Originally Posted by Mr_Tudball

To get to the Maldives, I'm using 67,500 AAdvantage miles for CX F (USA-HKG-SIN) & regional J (SIN-CMB). There is no fuel surcharge. The current sign up bonus for the AA Citi card is 30,000 AAdvantage miles, which you could double with the two browser trick. And AA is currently offering a 25% bonus on purchased miles, which is handy for topping off. I'll be paying out of pocket for CMB-MLE RT, but fares are reasonable.

For the PH Maldives, I'm using the two free nights that come with the Chase Hyatt card, plus additional nights using my GP balance. With Hyatt's Q3 promotion, it is possible to rack up GP points fairly quickly, as you get a bonus for having the Chase Hyatt card. You could transfer your UR points to Hyatt GP.

For the return, there are good F and J fares out of CMB, so I'm paying for CMB-DXB-LHR (A380 from DXB to LHR) on EK, LHR-DFW-USA on AA (AA's new 77W LHR-DFW). Somewhere around USD1900 for F, so I'll be earning miles on the way back, with stopovers in DXB and LHR.