Mini RTW Questions
Apr 18, 2011, 2:21 pm
#46
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Programs: Aeroplan
Posts: 1,013
It cost me 120K x 2 last month and stays that way until mid-July when it jumps up to 175K x 2. 
I highly recommend that if you are trying to book one of these right now, grab what you can ASAP as there is a feeding frenzy going on as folks try to sneak in before the mileage increases come down.
I highly recommend that if you are trying to book one of these right now, grab what you can ASAP as there is a feeding frenzy going on as folks try to sneak in before the mileage increases come down.
Apr 18, 2011, 5:27 pm
#47
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
If you see any, grab them as soon as you can. These are mistakes (as A380 F reward seats are supposed to be reserved for M&M HON and SEN tier members only). Not sure when LH will discover their mistake and block these awards. Alternatively, if you're tracking when the new LH A380s will be delivered (and can successfully guess which routes they will be added to), then you can book F rewards on their current non-A380 routes and when they make the equipment swaps, then you'll be sitting in an A380 F seat.
Apr 18, 2011, 5:42 pm
#48
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
If you see any, grab them as soon as you can. These are mistakes (as A380 F reward seats are supposed to be reserved for M&M HON and SEN tier members only). Not sure when LH will discover their mistake and block these awards. Alternatively, if you're tracking when the new LH A380s will be delivered (and can successfully guess which routes they will be added to), then you can book F rewards on their current non-A380 routes and when they make the equipment swaps, then you'll be sitting in an A380 F seat.
Apr 18, 2011, 6:43 pm
#50
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: YYZ at this time
Programs: ACMM / Altitude S100K / HH Diamond
Posts: 6,285
May 10, 2011, 7:13 am
#51
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada
Programs: SPG Gold
Posts: 228
Once you've booked a mini-rtw, what are the change rules with Aeroplan? At some point I thought I read that you can make changes without fees, but I am now thinking that might just be a fully paid rtw ticket.
May 10, 2011, 7:30 am
#52
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
It is, at minimum, $90 per passenger. If there are tax changes (I.e. because of routing changes), then you have to pay those, too - but if you reroute through a cheaper airport then you get taxes back from the one(s) no longer in your journey.
May 14, 2011, 4:09 pm
#53
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
mini rtw connection 23hr59min
hi - just to clarify, i can get a connecting flight after 23hr even though there are other connections available with less intervals, say 2 hr, or do I have to take the next connecting flight?
May 14, 2011, 4:12 pm
#54
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In the air
Programs: Occasional RTW club
Posts: 6,924
May 14, 2011, 4:41 pm
#55
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 567
Thanks pseudo nim, do the connections have to be the shortest direct ones, i.e. the ones shown by the aeroplan online award system, or can we do some innovative routing, as long as the total miles is not exceeded, any ideas?
May 14, 2011, 7:34 pm
#56
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CBR
Programs: QF WP, AC*G
Posts: 1,223
You can use any route as long as it fits within the MPM or it is a published routing.
May 28, 2011, 10:25 pm
#57
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pennsylvania
Programs: AA Platinum Pro, AC *S, Marriott Gold Elite, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 9,689
I called Aeroplan and asked about backtracking (didn't give my specific itinerary) and the agent said as long as it's within the MPM and I don't go back and forth between regions it should be fine. Is that correct? He seemed unsure.
Thanks!
May 29, 2011, 6:52 am
#58
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: AMEX AC CX UA AA DL
Posts: 3,008
minor backtracking is allowed. You may want to browse the long thread of successfully booked miniRTW awards.
May 30, 2011, 11:16 am
#59
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: YYZ/DLC
Programs: AP, HHonours Diamond
Posts: 3,722
Routing?
Would this routing work for the Asia 1 mileage zone?
YYZ-FRA-IKA STOP DXB-SIN STOP SIN-NRT-YYZ
Thanks guys.
YYZ-FRA-IKA STOP DXB-SIN STOP SIN-NRT-YYZ
Thanks guys.
May 30, 2011, 11:35 am
#60
Join Date: May 2007
Location: YYZ, but my heart is in Asia
Programs: AC-SE, CX-DM, DL-G, Hyatt-DM, Hilton-DM, Fairmont-Plt, Marriott-S, Accor-Plt, SPG-G, IHG-Plt
Posts: 4,396
The open jaw has to be at the final destination, which is in the Middle East, not in Asia 1.
The open jaw at Tehran/Dubai "may" work if it's a Middle East reward, provided there is a MPM via Pacific. But I don't think so.
Flights from DXB to THR are not that expensive at all. You may consider buying a side-trip from DXB to THR.