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Dec 9, 2011, 9:41 pm

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Join Date: Jul 2009

Location: USA

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Originally Posted by TCove

Thanks for the replies.
Here's some more info on my situation....

It will actually be one trip per month....with a 20 day (or so) stay each time.

It looks like AA is what I prefer, cuz they have better partners with Cathay, and Qantas.

I book my own flights, and my own hotels....and my company pays for both.

I'm allowed to fly coach, or premier, but not business class. The fare hikes from $2.5K up to $12K+....so that's a no-no.

Look at joining both AA and QF programs. If you fly US-Australia often enough, you may be able to obtain top tier elite status on both programs. Try to catch the A380 flight rather than the 747 between Australia and the US. Premium economy on QF should be OK.

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