Best use of 180k miles for 2 ppl?
Well, I hope so, anyway. I booked it today, for travel Oct. 21-31, 2006:
10/21: IAD-DEN-HNL in F (UA TRIP 7's all the way)
10/21: HNL-KOA in Y (AQ)
10/26: KOA-HNL-LIH in Y (AQ)
10/31: LIH-HNL in Y (AQ)
10/31: HNL-DEN-IAD in F (UA TRIP 7's all the way)
80K x 2 miles for UA (160K)
5K x 2 x 2 for AQ (20K)
180K TOTAL
Now, this is fun, because my balance of miles is 188K currently (though I will have plenty more by the time next October rolls around). 188K is the culmination of 9 years of focusing on UA trips. To be fair, ~80 k is from year 1 to year 7, and ~10k from year 8 and year 9. This will be our 10-year anniversary vacation. The last time in Hawaii was our honeymoon (F on Delta, using miles).
Regards,