Originally Posted by AskTravis

Hi all -

We (family of 4 + baby) are thinking about a month long trip to New Zealand next year, and wondering what strategy might work to include Hawaii in the plans on the way home. [Yes, we are crazy for traveling across the world with a baby, but that is another thread on it's own - both previous kids have been to Australia and Asia before their 1st birthdays!]

It looks like ANZ flies AKL-HNL direct, but also sounds like it is hard to get their long hauls on Aeroplan. I could pay for a flight from SYD/AKL to OGG myself, but guessing an open jaw that makes it something like YYZ-AKL / OGG-YYZ doesn't work with aeroplan zones. I

Thoughts? I'm definitely open to routing through SYD on the way there (or elsewhere, and home if needed), as sounds like ANZ is going to be tough to secure.

Thanks for any previous experiences!


T.