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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just flew coach to London on United morning flight. Much better experience than the many times I flew business. LHR was totally empty. Landed at 8:15pm and was at 9:30 pm at hotel in center London.
Had a nice evening walking around a good night sleep in a proper bed. Jet lag was much less of an issue than usual and having two teenagers rested is priceless.
A much better alternative to paying business prices.
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How much were your coach tickets? My family of five is flying to London next week on United in business class. We’re spending $346 and 120,000 frequent flyer miles per ticket (works out to maybe $1800 in equivalent cost per ticket, depending on how you value FF miles). DH accrues about 1 million UA MileagePlus miles per year through work, so this is no biggie. Just seems like business is more comfortable and with significantly better service, plus you can access the Polaris lounge at IAD. But, if you’re snagging at $600 per ticket or less, then coach can definitely make sense.

Sounds like you stayed in a great hotel. We’ll be staying in the Churchill Residence Suite at the Hyatt Regency. Four bedrooms, 3400 sqft, multiple balconies, grand piano, dining room with seating for ten, etc…. It’s running us a whopping £494 + 9000 Hyatt points per night. Works out to be about the equivalent of $750/night (assuming you value Hyatt points around 1.7¢ each), but we got a good deal on the business class tix, so this seemed like a worthwhile splurge. [/quote]

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