Ok so it looks like I'm moving back to Las Vegas from Daejeon, South Korea. On the way home I would like to stop in 1 country and see at least 2 cities in that country. I want to stick to SE Asia so basically looking at ICN -> LAS with a stop somewhere in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam. I'm open to any other SE Asian countries as well granted they are cheap. I'm looking to spend 4-7 days in such country.

Im looking to do this trip the last week of January to the First week of February so basically a 2 week time slot of when to LEAVE ICN.

The part that gets tricky is right now the cheapest direct flight I can find to LAS from ICN is $746 which is quite high. I've done some rough searches and found I can have a "pit stop" in another country for about $300 more so I would like to keep the cost of the total airfare under $1100.

I have no previous elite membership with any airline. I do however have roughly 6,000 PQMs with UA however from a flight I just completed so I would like to somehow book with *A so and achieve PQMs with UA so that I can achieve some sort of status this year. The more I look though the more I realize that this seems to be a Sky Team part of the world, I think? For that reason this is just as much a mileage run as it is a vacation before I get back to the states.

This is why I need your help. You are far more experienced at doing these kinds of things and I hope you will be helpful in finding a route that not only provides good miles but also provides me with a great destination at a decent price. My GF and I would like to purchase in about 48 hours so PLEASE HELP

Thanks