Originally Posted by
orbit1
Son is getting married December 1, 2018. Would like to give him a honeymoon trip to Maui. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama. I don't mind using all of my points/miles to make this happen (husband's too)! I've looked at booking 1st class seats through SA with UA miles and can't find any saver fares. I would love to at least fly them from the west coast to Hawaii first class. That flight from the east coast about killed my husband and me years ago! Here is our miles/points balances:
UR points; husband 221,000; me 123000
MR points: me 53000
UA miles: husband 60000: me 87000
AA miles: husband 110000 me 67000
We have a few thousand points in Marriott, Hilton, SPG and IHG but nothing significant.
ALL suggestions appreciated. I've booked flights for my son with my AA miles but not sure if it's that easy with UA miles? My son also has the AA card and has around 50,000 miles himself. He's young so that's his first mileage/points card.
You could also break the trip up with a stop on the west coast for a day or two if you want to help with the jet lag and maybe enjoy somewhere in California too for a little bit. Alaska Airlines usually has pretty good availability from several west coast cities to Hawaii. These can be booked for 12.5k each (one way) on British Airways (UR (instant) and MR transfer partner) if you find a flight on Alaska that is listed for 17.5k. You could then use your AA, UA (UR), DL (MR), or WN (UR) to get back from (or to) the west coast.