AA EXP Challenge - need 35k EQMs out of SFO/SJC
Jun 20, 2016, 5:29 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SFO, SJC
Programs: AA Platinum, Avis First, Starwood Platinum, Marriott Gold
Posts: 24
AA EXP Challenge - need 35k EQMs out of SFO/SJC
Need some great ideas on how to get 35k EQMs for an EXP challenge. Obviously want to spend as little as possible, and completely open to ridiculous routings. I have 3 months to complete - ending 9/30. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Jun 20, 2016, 5:37 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: SFO, formerly BOS
Programs: AS Gold 75K and Delta PM, former AA EXP
Posts: 68
Have you checked the SFO-LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-LAX-SFO runs that have been frequently discussed in Premium Fare Deals forum? Most are getting between 16-20k EQMs based on the routing per trip.
As an SFO'er myself doing MR's, there are usually cheap flights on LAX-SFO-LAS-LAX-SFO turns that yield the min 500 EQM per segment if you can fit one in on a random afternoon.
After that I suggest using GF and the FlightDeal to see whats available/when from SFO-Any city for your budget.
Best of luck....
As an SFO'er myself doing MR's, there are usually cheap flights on LAX-SFO-LAS-LAX-SFO turns that yield the min 500 EQM per segment if you can fit one in on a random afternoon.
After that I suggest using GF and the FlightDeal to see whats available/when from SFO-Any city for your budget.
Best of luck....
Jun 21, 2016, 5:23 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Frozen Tundra
Programs: Former AA EXP, DL PM, BAEC Bronze, SPG GOLD, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 159
Have you checked the SFO-LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-LAX-SFO runs that have been frequently discussed in Premium Fare Deals forum? Most are getting between 16-20k EQMs based on the routing per trip.
As an SFO'er myself doing MR's, there are usually cheap flights on LAX-SFO-LAS-LAX-SFO turns that yield the min 500 EQM per segment if you can fit one in on a random afternoon.
After that I suggest using GF and the FlightDeal to see whats available/when from SFO-Any city for your budget.
Best of luck....
As an SFO'er myself doing MR's, there are usually cheap flights on LAX-SFO-LAS-LAX-SFO turns that yield the min 500 EQM per segment if you can fit one in on a random afternoon.
After that I suggest using GF and the FlightDeal to see whats available/when from SFO-Any city for your budget.
Best of luck....
Jun 21, 2016, 5:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Frozen Tundra
Programs: Former AA EXP, DL PM, BAEC Bronze, SPG GOLD, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 159
BTW is your EXP challenge the recently email target challenge or a different invite?
Jun 29, 2016, 10:31 am
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SFO, SJC
Programs: AA Platinum, Avis First, Starwood Platinum, Marriott Gold
Posts: 24
Jun 29, 2016, 10:43 am
#6
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SFO, SJC
Programs: AA Platinum, Avis First, Starwood Platinum, Marriott Gold
Posts: 24
Have you checked the SFO-LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-LAX-SFO runs that have been frequently discussed in Premium Fare Deals forum? Most are getting between 16-20k EQMs based on the routing per trip.
As an SFO'er myself doing MR's, there are usually cheap flights on LAX-SFO-LAS-LAX-SFO turns that yield the min 500 EQM per segment if you can fit one in on a random afternoon.
After that I suggest using GF and the FlightDeal to see whats available/when from SFO-Any city for your budget.
Best of luck....
As an SFO'er myself doing MR's, there are usually cheap flights on LAX-SFO-LAS-LAX-SFO turns that yield the min 500 EQM per segment if you can fit one in on a random afternoon.
After that I suggest using GF and the FlightDeal to see whats available/when from SFO-Any city for your budget.
Best of luck....
Jun 29, 2016, 11:09 am
#7
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 143
I've seen this in business in the $400s before - sigh. Here's around 20k for low $900s. For fewer EQMS, you can fly lie flat from JFK-MIA and vice versa.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=AA;eo=e
There's also the sweet sweet pain that is a HKG run (19.5k for high $600s - ~3.5cpm):
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2397;a=AA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=AA;eo=e
There's also the sweet sweet pain that is a HKG run (19.5k for high $600s - ~3.5cpm):
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2397;a=AA;eo=e
Last edited by kanny; Jun 29, 2016 at 11:28 am
Jun 29, 2016, 11:38 am
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: SFO, SJC
Programs: AA Platinum, Avis First, Starwood Platinum, Marriott Gold
Posts: 24
I've seen this in business in the $400s before - sigh. Here's around 20k for low $900s. For fewer EQMS, you can fly lie flat from JFK-MIA and vice versa.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=AA;eo=e
There's also the sweet sweet pain that is a HKG run (19.5k for high $600s - ~3.5cpm):
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2397;a=AA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=AA;eo=e
There's also the sweet sweet pain that is a HKG run (19.5k for high $600s - ~3.5cpm):
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2397;a=AA;eo=e