Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
I assume you mean SIN-SYD; otherwise you'd be reversing directions. You would have to return to ICN straight from HEL at the end (only intercontinental service to/from ICN) or else you'd need to get Oneworld to change the rules regarding a maximum of 4 segments in Asia, as you still need to return to your origin point.
However as this is a tier point run I suppose all you need to get to is 1500 TP for BA Gold renewal (if memory serves.) So substituting the YYZ-UVF segment with YYZ-JFK-UVF-JFK-XXX-LAX will still get you to 1520 TP, so no worries. (I'd book the Lan flight from YYZ-JFK in order to get full business class service.)
Thus as revised, ICN-HKG-SYD-LAX-YYZ-JFK-UVF-JFK-DFW-LAX-LHR-DXB-LHR-HKG-CGK-HKG-ICN comes to 1520 TP if my math is correct (don't forget first class points for A sectors within the USA).
If you didn't mind a few hours in Honolulu to connect, you could also go ICN-HKG-SYD-HNL-DFW-YYZ-JFK-UVF-JFK-LAX-LHR-DXB-LHR-HKG-CGK-HKG-ICN for 1680 TP and many more miles, as you'd have both HNL-DFW and JFK-LAX (make sure a 2-class service) as 180 TP segments.
Just some thoughts.
You're right...too many permutations in my head...there will be no LHR-SYD at the end...just a HEL-ICN if I went that route, which I'm not. I'm a Euro for BA status, so really only need 800 TP's, but am hoping to get as close to 2000 as I can for the GUF2. The theoretical maximum is 1920, but is not actually possible under the YYZ scenario. I think I may go with the suggestion of DFW-ANC and back. A LAX-YYZ-DFW-ANC-DFW-SJU-DFW-LHR would definately maximize the TP's, since the DFW-ANC books into A class.
The routing would then be:
ICN-HKG-SYD-LAX-YYZ-DFW-ANC-DFW-SJU-DFW-LHR-DXB-LHR-HKG-CGK-HKG-ICN for a total of 1,800 TP's. Add that to the few business trips I'll be taking from SYD-PEK and I should hit 2,000 no problem.
Thanks for the thoughts!