, business!!!!!
I know I can go to a travel agent for this but at least here I get unbiased info and from what I have seen, very good info.
Thanks in anticipation,
Joc
P.S. Can one of you write a thread with all the abbreviations/acronyms you guys use!!!