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Do you plan to spend more time in California upon your return to SFO?
No just one night at the airport
Or are you just going to SFO to catch an AirTran flight east?
Yes.. catching a flight back to Rochester, NY
Although BA's award system is distance-based, and charges for each flight flown, AA's and UA's award systems are zone-based, so that an award from Hawaii to California costs the same as a flight from Hawaii to the East Coast.
If you provide us with more information about your complete travel itinerary, we can provide better recommendations.
ROC to SFO ( planning on Airtran points) 3 nights at SFO using Priority points ( nice bonus of 60k I just received card no minimum purchases needed, also 1 free night certificate with annual fee ( next year)
Fly from SFO to OGG ( Maui) looking at HA card also for interisland flight to ITO
then back to SFO or to ROC if we have enough points by then.
Guess I should look at picking up another bonus offer next year
For example, if you are heading back to the NYC area from Hawaii, for 20,000 AA miles, you might be able to fly from Hawaii to NYC, stop over in NYC for months, and then fly on to Europe, all on the same award.