Originally Posted by
gambda
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Of course if you prefer to be on the go and tick off places, go for it.
Tell us a bit more about your travel style, who are you travelling with and are there any activities that interests you - adventure sports, hiking, wine tasting, beach ?
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shekhar. Travelling in a big group is harder and slower
Originally Posted by
shekhar
My suggestions - I have researched a lot ) It's nearly impossible task since Cathy/etihad is no viable option any more ! We are going this year in December (19 dec from DC to Auckland and returning back on Jan 1 ) I had all miles (AA, Chase, Amex and cap one, Citi ) and had all options to transfer. I started looking in Dec 2023 when award opened . We are two families each of 4.
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I did book this way for one way to use to NZ ( 8 seats with 2 family ) but ended up cancelling all since we booked star airlines RTW ticket starting from AMS ( this summer ) and returning back to AMS next year in 4500 USD ( two business trip - one to NZ and one to Europe )