Hi Gaza-1st. thank you for your advice and info;
2nd. This is my 1st rtw-its a vacation with a portion of it being mile run-and since I have never been to dxb -I thought I would do a 2day stay; next year I will hopefully have more time and add ist and even stay there for 2 days.
3rd. Yes I am leaving Mel on 10/31 so that works-plus I will be staying in hnl for 2 days to end my vacation -hopefully relaxed befor returning to work.
Also this rtw will allow me to be ex-plt with my point and miles I have gained already this year.
So Thanks to you and Dani and other here it will be a great !!