Hey there everyone - I have a question in regards to which would be the best way to book my upcoming trip. I have to make a decision by Thursday/Friday as that is when the 21 day window is up for the LIM portion of the trip.

My route combo is as follows:

Dec 23 or 24 - IAH to LIM
Dec 30 - LIM to IAH
Dec 30 - IAH to PHL
Jan 2 or 3 - PHL to IAH

The pricing seems to be about the same whether I book as a multi destination or as two separate round trips.

Are there any benefits to booking separately or together? Does it matter how I proceed?

* as a side note; I should be able to crack the illustrious Silver barrier thanks to these trips. I was in LIM for the past 10 days and with the upcoming plans I will eek out Silver this year, my first time as an Elite.