Las Vegas guide and MSE thread 2012

rpstdavids

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scottishnellie wrote: »

I've booked WT+ for our BA flights in Sep. Can I ask what OP/UP and MFU mean? I assume they are types of upgrade but curious to know what they are and how to spot them incase it may apply to us at some point.

Thanks

MFU = Miles for Upgrade, this can only be done if you have booked direct with BA. It should show up in the 'manage my booking' section on the BA site or by calling them direct to find out. This is reckoned to be one of the best ways to use miles, upgrading from WT+ to Club is 12,500 miles each way and you still get the miles for the original booking.

OP/UP = 'Operational Upgrade'. These are done on the day if certain cabins are over booked. Usually done in pecking order depending on your status with the airline and what fare code you are booked in, but sometimes people get lucky. (I've never been on of those lucky ones ).

Froggitt

If the BA MFU from WT+ to Club is only 12,500, and is the same as from Premium Economy to Upper Class, that does sound like a bargain. From memory isnt Virgin 20K per class upgraded?

Plus doing it on the day, presumably theres APT tax savings as well

Froggitt

OP/UP = 'Operational Upgrade'

Thats when youre sitting in the departures lounge and you hear those magic words "Would Mr and Mrs Froggitt please make themselves known to the staff at the gate", and your paper boarding card suddenly turns into a golden ticket.

rpstdavids

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Froggitt wrote: »

If the BA MFU from WT+ to Club is only 12,500, and is the same as from Premium Economy to Upper Class, that does sound like a bargain. From memory isnt Virgin 20K per class upgraded?

Plus doing it on the day, presumably theres APT tax savings as well

Virgin are also 12,500 miles per leg to the West Coast now. You can also upgrade by more that one cabin on Virgin, i.e. from economy to Upper Class, but this would be 25,000 per leg.

With BA you can only upgrade to the next cabin, i.e. WT+ to Club World. You would not then be able to MFU to First etc.

More info on Virgin upgrades here:
http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/frequentflyer/spendmiles/upgrade_table_2012.jsp


With Virgin though you have to be booked on certain fare codes to upgrade, with BA virtually any fare can be upgraded.

mat5664

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Froggitt wrote: »

If the BA MFU from WT+ to Club is only 12,500, and is the same as from Premium Economy to Upper Class, that does sound like a bargain. From memory isnt Virgin 20K per class upgraded?

Plus doing it on the day, presumably theres APT tax savings as well

No tax savings.

You can't upgrade with miles at the airport either with BA. Has to be done online.

MFU is a very good deal, but there has to be Business Award availability to do it - which for LAS can be quite hard to find.

ferf1223

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rpstdavids wrote: »

OP/UP = 'Operational Upgrade'. These are done on the day if certain cabins are over booked. Usually done in pecking order depending on your status with the airline and what fare code you are booked in, but sometimes people get lucky. (I've never been on of those lucky ones ).

It's the most magical thing in the world when it happens...though if you're like us, you have to try to keep your glee to a minimim given some people have probably paid a lot of money to sit in that cabin so the yee-haws pushing all the buttons and exclaiming 'hey, pa, look at this!' is probably not cool.

only once for us...but we remember it so fondly...we're currently trying to find our best shot at a new Platinum Challenge just to have the (small) hope that it might happen again...the extra free baggage, priority seat selection, priority boarding, etc. are what makes it justifiable...the chance at an upgrade is just icing on the cake if we can find a reasonable way to do it.

nvh

we're struggling with the platinum challenge

got AA flight's in September and in December which combined would see us hit the magical 10,000(?) mile mark required. Unfortunately it doesn't fall within the 3 month timeframe though... we're strongly considering going for the gold challenge though as the baggage alone should be enough to justify it for us (along with the fact your flying partner also receives the perks)

stoneman

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Anyone getting an email from Groupon about the bottle service at Cathouse in Luxor be careful. It has been worded that it is unlimited bottles of spirits (one at a time) and all of the mixers. THIS IS NOT TRUE! It is for 1 bottle of spirits. you have to go to the "ask questions" button to find this out. So for $150 + tax and tip on $350 which comes to $230ish you get entry to Cathouse and 1 bottle of spirit and mixers. You have to pay bar rate for anymore bottles.
Not such a good deal now is it.

stoneman

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mat5664 wrote: »

No tax savings.

You can't upgrade with miles at the airport either with BA. Has to be done online.

MFU is a very good deal, but there has to be Business Award availability to do it - which for LAS can be quite hard to find.

We are booked for August in WT+ and yes op/ups are good from there it seems.(well for us anyway:)) No availability to MFU at the moment but it is a long way off and there wouldn't be anything available this far out yet anyway. Will start checking every day from about June.
Unbelievably we did manage to book 2 avios redemption tickets last week in First for December LHR/MIA return. Now that I am looking forward to.

uberteeb

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What are the best nightclubs and what is the cover charge for clubs there? I take it mega pricey and real expensive drinks?