Originally Posted by tiph33

The husband and I just had twins two months ago and therefore will be traveling less- but still have a desire to maintain our EXP status. We are only looking at business class fares or AA hard metal that we could potentially use SWU's- as even if this is a mileage run- we still want it to be as relaxing as possible (therefore the twins will stay at home and we don't want to be stuck in long haul economy)

best I can find so far on my own is ORD-PVG business class for $2742/ticket

Departure Airport: midwest if possible (we are based out of MCI- but can position anywhere with AA/BA miles)
Miles Needed: as many as possible
Required Spend or Budget: less than $3k
Available Travel Dates: dates over july 18-22
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AA or earning EQM partners