Originally Posted by Shawn02139
1) Can someone post examples of a *ONE* iteneraries w/prices that will give people an idea of how one can get near-maximum status miles & prices. Obviously not for all combinations of *ONE* but simply to give good ballpark (e.g., best ONE3 itenerary?) I don't really have a sense of whether i should expect to get 20k 30k or 60k miles from a trip.
The problem is that there are too many variables. Restrictions vary on where you start your journey, and not everyone will want to start in CAI or some other low-cost place. As for ballpark figures, you should be able to get 50,000 miles relatively easily one a xONE4, without going all out for miles. I think I've seen an itinerary of over 60,000 on a xONE4 here. On a xONE5, you're looking at 70k miles or so. I've never played with xONE3's, nor paid attention to them, so I can't give you a figure there.
One idea to get around this would be to add a section on classic mileage runs, e.g. LHR-DXB-LHR, US near-transcons like JFK-PHX, SWP maximizers, etc. Giving mileage run building blocks is more feasible than entire itineraries.