12 Nonstop Flights From Johannesburg That Can Be Booked With British Airways Avios

@dan can I please get your advice: I recently moved to the U.S. From Canada and so I’ve only had a U.S. credit card for about a month. I really want to lock in this offer before it expires but i assume if they base it off my us credit history i wouldn’t be approved. Should I try to explain my situation is to them and see if they’d accept me? I know they wouldn’t be able to pull my CA credit report, but still…

Dan, Please do one of those for South America.
Thanks

Link to the cheap flights deal redirects to this post.

What are the options to Israel?

What dates are still available and from which booking site?

dan anything direct from NY TO JOHAN? ITS A BRUTAL FLIGHT AS IS and a killer with a stopover

the vic falls for 4.5k is a steal, been there done that and highly recommended

the JNB-MRU Mauritius flight – with BA is only operated weekly on Shabbos…

How about flights from AUH? THNX

@Eli agreed. Avios flights from AUH would be extremely helpful.

Go to the wikipedia page for AUH, look at all the oneworld/BA partners in the chart of destinations, find a destination that interests you, go to gcmap.com and put in the 2 airport codes to find the distance. Its not that hard people

Where are you finding all of this availability out of Johann?
I searched for Johann to London in February and there is nothing in Business Class

Hi, is there any way to get my avios back if BA doesn’t want to give then to me??
My flight is in one week.
Thanks.

@Mike and that’s what I did. But it’s just easy to do that for JNB, yet it’s nice to have the chart anyway.

@Tzvi: you mean you want to cancel a flight booked with avios and your flight is in a week? Just cancel it online, you will get ALL your avios back and just loos the taxes or $55, which ever is less

dan – is there anyone that can help me with putting together a last min award? i’d be willing to pay – cud you help me?

dan I need to get 25 $250 visa or amex gift cards whats the best deal out there?

@t: no

Yossi-Simon malls and outlets only let you buy $1,000 per day but lowest fees. Try for $500 debit cards. Do not get gift cards unless they can be converted into debit cards. Get VISA or MC-never AMEX. 25 X $250 ($6,250)is such an odd number. Why?

@Jerry Mandel:
need it for holyday gifts any way of getting a deal like staples had a wile back (spend $300 and get a $20 gift card)?

The British Airways website lists that the $0 annual fee is if you apply by 31 March, 2015. Is that an error?

anyone flying to Johannesburg from JFK on the 28th of Jan. 2015?

i need a favor please

@Dan
This info is really useful. Thanks!
I had a hard time finding availability on most of the local trips. Are all of these bookable online or is it worth calling for better availability?

do i need a ba card to be able to transfer points from amex, or a ba account is also good?

@Dan – the info is not correct on fees for Victoria Falls nor Livingston…
A one way flight is showing $150ish in fees… round trip $302 coach, $322 business…. Why so dang high?! Cash flights are similar…??

Cape Town also is showing $190 round trip in fees on Avios from Jburg…. Is there a glitch on Avios in favor of them right now to gouge all of us mistake fare hunters?? If not, your chart above is off.

@Dawie:

Keep in mind the Visa fee for each side of the falls at Zimbabwe and Zambia, for US citizens.

@David:

+1, Zimbabwe airafrica has tickets for $89 all in. Better deal than 4,500 and all the taxes.

@dave:
Search on AA.com for nonstop award saver flights, plugin those dates into BA.com.

@Anonymous:
BA account is fine.

@David:
If you transfer 1 Avios from AMEX, Chase, or Starwood then you’ll pay the lower fees for the next 12 months after the transfer.

I wonder if your readers realize what a brutal flight it is to JNB in economy flying 3 days and 2 overnites.

@Dan:
Would you please elaborate on your response to @David. I, too, am trying to book Joburg-Cape Town and I am seeing $220 – $440 in fees. Thanks.

@jiji:
Not sure what flight you saw that required that.

@Markus:
Seems straightforward to me.
You need to have earned at least 1 BA Avios in the past 12 months to get these rates.

Thank you, Dan. I didn’t know there was a rule requiring recent mileage accrual to access cheaper rates.

I just transferred from Amex and it worked.

But it only brought the taxes down from $400 to $200.

@Markus:
$200 would make sense if you’re flying round-trip with 2 people…

The flights leave e.g. Sunday and get to JNB on Tuesday. Thats where I get 3 days and 2 overnites. I believe the only direct flights are SAA and Delta. Would you do it in economy even at these prices? Rather use your miles and fly in business.

@jiji:
Not everyone has miles like that to burn.

Thanks Dan.
For those of us who don’t do a lot of travelling, which credit card do you recommend as the best for cash back? (Preferably without an annual fee)

Six days flying getting to and back from JNB — bad idea even if its almost free . You still have to pay for hotel, food, activities, car rental, Barebones will cost you $1000’s and requires a lot of planning even more if youre kosher. I dont think most people realize how complex this is to do. How about a side trip to Vic Falls and Bots and definitely Cape Town.

Oh awesome, thanks Dan! First I’d ever heard of earning 1 BA Avios to pay lower taxes! Even more motivation to transfer MR out.

@Anon From the 1st of December 2014, a new uni-visa system was implemented at Zambian/Zimbabwean borders and will mean that visitors to both countries will require only one visa. The 30-day uni-visa, is available at Livingstone and Lusaka airports and the border posts at Victoria Falls and Kazungula, Zambia, and will cost $50.

@jiji

There are definitely ways to explore South Africa on a shoestring budget.
There are backpackers hostels, such as the Brown Sugar Backpackers
for budget accommodations. And if one is not renting a car, there is a
backpackers bus (BazBus http://www.bazbus.com) that runs between
the hostels in the countries, and the attractions. Plus, the hostels offer
various activities such as visiting the Safaris and Victoria Falls at budget prices.

@Emilis

I agree that you can travel SA on a budget as you can most countries. My point is that I dont think most of Dans readers realize the complexity and expense of this trip even if the air tickets are almost free. The bazbus you mentioned is only within SA. The Kruger tour is still $150/day with staying in a 2 man tent and without kosher food.

As someone else mentioned above, Dan is wrong that the first year no-annual fee offer is ending this week. Just go on the BA website and the card offer there is good til at least 3/31 of next year. Sorry, I know that doesn’t get people to hurry and rush out a linked app but it’s always nice for people to have all the up-to-date information.

@chris:
It’s not wrong, they just updated the end date from 12/31 to 3/31:
http://i.dansdeals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ba1231-505×346.png

Approved for Visa! Thanks Dan and enjoy!

If anyone got the south Africa deal for Pesach and wants to brainstorm itinerary ideas contact me at ahuvam@aol.com

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