Those are good suggestions. I would like to stick to UA. UA's 100% elite bonus is addicting.

Flying to SE asia would net me close to 25k EQM. Going thru ICN/NRT would only be 17k EQM. This is a factor in my decision cause I'm hoping to make 1k next year.

I'll take a look at TPE's option. Never thought of that.

I guess paying for D/C fare is not a bad idea. I have plenty of SWUs to burn before Jan. Hope they allow me to extend 1 SWU like this year.