Originally Posted by
Youngtraveldude
1) MIA-DOH-XXX (SE Asia destination) in biz will cost 70K AA miles + $92. Is that
accurate?
No , it will be 70,000 for Miami-Doha plus 40,000 for Doha to Asia 2, giving a total of 110,000
Originally Posted by
Youngtraveldude
2) Booking through AA US on the phone is hit or miss, or is it impossible? Related, booking through AA AU/NZ phone is still the option that has the best chance?
Really just need to phone and see what you can get ; phoning all 3 doesnt take long if needed
Originally Posted by
Youngtraveldude
As I continue to do more research, I'm thinking an easier and also excellent way to do this is to just book an award flight on CX from BOS or JFK to HKG (we live in Boston so could just go home from St. Martin for a day). 1st class on CX from BOS/JFK to HKG looks like it would be awesome, even business would still be excellent. And then we just book paid flights from HKG to KUL for a very low price. My initial research here makes it seem like this option will be much easier to find/book than the initial QR route/option I was thinking, as outlined above.
Not sure whether it is easier, but it will be cheaper; going on CX from USA-Asia 2 can be done for 70,000 points