Hey everyone,

Newbie here, just started with all the credit card bonuses in July and now I want to redeem the miles but I am a bit confused because of the timelines. I have been doing a lot of reading and hope this is a good way to do it. the miles i have so far are:

US Air 80k
Amex 350k (if amex lives up to their promise)
AA 300k

Flight destinations NYC to Seattle 9/15/12 then cruising to Hawaii 2 weeks

Returning 10/1/12 HNL to NYC but want to use NYC as a layover to Barcelona in April of 2013.

My plan is NYC to Seattle one way using US Air or AA, and then using AA from HNL to Barcelona taking advantage of their 12 month layover and then booking another one way back from Barcelona to NYC.

Is this right? Is there a better way of doing this? I only included the Amex points because if they do honor the bonuses, maybe someone has an idea how to incorporate these into the mix.

Thanks for the assistance!