Highly multi segment
Aug 14, 2009 | 9:28 pm
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Highly multi segment
So I am looking for a very long flight- anywhere from cleveland for the cheapest flight (sole goal is to achieve elite).
I keep hearing about a site www.itasoftware.com to look for these very multisegment flights with like 3-6 segments each way for very little price wise... What would be the best way to find a flight such as what I am describing?
I keep hearing about a site www.itasoftware.com to look for these very multisegment flights with like 3-6 segments each way for very little price wise... What would be the best way to find a flight such as what I am describing?
Aug 14, 2009 | 11:19 pm
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Why don't we start with your goal and figure out the best strategy?
Out of CLE, it's sometimes better to stage yourself to somewhere cheap and start from there.
But let's first figure out what you need (i.e., how many miles) to hit your target.
Out of CLE, it's sometimes better to stage yourself to somewhere cheap and start from there.
But let's first figure out what you need (i.e., how many miles) to hit your target.
Aug 14, 2009 | 11:25 pm
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So I am looking for a very long flight- anywhere from cleveland for the cheapest flight (sole goal is to achieve elite).
I keep hearing about a site www.itasoftware.com to look for these very multisegment flights with like 3-6 segments each way for very little price wise... What would be the best way to find a flight such as what I am describing?
I keep hearing about a site www.itasoftware.com to look for these very multisegment flights with like 3-6 segments each way for very little price wise... What would be the best way to find a flight such as what I am describing?
How many miles do you need and do you have any time constraints? (Do you want to do a same day turn or can you overnight?)
Aug 15, 2009 | 9:02 am
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Pretty much, shooting for the full 25000, I would plan on doing this right after the first of the year...
Aug 15, 2009 | 10:20 am
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What are your other travel plans/goals? What do you intend to do with your status? If you like to go to a particular city, for example, then you might want to include travel to that city in your status-earning trip(s). If you have no other travel plans then you should likely ask yourself why you want elite status to begin with.
Aug 15, 2009 | 10:53 am
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What are your other travel plans/goals? What do you intend to do with your status? If you like to go to a particular city, for example, then you might want to include travel to that city in your status-earning trip(s). If you have no other travel plans then you should likely ask yourself why you want elite status to begin with.