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Old Nov 18, 2002 | 7:57 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nmenaker:
Any thoughts about planning? I don't have a lot of free time, so SIN run may not be the choice this year. Any ideas about 2 days, domesitc? Where are the DREAMMAPS that people talk about? Is there a good way to find max miles, and short time?</font>
This is a tall order - 15,000 flight miles in 2 days domestically.

First of all, a tip -- you've posted the same query in two other places (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum124/HTML/003681.html and http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...L/003682.html) -- it's generally best to ask only in one place. That way others with similar questions see the answers in one place as well.

Now, on to some suggested tools. Read the Mileage Run Primer.

For cheap airfares, check out:
Digital City's Daily Deals (this particular link for Washington DC)
Travelocity's Dream Maps (currently set to EWR departures)
SmarterLiving's Daily Deals

For calculating distances, use the Great Circle Mapper.

For fare-class availability (when you need to find, say, T fares on each flight) you might search with Ben Edelman's Galileo interface.

Construct your online UA itineraries with mahjongguy's Frequent Flyer Assistant.

Since domestic itineraries can often get pumped up mileage via added segments in California, you might check out cblaisd's primer on intra-California mileage runs.

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