Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 12107427)

+1 with bleu cheese.^

Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12107362)

Anyone know the BD redemption rule for differentiating between a stopover and a connection? Is it anything under 24 hours, like with CO?

e.g., If I want to do WVB-JNB-EZE, but the WVB-JNB requires an overnight stay of less than 24 hours, does that count against me as a stopover?

Originally Posted by salvadors (Post 11800789)

Looking for interesting ways to break up a trip to NZ, I wrote a script to look for indirect routes between zones that were effectively free. For example, Z1-Z7 is 80k miles base, but you can go via Z10 for the same amount (50k+30k). Think of it as a way of getting three free stopovers instead of just one!

These three are actually cheaper if you detour:

• Zones 1+8 via 2 (62k vs 70k)
• Zones 2+7 via 10 (70k vs 80k)
• Zones 3+6 via 1 (95k vs 100k)

These are the same amount with the detour:

• Zones 1+7 via 10
• Zones 2+7 via 5
• Zones 2+7 via 8
• Zones 2+9 via 8
• Zones 3+5 via 2
• Zones 3+6 via 2
• Zones 4+5 via 2
• Zones 4+8 via 2
• Zones 4+8 via 11
• Zones 5+8 via 2
• Zones 5+8 via 7
• Zones 5+8 via 10
• Zones 5+9 via 7
• Zones 6+8 via 7
• Zones 7+11 via 8
• Zones 9+10 via 7

Hope this is useful to someone else too.

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12107496)

Arent you allowed a stopover anyways ?

Originally Posted by AMF in NJ (Post 12107459)

Your rules knowledge is :-:.

Originally Posted by AMF in NJ (Post 12107459)

I'm tempted to post in the next "How do you live through a EWR-TPAC flight" thread a comment about the mortality rate only being 5%. On a fully loaded 777 it's only 11 people. :rolleyes::-:

Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12107514)

Yes, but I need the stopover in EZE, as I plan to do WVB-JNB-EZE-IAD-IAH.

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 12107547)

what about splitting into one ways , or as a last resort Intra zone 4
EZE and SJU are in the same zone @:-)

Originally Posted by xyzzy (Post 12107252)

Hmm ... I think I can guess the coworker's name... am I right?!

Originally Posted by AMF in NJ (Post 12107459)

Your rules knowledge is :-:.

Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 12107585)

As a last resort i may just book it as an open-jaw, and start the back-half in JNB, then just buy a one-way ticket WVB-JNB (About $270a/i on SA).

I finally found a routing that works for xmas/new-year's

Looks like I can do:

IAH-ORD-IST(2 day Stopover)-JNB-WVB(4 days in Swakopmund)-JNB(overnight in Pretoria)-EZE(30 Hours)-IAD-IAH

Originally Posted by photog72 (Post 12107678)

Michael Jackson is back in the news, at least here in Houston. The feds raided the office of the doctor that took care of him when he died. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 12107450)

Interesting. That means I have to go back to the chunk of crap known as Blackberry App World. What a fail that thing is.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12107657)

Is IST-JNB SA or TK?