newbie Award/ routing question
Apr 2, 2016 | 7:57 am
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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newbie Award/ routing question
Hello all,
I attempted to post this last night but I don’t see it so forgive me if this ends up being a duplicate post.
I am a newbie to the points and miles game trying to book an ambitious honeymoon trip for to the Maldives from the northeast US, exploring Asia (Singapore/Malyasia/ Hong Kong) on the return using points and miles as much as possible. I would also like for the long haul legs to be in business/first if possible.
I would like to take advantage credit card bonus offers as much as possible. I am looking to travel in April 2017. This is solo deal as my fiancé is still working on his credit so I will be working for points for the both of us.
Ideally I would like to fly JFK-SIN-MLE-KUL-HKG-(JFK/EWR) with days in each city along the way.
I recently acquired Chase Sapphire with the 55,000 bonus and already hold a Amex Platinum and Chase Freedom. I am looking at also going for the Citi Prestige (50,000 TYP) soon as well as the Chase Hyatt-2 free nights (minding the 5/24 rule, of course). I’ve also considered the Citi Prestige for the (40,000 TYP).
Ideally I’d like to fly Singapore Airlines JFK-SIN (since all 3 programs transfer to KrisFlyer) with a business class on the return from HKG (possibly Cathay Pacific). I plan to use Tiger Air for the shorter flights and I’m willing to fly economy on the return if I can get a premium seat out of JFK.
The points accumulation is close to business/first on Singapore Airlines one way (JFK-SIN). Is this worth it? I would still need to figure out the return (or just pay for a one way in economy)
Thoughts/ suggestions on routing/points earning?
I attempted to post this last night but I don’t see it so forgive me if this ends up being a duplicate post.
I am a newbie to the points and miles game trying to book an ambitious honeymoon trip for to the Maldives from the northeast US, exploring Asia (Singapore/Malyasia/ Hong Kong) on the return using points and miles as much as possible. I would also like for the long haul legs to be in business/first if possible.
I would like to take advantage credit card bonus offers as much as possible. I am looking to travel in April 2017. This is solo deal as my fiancé is still working on his credit so I will be working for points for the both of us.
Ideally I would like to fly JFK-SIN-MLE-KUL-HKG-(JFK/EWR) with days in each city along the way.
I recently acquired Chase Sapphire with the 55,000 bonus and already hold a Amex Platinum and Chase Freedom. I am looking at also going for the Citi Prestige (50,000 TYP) soon as well as the Chase Hyatt-2 free nights (minding the 5/24 rule, of course). I’ve also considered the Citi Prestige for the (40,000 TYP).
Ideally I’d like to fly Singapore Airlines JFK-SIN (since all 3 programs transfer to KrisFlyer) with a business class on the return from HKG (possibly Cathay Pacific). I plan to use Tiger Air for the shorter flights and I’m willing to fly economy on the return if I can get a premium seat out of JFK.
The points accumulation is close to business/first on Singapore Airlines one way (JFK-SIN). Is this worth it? I would still need to figure out the return (or just pay for a one way in economy)
Thoughts/ suggestions on routing/points earning?
Apr 3, 2016 | 4:30 am
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Welcome to FT, veembe! As a note of housekeeping, you've posted an identical question in this same forum, which is not permitted due as it splits replies.
A few thoughts you may wish to consider:
- Depending on what airline(s) you use, you're looking at at least 150,000 miles round trip in business class per person, and you're quite a way off that
- A one-way economy ticket back will probably cost quite a bit more than you think, possibly more than a cheap return you purchase from Asia back to the US
- Airlines limit the number of premium seats they release, and these are often snapped up quickly once they are. By the time you have accumulated the necessary points, there may not be any premium seats left. And consider that once you transfer the points to SQ, they're not coming back out, so an alternative, like CX for example, is out.
- Suites are very hard to come by
- All of this is even more relevant if you're restricted in the dates you can travel.
Just a few thoughts to keep in mind. Be flexible and judge whether or not you can accumulate the necessary points in time.
A few thoughts you may wish to consider:
- Depending on what airline(s) you use, you're looking at at least 150,000 miles round trip in business class per person, and you're quite a way off that
- A one-way economy ticket back will probably cost quite a bit more than you think, possibly more than a cheap return you purchase from Asia back to the US
- Airlines limit the number of premium seats they release, and these are often snapped up quickly once they are. By the time you have accumulated the necessary points, there may not be any premium seats left. And consider that once you transfer the points to SQ, they're not coming back out, so an alternative, like CX for example, is out.
- Suites are very hard to come by
- All of this is even more relevant if you're restricted in the dates you can travel.
Just a few thoughts to keep in mind. Be flexible and judge whether or not you can accumulate the necessary points in time.