Originally Posted by
ohwino
This still seems like my best option... I'm trying to get to MLE with a stopover in DXB/AUH in either J or F. I have a lot of MR points, and otherwise I'm using more AA miles (270K) and either buying two J/F tickets DXB/AUH-MLE at $1000+ each (since AA doesn't allow en-route stopovers) or using another 50K AA miles.
That said, I don't want 230K orphan ANA miles sitting around that I can't use to book on Etihad.
I have well more than 230k ANA miles as a result of this. OTOH, being East coast based, and living in a UA hub city (IAD), I've got all the business class trips to Europe you can shake a stick at coming my way (with no fuel surcharge). Already booked IAD-AMS for August and looking at further options for next Spring.