miles4us,

Welcome to FlyerTalk. The Mileage Run forum is focused on air travel in many cases using creative routing to earn the maximum possible mileage, without necessarily focusing on a particular destination.

Although it's possible that the air portion of your trip could end up as a mileage run, it looks like you're seeking more general advice on how to maximize the total miles you can gain while taking a specific trip, across all of the travel platforms (air, lodging, auto).

I'm going to move this to MilesBuzz, a forum meant for more general discussion of earning miles and points.

Thanks,

Dave, a.k.a. dmfriedman
Moderator, Mileage Run