Originally Posted by Vaze
Thanks for all the information guys, unfortunately I won't have a lot of time to do mileage runs within europe/asia (yes, I know it'sacrilage to say so on this forum
) What I'm hearing then is, as a US citizen, it's best for me to go LAX-LHR-EDI-LHR-HGK-LAX, making sure that I'm booked in "D" space on the segments I'm travelling in order to get 1.5 QP's. Does anyone know if I can stay "in transit" in HGK or do I have to pass through customs when arriving there? (need to know if I should get a visa or not). Thanks once again everyone
You can very easily stay in transit at HKG, but if you're a US national you shouldn't need a visa, and customs there (IME) is lightning quick. If you have a long layover the express train to central or kowloon is a good way to kill some time, it's hyper-reliable so you can time your return easily. And if you can check your bags (or they're checked through already) it will be cake to clear customs and head into town, the train is literally right outside the door from the customs area.