LAX to Lusaka Zambia for $1004 on UA/Ethiopian
An unusual destination, but this is a pretty solid deal from the west coast to Africa.
The back breaking routing is LAX-IAD-ADD-HRE-LUN/ LUN-ADD-FCO-IAD-LAX
Nov 10-14 comes to around 4.1 CPM (23,021 miles) which is rare for Africa. Some dates in Nov and wide open early next year.
Unusual tech/transit stops in Harare and also Rome.
Books into O class which earns 100% on UA and also Aegean. So one of these would get you *Gold if crediting to Aegean.
Would make an interesting trip report
This would also make a good base for a side trip to Victoria Falls which are quite impressive. I visited the falls myself earlier this year.