Mileage Run to Diamond
Nov 3, 2011, 4:44 am
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Mileage Run to Diamond
So Cathay have kindly extended my MPC qualification period by a month and I now have to fly just over 9,000 miles by the end of November to reach Diamond. Anyone know the cheapest way to achieve this? Any tips appreciated! 
Nov 3, 2011, 6:47 am
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Nov 3, 2011, 8:47 am
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I found HKG-LAX (via NRT) on AA.com for $922 (approx $7200hkd) - booking class Q - which should give me 14500 miles, but just wondered if there was anything better than that.
I found HKG-LAX (via NRT) on AA.com for $922 (approx $7200hkd) - booking class Q - which should give me 14500 miles, but just wondered if there was anything better than that.
Nov 3, 2011, 9:44 am
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Nov 3, 2011, 11:33 am
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HKG-ORD. It is not as cheap as AA (but you are at least on CX metal). It is HKD$8922 ai.
Nov 3, 2011, 9:40 pm
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There's promotion for double Asiamiles to Helsinki on Finair from HK in all classes till Nov 30th
https://www.asiamiles.com/am/en/earn...0007d21c39RCRD
HKG-HEL return in Y is 9700miles or so, which mean u get about 19k Asiamiles plus 9.7k club miles.
Fares heavily dependent on dates and sales, cheapest I priced up at about 7k HKD inclusive of tax when they had their sales but when i just checked, it was about 9k minimum.
but you get a nice Aurora-trip if you are lucky.
https://www.asiamiles.com/am/en/earn...0007d21c39RCRD
HKG-HEL return in Y is 9700miles or so, which mean u get about 19k Asiamiles plus 9.7k club miles.
Fares heavily dependent on dates and sales, cheapest I priced up at about 7k HKD inclusive of tax when they had their sales but when i just checked, it was about 9k minimum.
but you get a nice Aurora-trip if you are lucky.
Last edited by fakecd; Nov 3, 2011 at 9:42 pm Reason: spelling
Nov 4, 2011, 2:32 pm
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If you do it within Nov. (to and return), then HKG-ORD is the way to go, does Hong Kong based members get Triple Miles bonus like US based members?
Nov 4, 2011, 7:02 pm
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If it were me I'd do a weekend in SIN and a weekend in JKT in business class. That should get you 9,000 miles without having to deal with the jet-lag.
Nov 5, 2011, 3:31 am
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Nov 5, 2011, 7:21 pm
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Depending on how long you intend to be away you might consider a hotel package in Fiji (NAN), or just visit AKL. Whilst the fare may be cheaper to Sydney, it's a very expensive city to stay in at the moment.
Nov 5, 2011, 7:52 pm
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There are cheap tickets on CX ex-Taipei so why don't you consider this?
As for AA's special via Tokyo, I would not go with them on the ultra longhaul. Stick with CX as they will value your business more.
As for AA's special via Tokyo, I would not go with them on the ultra longhaul. Stick with CX as they will value your business more.