My parting conrtibution for any Aussie flyertalkers who want to get the bonus on the cheap. I head off in 12 hours. Whereever you are on the 6 continents, if you see a frazzled looking Australian at an airport with the smell of Krug on his breath,caviar stains on his shirt-front and a handful of frequent-flyer cards standing at the check-in counter saying "credit this flight to my AAdvantage account. Oh no this one should be for my Executive Club account.....or is it AsiaMiles. Look I'll have to take the next flight so I've got time to get this right."
Well that will be me
now for the relevant part of the post:
A 3 continent Oneworld Explorer fare in low season (conveniently Oct1-Nov15) costs $AU1999 or $AU1900 from an online travel agent which is equivalent to $US1235. The good thing is all flights are booked in M class so you don't have to worry about whether the flights are valid for point accumulation or not. The second good thing is that its a perfect time for visiting South Africa!
SYD-BNE QF
BNE-CNS CX
CNS-HKG CX
HKG-BKK CP
BKK-SIN AY
SIN-BKK AY
BKK-HKG CP
HKG-JNB CX
JNB-WDH BA
WDH-CPT BA
CPT-DUR BA
DUR-JNB BA
JNB-PER QF
PER-SYD QF
Earns 2x5 airline bonuses and 1x3 airline bonus = 225000 bonus points plus your mileage points. Happy Flying