Originally Posted by TomT
Alect:
You suggested I put together a rough trip outline and submit it to the experts and others. So, here is what I have come up with so far.....All segments are "stopovers".
As I have mentioned before I am interested in gaining AA Plat. as soon as possiable in order to gain the different clubs. As I see it gaining club use is a key to my being able to rack up milage. My reasoning is that if beloved wife has a comfortable place to rest her bones she will be more then willing to milage hunt with me...rather then look for a hotel as the wheels hit the deck.
Here is my first shot at our DONE4:
BKK/NRT/CEB/CNS/BNE/AKL/SYD/HNL/YVR/Fll...........I have only half assed worked the milage out, but I come up with something like 23,000.00 miles?The balace of the ticket will be used over the winter and next fall....but.... that will be another story.
Along with the DONE4 I am attempting to put together the best and most meaningful way of getting to AmEx door in BKK for the Done4 ticket. If I could use slight of hand I would just take a One Worlder in J to BKK from LAX..would solve a lot of problems.......I think....but if the added cost, lack of her cruise should bring on a non talking,non whatever in the next seat for 23,000 miles it sure is not worth it!!! Any suggestions along those lines would be appreciated also.
I will head for the side lines now and wait for all to do a number on my trip.
Thanks to all...(seems when you start on this forum you say that a lot!!!)
TomT
TomT
As to your routing, it is important to set out all the segments as there is a limit on these, and OW airlines only fly certain segments.
So your BKK-NRT-CEB-CNS turns into:
So BKK-HKG-NRT-HKG-CEB-HKG-SYD-CNS (as this is the only way to do it on OW airlines). Unfortunately this routing exceeds the 4 segments allowed in Asia. You can buy the extra segment though.
Similarly there is no direct HNL-YVR OW flight - you will have to go on AA HNL-DFW-YVR (flights via LAX are AS LAX-YVR code shares which is not allowed).
YVR-FLL turns into:
YVR-DFW-FLL
Unfortunately by this stafe you have used 4 of your 6 NA segments and you can only have 2 more from FLL including getting to a gateway from which you can go to Europe (unless you do a round trip ex-FLL and fly to Europe from MIA by driving down there).
As to getting to Amex's door - at least one of the agents which I sent to you will issue the ticket in BKK and fedex it to you here in the US. Otherwise you can ask to pick it up at the airport. But since you are staying in BKK anyway, why not have it sent to your hotel or pick it up in person?
As to the cheapest way of getting there - usually the cheapest is either a miles award flight or a cheap econ flight upgraded with miles or similar.
Alec