Hello,
I'm looking at taking a trip with my wife to Europe and then Asia over the Dec/Jan prior and would like some advice on the best way to maximum my points/keep costs down. The plan is to travel around Europe for a few weeks and then spend about a week in Vietnam. I currently have 170,000 QFF points (and 30,000 Velocity points). I'm currently considering taking up the Jetstar Mastercard offer which should give me another 30,000 points.
The following is what I see as being the best use of points:
Sydney to London - 128,000 points (leaving 42,000)
London to Singapore - 84,000 (leaving -42,000 points - I'll need to find another 42,000 points before we book)
Singapore to Vietnam to Singapore - $240 (on Jetstar)
Singapore to Sydney - $540 (on Scoot)
My second option, and maybe more realistic option:
Sydney to London - 128,000 points (leaving 42,000)
Amsterdam to Vietnam - $1,340 (probably with BA + Vietnam Airlines or Aeroflot)
Vietnam to Sydney - 60,000 points (leaving -18000)
Note I haven't included taxes/surcharges and all tickets are using Classic Awards (they seem better than ASA?).
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I'm looking at taking a trip with my wife to Europe and then Asia over the Dec/Jan prior and would like some advice on the best way to maximum my points/keep costs down. The plan is to travel around Europe for a few weeks and then spend about a week in Vietnam. I currently have 170,000 QFF points (and 30,000 Velocity points). I'm currently considering taking up the Jetstar Mastercard offer which should give me another 30,000 points.
The following is what I see as being the best use of points:
Sydney to London - 128,000 points (leaving 42,000)
London to Singapore - 84,000 (leaving -42,000 points - I'll need to find another 42,000 points before we book)
Singapore to Vietnam to Singapore - $240 (on Jetstar)
Singapore to Sydney - $540 (on Scoot)
My second option, and maybe more realistic option:
Sydney to London - 128,000 points (leaving 42,000)
Amsterdam to Vietnam - $1,340 (probably with BA + Vietnam Airlines or Aeroflot)
Vietnam to Sydney - 60,000 points (leaving -18000)
Note I haven't included taxes/surcharges and all tickets are using Classic Awards (they seem better than ASA?).
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks.