Join Date: May 1998
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Programs: AAdvantage EXP/1mm/Admirals,United Silver+Club (life),Marriott Titanium,Hilton & Accor Gold
Posts: 5,064
Being in Phoenix, I've had great luck booking Continental trips with odd routings. Due to the America West and Northwest codeshare routes you can really get a nice, long trip going.
My favorite:
PHX-IAH-ORD-EWR-BOS-Manchester, NH (MHT)
MHT-BOS-IAH-DEN-PHX
or
PHX-EWR-TPA-Key West (EYW)
EYW-MIA-IAH-DEN-PHX