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Oct 11, 2018, 4:24 pm

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hbcobra

Join Date: Mar 2018

Posts: 41

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Originally Posted by rune87

Do a boston run for $220 in November (Which based on mile count I presume your are) and a RT between SEA-PDX. That will close up your difference.

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Originally Posted by eddiehuang97

Not sure what your budget is -- are you just planning a mileage run or your transcon trip is a business trip? If latter, I would just make it SEA-PDX-east coast or SEA-SFO-east coast. It would have a $50 to $100 markup and that would get you MVP. If it's just a mileage run ,do a SEA-BOS RT($220) plus a SEA-SFO($120) RT. It would cost you around $350.

Thank you. Adding a connection to my December trip seems like a no-brainer: it's only a couple of hours extra on top of preexisting travel and the cost is minimal in comparison to a transcontinental mileage run. Spending $50-100 to hit MVP is good, but it may not be worth spending $200+ to hit it.

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