Huntk - thanks for the info about the layover hotel (and the mileage # - I'll hit 1k this year thanks to TK). I'm curious now about the no Monday flight IST-HKG because I have a ticket leaving LAX on Sunday Sept 11 and then IST on Sept 12 which is a Monday arriving back in HKG on Tuesday Sept 13. I just looked at my email confirm and clicked on the see my reservation as well and they both show the flight leaving the 12th and arriving the 13th. do you think there might be a schedule change from July to September?