<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TRESY:
Can this really be true!!!
On the qualiflyer website award calculator I was checking how many miles I needed for MAN-FCO. It showed 15,000 miles with Swiss and SN. However, for curiosity I checked the points needed using Cathay, it said 15,000 points also.
Now, Qualiflyer allows 1 stopover, so can I really fly MAN-HKG (stopover), HKG-FCO(stay), then return by the same route for only 15,000. It seems valid, as it rejected the use of Quantas?</font>
The routing you mention (via HKG) will not be valid for 20 000 miles.
There is a rule which applies to 'Zone Jumping' which says that if your destination is in one zone, but your routing takes you via another zone which is further away, then the mileage for the further zone will apply.
This rule is outlined in the Qualiflyer handbook under 'rules for special cases'. The only exception is where a connection can ONLY be made on Qualiflyer Partner Airlines via this further zone. This will not apply on your given routing.
Hope this has been of some help.
Cheers
WG