Originally Posted by
dvs7310
Are you crediting to AA or QR?
QR, but you made some interesting observations notwithstanding your caution to ignore everything you said.
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When I started seeing J/D redemptions in the hundreds of thousands of miles on AA, then I knew that it was time to move back to QRPC, where I was once PLT and will be again after this trip.
Originally Posted by
dvs7310
Not sure when you're planning BOS-ANC, currently in winter season AS has an ORD flight on Saturday and Sunday that doesn't count as your 1 allowable transcon. That can be booked as AS 6392 and AS 97, that goes to daily in summer season.
It will either be the very end of April, or the first week in May. Since I'm crediting to QRPC, DFW gives me a slightly longer flight, and hence a few more Avios.
Originally Posted by
dvs7310
Similarly UL is the least sexy of OW partners crediting premium cabin to AA (no cabin bonus on D and I fares). For the last stage, instead of UL BKK-CMB-NRT you'd earn a lot more miles doing MH BKK-KUL and then JL KUL-NRT. JL now has a 150% cabin bonus on D fares.
Exactly, there's no cabin or COS bonus on UL when crediting to AA. But since I'll be crediting to QRPC, I'll do fine. I've flown UL a lot, and quite like it, although the facilities at CMB leave a bit to be desired. I've used the shower there, and it's at the very bottom of acceptable (at least it was last time I was there, several years ago), but if I have to, it will be OK.
Originally Posted by
dvs7310
If you're planning to credit to QR ignore everything I said and use the Q Points calculator, I forget if all partners earn Q Points equally or not.
I don't know if the earnings are equal regardless of the carrier, I just used the calculator on the website. It does require that you select the carrier, so who knows? I should get two years of QRPC PLT (OW EMD) out of this itinerary, so that will be nice. I don't think that the same itinerary on AA would even get me to EXP, never mind the absurd prices on mileage redemptions.
Thank you much for your thoughtful responses. Any suggestions for increasing my mileage?