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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 7:25 pm
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AlohaDaveKennedy
 
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Summer travel in high season or planning travel in off season?

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Originally Posted by graj08
Hi All-

Long time time lurker, first time poster. I've really gotten a lot out of the forum, and appreciate it.

I'm trying to use points/miles for 3 people to go to SE Asia (Bangkok/KL/Singapore/Bali) with a stopover in Europe. I'm hoping the itinerary can be:

NYC --> CDG/LON/MAD (Stopover) --> Somewhere in SE Asia (BKK/KL/Singapore/Bali) --> NYC

The peculiar thing about the itinerary is that we're students--we have plenty of time (total trip time: 2 months), but almost no money. My miles balances are:

AA: 5k (but could add 50k w/ Fidelity offer)
DL: 144k
US: 21k
SPG: 74k (but I'd prefer to not convert these, and use them for hotels instead)

I've got a well-paying job after graduation, no loans,and only $10,000 total in revolving credit (1 SPG Amex, never carry balance, credit score 750), so I figure I can apply to 2-3 more cards in addition to the Fidelity offer.

What would be the best cards to get in order to make this a reality? I can also do more deposit/brokerage offers like the Fidelity AA offer.

I REALLY appreciate all the help.

Best,
Graj08

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