Mileage Run Discussion - [FARE GONE] UA: MIA-POS $218 ai, 3.1 CPM

July 2nd - July 3rd.

United:

MIA - IAH - POS - IAH - MIA: $218.20

7,046 Miles = 3.09 CPM

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Fare 1: Carrier UA KNN7A0SN MIA to POS (rules)
Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code K
Covers MIA-IAH (Economy), IAH-POS (Economy)
$54.00
Fare 2: Carrier UA KNN7A0SN POS to MIA (rules)
Passenger type ADT, one-way fare, booking code K
Covers POS-IAH (Economy), IAH-MIA (Economy)
$54.00
US International Departure Tax (US) $16.70
US September 11th Security Fee (AY) $7.50
US Passenger Facility Charge (XF) $10.50
USDA APHIS Fee (XA) $5.00
US Immigration Fee (XY) $7.00
US Customs Fee (YC) $5.50
Trinidad and Tobago Concourse Fee (DD) $10.00
Trinidad and Tobago Passenger Service Charge (KT) $31.30
US International Arrival Tax (US) $16.70

Subtotal per passenger $218.20
Number of passengers x1

TOTAL AIRFARE & TAXES $218.20
This ticket is non-refundable.
Changes to this ticket will incur a penalty fee.

found a deal for $190

United

Depart:
7:42 a.m.
Sat., May. 26, 2012
Miami, FL (MIA) Arrive:
9:28 a.m.
Sat., May. 26, 2012
Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) Flight Time:
2 hr 46 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
964 /100% Flight: UA1088
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Fare Class: United Economy (K)

United Economy (K)

UA1088 MIA - IAH Mar.2012

Change Planes. Connect time in Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) is 4 hours 6 minutes.
Depart:
1:34 p.m.
Sat., May. 26, 2012
Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) Arrive:
8:17 p.m.
Sat., May. 26, 2012
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (POS) Flight Time:
5 hr 43 mn

Travel Time:
12 hr 35 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
2,562 /100%
Total Award Miles:
3,526

Sun., May. 27, 2012 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (POS) to Miami, FL (MIA)
Depart:
7:45 a.m.
Sun., May. 27, 2012
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (POS) Arrive:
12:45 p.m.
Sun., May. 27, 2012
Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) Flight Time:
6 hr 0 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
2,562 /100% Flight: UA1459
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Fare Class: United Economy (K)

United Economy (K)

Change Planes. Connect time in Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) is 18 hours 35 minutes.
Depart:
7:20 a.m.
Mon., May. 28, 2012
Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) Arrive:
10:49 a.m.
Mon., May. 28, 2012
Miami, FL (MIA) Flight Time:
2 hr 29 mn

Travel Time:
27 hr 4 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
964 /100%
Total Award Miles:
3,526

7052 miles @ 2.69 - with 50% PB 1.8 per mile

Such a deal! Thank you for posting.

Just to head off the inevitable zero-value-add posts that usually follow:
NO, AA IS NOT GOING TO MATCH...

...but any HOU-based AA flyers that want to see Trinidad should probably have their trigger fingers at the ready!

It's tempting, but what to do in POS?

It's tempting, but what to do in POS?

Isn't POS in the Carribean?? Sounds fun to me...

It's tempting, but what to do in POS?

Don't know the range of dates that this fare is available but if it coincides with Fat Tuesday, POS's Carnaval is said to be the best party in the Caribbean, if not the world...

If it doesn't work for Carnival then perhaps hop a commuter flight over to the beaches of Tobago?

Don't know the range of dates that this fare is available but if it coincides with Fat Tuesday, POS's Carnaval is said to be the best party in the Caribbean, if not the world...That's in February or March.

Isn't POS in the Carribean?? Sounds fun to me...

Not true for all Caribbean destinations

Don't know the range of dates that this fare is available but if it coincides with Fat Tuesday, POS's Carnaval is said to be the best party in the Caribbean, if not the world...

If it doesn't work for Carnival then perhaps hop a commuter flight over to the beaches of Tobago?

Fat Tuesday is over at this time of the year.

Connect on to the Guyanas! Georgetown is just $195 from POS RT. Just don't forget your shots and the pyrethrin for the clothes. Unlike Europe, the Guyanas in summer are not overly crowded with tourists.:D

5/26 -- 7/3 also works for $219. Use your favorite card to get more miles as you stock up on Quinine.


It's tempting, but what to do in POS?

That's in February or March.

Fat Tuesday is over this time of the year.

Yes, I know when Lent begins.

My point was that if this was an EOS fare (no fare rules have yet been posted) then Carnival season would certainly be within the next 331 days...

There don't appear to be any date restrictions in the fare rules. I see availability through next spring. Routing is MIA-IAH-POS only. 7 day advance purchase, but no ticket-by date, so don't expect this to hang around for very long.


ELIGIBILITY NO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
DAY/TIME NO DAY/TIME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
SEASONALITY NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
FLIGHT APPLICATION
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY TA FLIGHT OPERATED BY TA
ANY UA FLIGHT OPERATED BY TA
ANY LR FLIGHT OPERATED BY LR
ANY UA FLIGHT OPERATED BY LR.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS/TICKETING
CONFIRMED RESERVATIONS FOR ALL SECTORS
ARE REQUIRED AT
LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE.
TICKETING MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER
RESERVATIONS ARE MADE OR AT LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE
DEPARTURE WHICHEVER IS EARLIER.
MINIMUM STAY NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
MAXIMUM STAY NO MAXIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
STOPOVERS NO STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING UNIT.
TRANSFERS UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON THE PRICING
UNIT.

Don't know the range of dates that this fare is available but if it coincides with Fat Tuesday, POS's Carnaval is said to be the best party in the Caribbean, if not the world...

If it doesn't work for Carnival then perhaps hop a commuter flight over to the beaches of Tobago?
The fare is actually available for Carnival (2013 - February 11th & 12th)....

Tobago is a popular day trip (or longer)....by plane (POS-TAB:eek:) or boat....

The fare is actually available for Carnival (2013 - February 11th & 12th)....

Tobago is a popular day trip (or longer)....by plane (POS-TAB:eek:) or boat....

POS-TAB was one of my most favorite routes.

POS-TAB was one of my most favorite routes.

I got in on the $298 MIA-POS, too bad I can't refare this :rolleyes:.

I'll be doing POS-TAB for sure when I go in June.

The fare is actually available for Carnival (2013 - February 11th & 12th)........When younger, I went to T&T Carnival many times with AUS friends.
It is perhaps the best !

I don't see dates that work perfectly for carnival,
but... Feb 4-12 is not bad at $219. :D

POS-TAB was one of my most favorite routes.

Yes, but have you ever flown it?

still available at united.com $219 ai

Yes, but have you ever flown it?

Are there seats available, ever, on this flight?
I am not going to try standby... :D

I'm surprised this deal is hanging around.
Any suggestions of a place to stay in POS on a 1 night turnaround?
Or in Tobago for a couple days scuba diving?

I read that the Hyatt Regency is top notch; gets great reviews for location, service and food. In POS.

Tobago is truly one of the world's most beautiful islands. And I say that having been almost everywhere.

Worldspan

POS-TAB was one of my most favorite routes.

I booked that flight myself a couple of times.....^

Are there seats available, ever, on this flight?
I am not going to try standby... :D

Oh, I'd imagine there's lots of empty seats on this flight.

Oh, I'd imagine there's lots of empty seats on this flight.

Not sure what "this" flight means...they run a flight every hour or two, from 5 in the am until 1am. And I checked just yesterday for fares a week out: US$24 one way! Incredible. http://www.caribbean-airlines.com/

And yes, I've flown it. The flight is so short its over before it starts. The maddening part is all the waiting to get on that little 20 minute thing. I'd consider swimming (ok, not really, but you get my point). Adding up the time to taxi/drive to airport, then waiting an hour or 90 minutes for the flight to load, then flying, then landing and getting out at TAB, I betcha you could do much better by boat. Seriously.

.... I betcha you could do much better by boat. Seriously.Maybe 15-20 years ago our "gang" also felt that might be true,
and still regret it to this day...:D

and still regret it to this day...:D


There's a good story there, I'd like to hear it

There's a good story there, I'd like to hear itwell, it isn't actually that dramatic a story.
I took the plane, some friends took the boat.
It wen't all through the night; they were seasick the whole way.

That route crosses some open ocean with big swells.
So they said.... maybe they were just hungover.

actually, that was a few decades ago.
a quick search now reveals a fast catamaran ferry
http://www.mytobago.info/ferry.php

fare still good. booked the first week-end of Feb, 2013 for $219 RT. without a car, how do you get from the airport to the Hyatt (safely)???

fare still good. booked the first week-end of Feb, 2013 for $219 RT. without a car, how do you get from the airport to the Hyatt (safely)???Taxi.
Maybe even hotel taxi, but that may be too pricy....

If you dig around, you'll find fares from $190 for 2 days, $200 for 1 day, $219 for 6 days, etc. I wish there was a good way to position for this deal --- but it looks impossible to do without over-nighting in MIA both ways.

For a 1-day turnaround, there's a Holiday Inn close to the airport with a free shuttle. Otherwise you're looking at high taxi fares ~$50 to downtown (about 17 miles) or one of the major hotels -- there really are only two -- the Hilton and the Hyatt. I've spend over 300 nights at the Hilton, so naturally I recommend it, but the Hyatt is newer and you can walk around downtown from there. If you don't mind driving on the left, there are several car rental agencies at the airport, and rates are not too bad.

Anyone have any luck getting this or anything cheap to POSout of another airport?
Specifically LAX/SFO/SEA/YVR/PHX/LAS etc
Missing 9k for a challenge...

POS-TAB was one of my most favorite routes.

Still nice at times

I snagged two of these from BWI, both on days I could take the MARC up there from DC. Paid $397 and $417, totaling 3.99 CPM for 20,364 PQM.

BWI-EWR-FLL (overnight) MIA-IAH-POS (overnight) POS-IAH-MIA (overnight) FLL-EWR-DCA

The problem with this one is that you have to overnight in the FLL/MIA area two different nights, plus the hotel in POS (which I understand you can do for about $100/night at the Holiday Inn near the airport). I have access to a flat and a car in FLL, otherwise this wouldn't be worth it. But it's nice to get more PQM than a trip to Europe for less than half the price in a single weekend.

Looks like this deal is gone. Tried yesterday and fares are over $340 from MIA.

Looks like this deal is gone. Tried yesterday and fares are over $340 from MIA.

Looks like you're right. Anyone know how I can adjust the original title reflect its gone?

Looks like you're right. Anyone know how I can adjust the original title reflect its gone?

Inform the Mod of this forum - only the Mod can change the title.