Originally Posted by Gnopps

You don't have to do long-haul. SK A-class via ARN or OSL somewhere should suffice. Either to southern Europe with one change like below which can be done in less than 24h and should give you 10k+ miles (didn't check availability):


Or include an extra stop in CPH both ways and use the extra 2400 miles to travel somewhere closer.

Originally Posted by greenarmy

For around 500 euros you could also go to South Africa, Cape Town or Joburg from Vienna on Ethiopian and earn plenty of miles past 9k. There are probably other African destinations that would earn enough at a similar price but I haven't checked them all.
Has the bonus of no (or 1) time zone changes, could be some october/november sunshine before the european winter bites, and assuming you aren't doing an immediate turn around, even across 2/3 days SA prices vs NYC prices for hotel food experiences...