Hidden gem in AP redemption for ROR?
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Hidden gem in AP redemption for ROR?
I was planning to return to ROR this fall for some diving and also get some EQM on TK by flying as far as possible.
I did not want to pay $2700 in domestic Y on UA via HNL again, so I started to play with UA MP and AP for some short hop redemptions to a major *A hub nearby.
I was surprised to find out that the new AP now considers ROR in the same short haul zone as MNL/TPE for only 12.5K each way on UA/BR (22K on UA; old AP was 50K AFAIK), or 25K to SIN/NRT/ICN etc.
Also AP now charges the same 8k as UA for island hopping within Palau/Micronesia.
Now fingers crossed that both ROR and MNL will be fully open for tourists by November!
I did not want to pay $2700 in domestic Y on UA via HNL again, so I started to play with UA MP and AP for some short hop redemptions to a major *A hub nearby.
I was surprised to find out that the new AP now considers ROR in the same short haul zone as MNL/TPE for only 12.5K each way on UA/BR (22K on UA; old AP was 50K AFAIK), or 25K to SIN/NRT/ICN etc.
Also AP now charges the same 8k as UA for island hopping within Palau/Micronesia.
Now fingers crossed that both ROR and MNL will be fully open for tourists by November!
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