ml262

I have 25k left to hit 1K this year and I am looking for any suggestions domestically or internationally leaving out of YVR. Thanks in advance.

jbeckett

YVR-DEN-IAD-KWI and return is 18282 miles, CAD 1073, for example out 11/8 return 11/10.
YVR-SFO-HKG and return is 15428 miles, CAD 1110, for example out 11/10 return 11/12.
YVR-SFO-HNL same day return is 6396 miles, around CAD 449 for example on 11/16. You can stretch this out using DEN and LAX, for example YVR-DEN-SFO-HNL-SFO-YVR is 7677 miles for CAD 600.
POS and AUA are also worth a look for around 10000 miles, CAD 700 or so.

margarita girl

There's some exceptionally good fares from Cda to SIN these days. Certainly not as lucrative as leaving from YYZ but you should be able to get around 20K miles for about C$1000.

ml262

Thank you both. Seems like I'll be doing a long haul and a short one!

Kmxu

Multiple destination search: YVR to EWR, Ewr to Sin, Sin to EWR, and EWR to YVR. You can get more than 25 K miles for $1034. Sample date: Nov 11-14.

Edit: You can use EWR-SFO, and SFO-SIN instead of EWR-SIN to gain more miles:
26936 miles for $1039.80 or 3.86 cpm. Also, try other dates and use $+miles or RPU to upgrade.
BTW, this looks like a fuel dumping deal with the last AC segment because the combined YVR-EWR and EWR-SIN fares exceed $1500.

Edit2: Because of the AC L fare, you earn only 25%. But you will still earn more than 25K miles for this trip. Good travel.

Tue., Nov. 11, 2014 | Vancouver, BC Canada (YVR) to New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
Depart:
7:18 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 11, 2014
Vancouver, BC Canada (YVR)

Arrive:
9:35 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 11, 2014
San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Flight Time:
2 hr 17 mn
Distance:
800 miles
Flight:UA1464
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Fare Class: United Economy (L)
Meal: Snacks for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.
Change Planes. Connect time in San Francisco, CA (SFO) is 1 hour 5 minutes.
Depart:
10:40 p.m.
Tue., Nov. 11, 2014
San Francisco, CA (SFO)

Arrive:
7:00 a.m. +1 Day
Wed., Nov. 12, 2014
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
Flight Time:
5 hr 20 mn

Travel Time:
8 hr 42 mn
Distance:
2,565 miles
Total Distance:
3,365 miles
Flight: UA1127
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: United Economy (L)
Meal: Snacks for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.
Wed., Nov. 12, 2014 | New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty) to San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Depart:
8:30 a.m.
Wed., Nov. 12, 2014
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)

Arrive:
12:10 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 12, 2014
San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Travel Time:
6 hr 40 mn
Distance:
2,565 miles
Flight:UA1289
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: United Economy (K)
Meal: Meals for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.
Wed., Nov. 12, 2014 | San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Singapore, Singapore (SIN)
Depart:
1:25 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 12, 2014
San Francisco, CA (SFO)

Arrive:
8:05 p.m. +1 Day
Thu., Nov. 13, 2014
Hong Kong, SAR, China (HKG)
Flight Time:
14 hr 40 mn
Distance:
6,914 miles
Flight:UA869
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400
Fare Class: United Economy (K)
Meal: Lunch
Change Planes. Connect time in Hong Kong, SAR, China (HKG) is 1 hour 40 minutes.
Depart:
9:45 p.m.
Thu., Nov. 13, 2014
Hong Kong, SAR, China (HKG)

Arrive:
1:40 a.m. +1 Day
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014
Singapore, Singapore (SIN)
Flight Time:
3 hr 55 mn

Travel Time:
20 hr 15 mn
Distance:
1,603 miles
Total Distance:
8,517 miles
Flight: UA895
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200
Fare Class: United Economy (K)
Meal: Dinner
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014 | Singapore, Singapore (SIN) to New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
Depart:
7:00 a.m.
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014
Singapore, Singapore (SIN)

Arrive:
2:40 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014
Tokyo, Japan (NRT - Narita)
Flight Time:
6 hr 40 mn
Distance:
3,328 miles
Flight:UA804
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200
Fare Class: United Economy (K)
Meal: Breakfast
Change Planes. Connect time in Tokyo, Japan (NRT - Narita) is 3 hours 15 minutes.
Depart:
5:55 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014
Tokyo, Japan (NRT - Narita)

Arrive:
4:40 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)
Flight Time:
12 hr 45 mn

Travel Time:
22 hr 40 mn
Distance:
6,732 miles
Total Distance:
10,060 miles
Flight: UA78
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200
Fare Class: United Economy (K)
Meal: Dinner
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014 | New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty) to Vancouver, BC Canada (YVR)
Depart:
6:30 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014
New York/Newark, NJ (EWR - Liberty)

Arrive:
9:50 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 14, 2014
Vancouver, BC Canada (YVR)
Travel Time:
6 hr 20 mn
Distance:
2,429 miles
Flight:UA8101
Operated by Air Canada.
Aircraft: Airbus A319
Fare Class: Economy (L)
Meal: Meals for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.

ml262

KMXU - this is amazing. How do you put together such a MR? Is it on Matrix - if so what are the inputs for the search?

Kmxu

Oh, well. Nothing very fancy. I knew the good fare between EWR and SIN. So, I just tried the multiple destination and magic happened. I hope that you have pulled the trigger. The $1039.80 price is gone now for those dates. At FT, you always pull the trigger first and then think for the next 23 hours and 59 min (24 h free cancellation rule). Good luck.

Kmxu

Here is another suggestion. You have to use all six city pairs available at united.com. YVR-LAX (11/22), LAX-KWI (11/22), KWI-BAH (11/23), BAH-KWI (11/23), KWI-LAX (11/24), and LAX-YVT(11/24). The final price is $845.90 (USD) for 21,608 miles (with 500 min), or 3.91 cpm.

ml262

You're on fire, but SIN is a easier place to transit as they don't require a visa.

Kmxu

I went to BAH in March. It was not too hard. There is enough info on FT. See this thread.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...k-fare-59.html
There are club accesses in both KWI and BAH. You are likely upgraded for your US segments. The 777 E+ section is very empty between IAD and BAH. So, I had flat bed economy seats (3 seats in a row). Lol.