Award help!
I'm trying to book biz class for 1 person to/from Oceania (ideally into AKL and back from SYD). Unfortunately, dates are firmly set (peak travel times, around Christmas 2019), but routing can be flexible. Willing to position anywhere in the US, route through Asia (except for China), etc. Hours of research shows only waitlist availability, at best. Two questions for the sages:
(1) thoughts on creative routing options I may have missed? I thought I hit them all, even trying bizarre things like Santiago, Chile and Hawaii to Fiji, but maybe there's something I missed. If I can get "close enough" would be fine with economy for a few hours.
(2) Is there a point in investing in an EF subscription? Not willing to wait until the last minute to book. Is anything likely to open up between now and T minus 2 months of travel?
Sorry for the detailed post, I appreciate the help!