UserMark,

Thank you very much. You're right. The marginal cost of earning the 2nd 100k is very small especially small. it's now sweeter with BA's fare sale to LHR.

What is best strategy of posting miles to two different airline's frequent flyer accounts? Do I just tell them to change it on my second flights?

Thanks.

This one should work and no unused tickets. However, you'll need a side flight in CP. Plus a non-transatlantic AA (if you want 100K in BA as well).

JFK LHR AA M-fare
LHR MAN BA M-fare
MAN AMS CX Y-fare
AMS BCN IB M-fare
<Spend night at BCN

BCN AMS IB M-fare
<Spend night at AMS>

AMS MAN CX Y-fare
MAN LHR BA M-fare
LHR JFK AA M-fare

Itineraries:
JFK-LHR
LHR-MAN
MAN-LHR
LHR-JFK
$369.49

(2,500 European Bonus miles)
(Could earn 5,000 bonus miles if LGA-ORD-MAN and back but the $300-$400 fares are gone.)

MAN-AMS
AMS-MAN
$333.46

(Miles in both AA and BA cuz the only fare available is that and it is a Y excursion.)

AMS-BCN
BCN-AMS
$213.85

2 nights lodging at $150 each = $300

$916.8 + $300 + CP side-trip + AA side-trip (if you want 100K in BA as well.)

Should probably do CP and AA side-trips during one weekend to save on lodging.

[This message has been edited by seawolf (edited 09-23-1999).]