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Old Apr 8, 2019 | 11:02 pm
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Originally Posted by veembe
I would like some suggestions on the best use of points (and to get them) to get to Bali with some stopovers along the way in J or F.
I don’t travel that often so I don’t have a huge amount of miles but I’m not afraid of a few CC bonuses or buying miles at (hopefully) decent price.
I’ll be traveling with my husband so I would need two awards. I’m looking to travel August/September 2020. I’d really like to take advantage of stopovers and see as many countries as reasonably possible in a 2-3 week time frame.
I’m on the east coast and will fly out of JFK/EWR/PHL.
In terms of credit card points, I have 90k UR points through CSP/Freedom and 10k TY points from Citi Prestige.
I’m considering applying for Amex Gold ( saw an offer for 50k MR points) and Alaska Airlines 40k bonus.

I was considering SQ in J for ~200k JFK—SIN-DPS with a stopover in FRA. I’d like to take the train to Amsterdam from FRA before continuing on to SIN. (This assumes I transfer Amex, Citi and UR and have an extra 50k points by the time I need to book) .

I’d like to use the Alaska bonus plus purchasing 60k (assuming they have another mileage sale at some point) for about $1700.
I would then use the 100k miles to book DPS-HKG-JFK on CX with a stopover in HKG. My husband and I could also both apply for the Alaska CC but he’s not as into applying for credit cards for the points.

Suggestions? I am not married to these routings other than I want to get to DPS in a premium seat that allows for stopovers somewhere I can explore.

Would two award tickets be feasible on these routes?
A very optimistic hope. But you are starting early.
Awards start to become available 355/330 days out to just before departure. Or are never available for the dates you want
Getting 2 long haul premium awards is hard.

What ff programs are you a member of now and how many ff miles/points/avios?
Have you redeemed a ff award before?
Most ffp's now do not allow stopovers. So will be a series of separate one way awards.
Have you traveled long haul in business class? Airlines/aircraft with long haul first class are decreasing.

Did you do this trip (2016)--->newbie Award/ routing question

Other USA Bali award thread (there are others)-

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