My husband and I are traveling to Australia and New Zealand in the fall. We would like to arrive in Sydney on or about Oct 10 and return from Auckland NZ on or about Nov 15. We live in Houston and have 220,215 miles in CO OnePass and 111,635 Membership Reward points in American Express. What would be the best way to utilize these miles? We would like to travel business class. Since I have never redeemend anything, my questions are very basic. "First, should I try to book online by myself or go through CO or through a travel agent? Would it be better to buy two coach tickets and try to upgrade to business or 1st class or try to buy one business or 1st class ticket and get one with miles? Or, is there a better way?
Thanks for any help.