Hi!

I have not going on to Flyertalk for a while due to the need of settling down in
Cambridge (oh gee, many different between American and British!).

Anyway, My Mum finally agreed to go to the US for my graduation and I will do a Oneworld AWARD in F for her while I will do a OWE (DOWE ex-CAI since I already have a RT LHR-CAI from last MLOWE) for myself.

Here is her draft routing (aim= Min miles)
HKG-SFO/o-LAND-LAS-LAX/o-ORD/o-DTW/o-LGA/o-YYZ/o-LHR/o-HKG
(19551miles, 180K award)

Here is my draft routing (aim=Max miles)
CATCH: I need to stay with her between HKG-US-LHR.
CAI-LHR/x-HKG-NRT-HKG-PEK-HKG-SFO/LAS-LAX-ORD-DTW-LGA-YYZ-LHR/o-IST-LHR/x-CAI (16 seg/ 32868mi base)

1. I really want to put an AA's Transcon (since my mum's tkt will be in First) but cannot get it below 20000mi total, am I missed something?

2. I found that there is no way I can do a mileage run within Canada, am I right? (the only place I can leave my mum during the trip is in YYZ and I CANNOT re-enter US)

3. I want to put SWP in to rack up miles, here is my routing, can I do better?
CAI-LHR/x-mel-asp-drw-syd-HKG-NRT-HKG-PEK-HKG-SFO/LAS-LAX-ORD-DTW-LGA-YYZ-LHR/o-IST-LHR/x-CAI (20seg/45877mi)

4. Any other suggestion as long as not making my mum's trip exceed 20000 are very welcome!!

5. ORD-DTW is only 5hr drive/train, so if required I can take that out and do a LAND segment overthere to put some miles to good use to other legs.


Thanks!

EDITED to put stopover signs

[This message has been edited by HK-UMICH (edited 11-10-2003).]