This is a great deal, and I was really excited when I heard about this on the blogs last fall, since I was going to Conrad Koh Samui and Siem Reap in early spring and flights to both tourist destinations were very pricey.Ī few notes from my experience in case they help others: I couldn’t get award availability on Bangkok to and from Koh Samui most days when I was looking to travel, and when there was award availability it was on the first flight of the day, departing around 6am (getting up at 4 is not my idea of “aspirational travel”). They offer service to some interesting, underserved markets as well such as Luang Prabang and Ventiane, Yangon, Dhaka, Siem Reap, and Male.Īnd if you do travel on Bangkok Airways, join their FlyerBonus program because membership alone entitles you to an extra 10kg baggage allowance. This award sale certainly offers some bargains. If you’re going to be traveling around Southeast Asia in 2013, have a look at the Bangkok Airways route map. In general after a few calls to query availability it seems like things are pretty wide open (but I didn’t proactively check the highest season dates). Bookings need to be made by phone with no award holds available. JAL points don’t transfer instantly, plan on about a week. And JAL is also especially good for redemptions on Emirates, many Emirates awards are cheaper through JAL than through Alaska Airlines (which has just introduced Emirates awards). Of course 20,000 Starpoints transfer to 25,000 JAL points. Starwood points transfer to Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. Travel from 2001 to 4000 miles normally runs 21,000 miles, but with this discount is 18,000 miles.Through December 31 they are just 8000 miles. Travel between 10 miles are normally 20,000 miles.But with this promotion it’s just 5000 miles. Any trip up to 1000 miles total flown normally runs 15,000 miles.The promotion applies to economy redemptions only but… And JAL has a promotion for discounted redemptions on Bangkok Airways for travel through December 31st that are a really good deal.
Troy points out that Bangkok Airways is a new partner of Japan Airline.
their domestic flights aren’t dry, and they offered a tarmac transfer to even economy passengers transferring to international flights in Bangkok). (Bangkok Airways is often incrementally cheaper than Thai Aiwrays, too and they offer a good product. I’ve seen coach running about $300 per person roundtrip, with business class about an extra $50 each way. And Bangkok – Koh Samui is pricey for intra-Thailand travel. They have a few mileage partners but most people find themselves buying tickets. Most of the flights in and out of the private Koh Samui airport are operated by Bangkok Airways. Thai Airways flies two daily 737s and award seats are sparse. Getting to Koh Samui can be a challenge, though, at least at a low price or as part of an award ticket. I was grateful for my Diamond breakfast benefit when I was there because breakfast for two each morning would otherwise have run about US$70. The two downsides I note are that the hills are such that you have to take golf carts pretty much everywhere (golf carts are always at the ready there, but there’s no meandering around the property) and food and spa treatments are rather pricey for Thailand. He was reading my trip report on burning Hilton HHonors points at the Conrad Koh Samui - one of the really aspirational properties in the Hilton portfolio, and a great redemption value at 50,000 points per night through March 28 when the bottom falls out of the best redemptions in the Hilton program (this property becomes 95,000 points per night for 10 months of the year).Īll the rooms at the resort are standalone ocean villas with private pools. passes along a tip that I think I noticed back in November but never fully internalized the significance of. Main bases and hubs: Hong Kong International Airportįleet: Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300Īll the Cathay Pacific Worldwide Offices.įor further enquiry, please contact Cathay Pacific Global Contact Centres in Hong Kong at +852 2747 3333 (24 hours Contact Centre).Reader Troy R. HQ Address: Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong
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