Exclusive Business fare type (4 day minimum stay)

[Austman]

Noticed a new Business Class option while booking a flight to Hong Kong:

Exclusive Business

Bookings - Fare Types

It seems to be cheaper than Business Saver but only available on direct flights and has a 4 day minimum stay requirement.

 

[whughes3]

They are not all that new; were introduced as a more-or-less permanent feature late last year IIRC. Also, they do not have to be direct flights; I have booked them with domestic connections.

 

[Austman]

They are not all that new; were introduced as a more-or-less permanent feature late last year IIRC. Also, they do not have to be direct flights; I have booked them with domestic connections.

Sorry. I had not noticed them before. They seem to be only on selected routes for selected dates. I see that on MEL-HKG they disappear after 31st May. And there is no indirect availability for MEL-HKG but there is for MEL-SIN.

They are a good saving on HKG-MEL-HKG: $5,900 instead of $7,700 (for Business Saver).

 

[Passport Premiere]

Wow, pricing is certainly high from Australia

If you travel with frequency, why not start purchasing this in the reverse?

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[Platinum A332]

Wow, pricing is certainly high from Australia

If you travel with frequency, why not start purchasing this in the reverse?

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Normally what I do is purchase a one way ticket from Australia to X on points, then buy a one-way ticket for the return. My Dad who travels SYD-Europe more frequently now buys his tickets from Europe - can get J class return for around $4-5k vs. $8k from Australia.

 

[spudseamus]

Normally what I do is purchase a one way ticket from Australia to X on points, then buy a one-way ticket for the return. My Dad who travels SYD-Europe more frequently now buys his tickets from Europe - can get J class return for around $4-5k vs. $8k from Australia.

sad isnt it !! --- just typical of the BIG company's all over Australia !! (including EK and EY ect.) no one wants to be a leader just a follower !! COMON' QF !! make the fare the same either way to LHR! yep I wont hold my breath. LOL!

 

[scheps]

Normally what I do is purchase a one way ticket from Australia to X on points, then buy a one-way ticket for the return. My Dad who travels SYD-Europe more frequently now buys his tickets from Europe - can get J class return for around $4-5k vs. $8k from Australia.

wow, nice! is that with Qantas?