UA: SFO-FLL $220 (R/T, all in)
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UA: SFO-FLL $220 (R/T, all in)
Certainly not as incredible as the OAK-FLL R/T on AA, but it meets my personal needs and price sensitivity.
(Was led it by info on Travelocity Dream Map, but booked it on the new and improved [?] united.bomb; I do like the new interface for seat selection, during AND after booking)
Outbound via DEN, return via ORD: 5698 BIS/EQMs, 16398 RDMs (including 5k bonus for the MPDG26 promo).
Expect I could have done significantly better if I'd been willing to do more than one connection each way as well as the work to find longer routings.
I've done trips before primarily to get miles, but this is my first TRUE MR (i.e., my time at FLL is only 6 hours. What do YOU do between midnight and 6 AM near FLL???? )
LRA7N7 fare basis. Commence travel by midnight 12 Dec 06; max stay 30 days; no min stay. However, availability appears to be dwindling, and not available on many days.
(Was led it by info on Travelocity Dream Map, but booked it on the new and improved [?] united.bomb; I do like the new interface for seat selection, during AND after booking)
Outbound via DEN, return via ORD: 5698 BIS/EQMs, 16398 RDMs (including 5k bonus for the MPDG26 promo).
Expect I could have done significantly better if I'd been willing to do more than one connection each way as well as the work to find longer routings.
I've done trips before primarily to get miles, but this is my first TRUE MR (i.e., my time at FLL is only 6 hours. What do YOU do between midnight and 6 AM near FLL???? )
LRA7N7 fare basis. Commence travel by midnight 12 Dec 06; max stay 30 days; no min stay. However, availability appears to be dwindling, and not available on many days.
Last edited by jmd001; Nov 22, 2006 at 4:43 pm
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Originally Posted by jmd001
What do YOU do between midnight and 6 AM near FLL?
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
Go out, take your shoes off, and walk on the beach. Too bad you'll miss sunrise, though...
Last edited by night-ice; Nov 22, 2006 at 5:00 pm
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Originally Posted by jmd001
Certainly not as incredible as the OAK-FLL R/T on AA, but it meets my personal needs and price sensitivity.
(Was led it by info on Travelocity Dream Map, but booked it on the new and improved [?] united.bomb; I do like the new interface for seat selection, during AND after booking)
Outbound via DEN, return via ORD: 5698 BIS/EQMs, 16398 RDMs (including 5k bonus for the MPDG26 promo).
Expect I could have done significantly better if I'd been willing to do more than one connection each way as well as the work to find longer routings.
I've done trips before primarily to get miles, but this is my first TRUE MR (i.e., my time at FLL is only 6 hours. What do YOU do between midnight and 6 AM near FLL???? )
LRA7N7 fare basis. Commence travel by midnight 12 Dec 06; max stay 30 days; no min stay. However, availability appears to be dwindling, and not available on many days.
(Was led it by info on Travelocity Dream Map, but booked it on the new and improved [?] united.bomb; I do like the new interface for seat selection, during AND after booking)
Outbound via DEN, return via ORD: 5698 BIS/EQMs, 16398 RDMs (including 5k bonus for the MPDG26 promo).
Expect I could have done significantly better if I'd been willing to do more than one connection each way as well as the work to find longer routings.
I've done trips before primarily to get miles, but this is my first TRUE MR (i.e., my time at FLL is only 6 hours. What do YOU do between midnight and 6 AM near FLL???? )
LRA7N7 fare basis. Commence travel by midnight 12 Dec 06; max stay 30 days; no min stay. However, availability appears to be dwindling, and not available on many days.
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Originally Posted by SFOTRAVELER
I am surprised to see SFO-CLT-PHL-FLL-CLT-IAD-SFO for 7,100 BIS at $273. 1.9cpm for 1K, 1P. There is a 7 hour layover in FLL overnight.
Last edited by jmd001; Nov 22, 2006 at 11:07 pm Reason: Clarification of to whom I was writing
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Originally Posted by hsxagent
Sounds like something I could do, what day are you leaving?
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Originally Posted by jmd001
Again, certainly better than my MR in terms of cpm, but a previously unstated requirement of mine was "all UA metal". The presence of CLT tells me US metal is involved.
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Originally Posted by night-ice
If you're going after the 25k bonus miles, the entire r/t must be on UA/UA Express or TED for the flights to be counted; no codeshare partners..not sure if you can re-route your ticket or not?
I modified my post that you quoted to (hopefully) clarify that my unstated requirement was for "all UA metal" (so that my MR would be a qualifying R/T for the 25k promo). SFOTRAVELER was just pointing out a routing that resulted in better BIS/EQMs for similar $$$ ... but UA metal miles was my objective.
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Originally Posted by jmd001
(Was led it by info on Travelocity Dream Map, but booked it on the new and improved [?] united.bomb; I do like the new interface for seat selection, during AND after booking)
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Originally Posted by jmd001
Certainly not as incredible as the OAK-FLL R/T on AA, but it meets my personal needs and price sensitivity.
(Was led it by info on Travelocity Dream Map, but booked it on the new and improved [?] united.bomb; I do like the new interface for seat selection, during AND after booking)
Outbound via DEN, return via ORD: 5698 BIS/EQMs, 16398 RDMs (including 5k bonus for the MPDG26 promo).
Expect I could have done significantly better if I'd been willing to do more than one connection each way as well as the work to find longer routings.
I've done trips before primarily to get miles, but this is my first TRUE MR (i.e., my time at FLL is only 6 hours. What do YOU do between midnight and 6 AM near FLL???? )
LRA7N7 fare basis. Commence travel by midnight 12 Dec 06; max stay 30 days; no min stay. However, availability appears to be dwindling, and not available on many days.
(Was led it by info on Travelocity Dream Map, but booked it on the new and improved [?] united.bomb; I do like the new interface for seat selection, during AND after booking)
Outbound via DEN, return via ORD: 5698 BIS/EQMs, 16398 RDMs (including 5k bonus for the MPDG26 promo).
Expect I could have done significantly better if I'd been willing to do more than one connection each way as well as the work to find longer routings.
I've done trips before primarily to get miles, but this is my first TRUE MR (i.e., my time at FLL is only 6 hours. What do YOU do between midnight and 6 AM near FLL???? )
LRA7N7 fare basis. Commence travel by midnight 12 Dec 06; max stay 30 days; no min stay. However, availability appears to be dwindling, and not available on many days.
If you are elite and have upgrades use them so you can sleep in F or C depending on the plane.
good luck... ^ ^
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Originally Posted by row1A
If you are elite and have upgrades, use them so you can sleep in F or C depending on the plane.
good luck... ^ ^
good luck... ^ ^