Avianca/Taca Lifemiles may be Best Program in Star
#1261
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TPG did a US DM vs AV LM blog post yesterday...@:-)
#1263
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SQ J's definitely possible on the SIN-Aust leg. And thank god he didn't expose any tricks.
#1264
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#1265
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Oceania should be reachable in J.
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#1266
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Is it possible to get an indiviual booking like with DM?
I dont mean getting Stopovers rather telling them what routing I want to take.
I dont mean getting Stopovers rather telling them what routing I want to take.
#1270
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#1271
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I don't agree..
With USDM (IME - so far) a relatively simple (if sometimes lengthy) call gets one the preferred routing (given availability of course)
Playing with the AV/LM redemption possibilities so far has been a bit depressing... It seems one either puts in origin and destination (in my case LAX-SYD) and gets (IME) ONE choice.. (OZ via ICN in that case).... OR one uses the multi city function and pays a LOT more..
Or am I missing something (that's always possible!)
With USDM (IME - so far) a relatively simple (if sometimes lengthy) call gets one the preferred routing (given availability of course)
Playing with the AV/LM redemption possibilities so far has been a bit depressing... It seems one either puts in origin and destination (in my case LAX-SYD) and gets (IME) ONE choice.. (OZ via ICN in that case).... OR one uses the multi city function and pays a LOT more..
Or am I missing something (that's always possible!)
#1272
Join Date: May 2009
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Can I book award thicket for my friend ?
Is there any restrictions?
Is there any restrictions?
#1273
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Playing with the AV/LM redemption possibilities so far has been a bit depressing... It seems one either puts in origin and destination (in my case LAX-SYD) and gets (IME) ONE choice.. (OZ via ICN in that case).... OR one uses the multi city function and pays a LOT more..
#1274
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Yes the online booking tool is a nuisance but you can get good resultsby choosing either the departure time or the airline. So if you want LAX-SYD on UA, you can specify UA and it will search a week around your date including indirect routings on UA, eg via SFO. Or, if you want a mixture of airlines for say SYD-LHR, when you specify a departure time from SYD you sometimes get a different list of options.
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