V-Flyer

What's the best (i.e. cheapest) way to earn 1TP? If it's a nice destination I may even make a weekend out of it!

Does BMI Business restricted earn TPs?

Thanks!

Yes, BMI Business restricted does earn TP's. I'm presuming you've already looked here, where all the details are...

The best way (from the UK) is indeed a quick bmi business sector. Under 2,000 miles, it's 1 TP.

Originally posted by preiffer
Yes, BMI Business restricted does earn TP's. I'm presuming you've already looked here, where all the details are...

The best way (from the UK) is indeed a quick bmi business sector. Under 2,000 miles, it's 1 TP.

Thanks. I have looked there, but I couldn't work out what class the BMI one would be booked in.

As long as it's a revenue business fare, it doesn't matter. The only issue is that BMI have axed business on a LOT of their routes. "Premium Economy" doesn't cut it unless over 2,000 miles.

Hire some 'ladies of the night' in BKK to fly around for ya. Worked a few years ago with UA.

Originally posted by mcmbenjamin
Hire some 'ladies of the night' in BKK to fly around for ya. Worked a few years ago with UA.

Though I dread to ask...what are you talking about [?]

Originally posted by Scrooge

Originally posted by mcmbenjamin
Hire some 'ladies of the night' in BKK to fly around for ya. Worked a few years ago with UA.

Though I dread to ask...what are you talking about [?]

I read a post/story over at FlyerTalk a while back that there was this rich American who hired sex workers from Thiailand to fly around Southeast Asia and do mileage/status runs for him. There was some loophole with United Mileage Plus at the time. He got caught as a bunch of his flights had him in the air on a flight in Asia and another flight domestically here in the USA.

Random I know. I will see if I can find the post/story.

But why sex workers?

Originally posted by Decker
But why sex workers?

That I do not know. They do have a good deal of free time. I would imagine that sex workers/hookers (whatever the current PC term is) would rather sit on an airplane than preform the normal tasks of their job. Just a guess.

yes but so would normal villagers. Perhaps they're more likely to have passports...

Originally posted by Decker
yes but so would normal villagers. Perhaps they're more likely to have passports...

Oh but when in BKK do you as a lonely US/UK business man go searching for local villagers to talk to ?

Originally posted by Decker
yes but so would normal villagers. Perhaps they're more likely to have passports...

High class (cost) hookers have passports... "Miranda: She's a hooker with a passport." Sex and the City, Episode Number: 5, Season Num: 1, The Power of Female Sex

Time to go to the gym...

Apart from the talk about Bangkok / SE Asia ways to earn, probably one of the easiest is to get a business restricted ticket from LHR to GLA or EDI. Not that cheap, but then you can fly back on the cheapest economy if you want. Think the Business ticket is about £170 one way

Thank you for that GF, we do tend to just go with the flow at times, thank you again for bring us back on subject.

DUB is still a J flight right ?

Yea and the site has been a bit boring recently.

Originally posted by preiffer
"Premium Economy" doesn't cut it unless over 2,000 miles.

Premium Economy books into Y class for UK/Domestic, which is counted as full fare business for Bmi, isn't it? Fare Rules here (Though Premium Economy is often more expensive than Business Restricted so probably of little use).

Thanks,
Sarah

I think HF is right - I definitely recieved 2x tier points for a prem economy return LHR-EDI last year.

Prem economy gets lounge access too.

Just to be clear about this - are you saying that on BMI, in PE you get 2 tier points for a return LHR to EDI?

Originally posted by vizbiz
Just to be clear about this - are you saying that on BMI, in PE you get 2 tier points for a return LHR to EDI?

Bmi, like most other partner airlines will credit 1 TP per flight in Business Class under 2000 miles (see here). However, Bmi counts its EU & UK Domestic business class buckets as C, D, J & Y (Y *usually* being the Premium Economy fare bucket). Do check the fare code before you buy (it is displayed), and note that Business Restricted fares, which book into D class, are often cheaper than Premium Economy.

Its an easy way to grab 1 or 2 TPs if you are short, but its not always a cheap way of doing it. A return can set you back £300-£400 depending on destination, while a PE return (K) during the sale will often be not much more.

Thanks,
Sarah

Originally posted by HighFlyer

Originally posted by vizbiz
Just to be clear about this - are you saying that on BMI, in PE you get 2 tier points for a return LHR to EDI?

Its an easy way to grab 1 or 2 TPs if you are short, but its not always a cheap way of doing it. A return can set you back £300-£400 depending on destination, while a PE return (K) during the sale will often be not much more.

Thanks,
Sarah

I can vouch for this, having just acquired the requisite number of TPs following a little jaunt up to EDI[}:)]

buns

Sorry to bump this back up again but I have just been looking at BMI flights - lots of date options for £200 incl tax business restricted flights to Jersey for a spring weekend.

The other good thing about the bmi website is that it is very easy to book return flights with a different class each way - e.g. super cheap tiny fare one way and a business restricted the other to get the 1TP (and it confirms the fare code before you book).