Well, hopefully.. I won't have the 240k in my account that I'd need for the two business class tickets available until the end of July and the availability for when I will want to go opens up about two weeks earlier (330 days in advance). I will probably book from Houston to Paris and then onto Mauritius on Air France and then while there do a seperate out of pocket side-trip to the Seychelles or Reunion. On the way back we'll go from Mauritius to Paris and have a three night stopover there (1 free stopover permitted on int'l awards) and return to either Houston or Philly depending on a number ofthings I have no idea about yet.

I'm hoping that being flexible with the exact return route and time of the stop will make it a little easier to find availibility for early June travel and mid June return, but I guess I won't find out until I try to book something in about a month.

Thoughts? More advice? What do you guys think about AF's J product?

peace,
~Ben~

PS> If I can't find award seats to Mauritius, I'll probably just pay out of pocket for Fiji or Tahiti, but I'm hoping I'll be able to use miles!