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Old Mar 31, 2017 | 6:36 pm
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Smile multicity trip advice with points plus pay

I am in perth my understanding is that if i fly to bali or singapore then fly to the usa or uk its less points and can even fly business class.

London to NY to LA to
So saying i can get a cheap ticket like 120.00 to singapore or bali then fly from there

Looking then at

SING TO UK OR USA

Any tips on which legs are better snd use less points.?

I have to goto UK but can fly over from US if i have to
Thanks
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Old Apr 1, 2017 | 1:17 am
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What is your question? How many points/miles do you have in what programs? Do you plan to buy tickets or redeem points? I don't think 120 (dollars?) is going to get you very far out of Perth.
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Old Apr 1, 2017 | 11:50 pm
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Once again agree with LondonElite, which is growing to be a repetitive situation as of late, but what you're asking requires more info. Which programs do you have miles with or are you able to transfer to?
Yes, it's true that sometimes you can get a much more valuable redemption of miles starting from certain countries with a cheap positioning flight. But those depend on the programs you'll be using and where you plan on traveling.
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Old Apr 1, 2017 | 11:56 pm
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Old Apr 2, 2017 | 12:40 am
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Originally Posted by Yoshi212
Once again agree with LondonElite, which is growing to be a repetitive situation as of late
Sorry
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Old Apr 2, 2017 | 12:51 am
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Far from the worst thing to tend to agree with you :P
Though I am a bit jealous of your Hyatt Globalist status after being downgraded from lifetime Diamond to lifetime Explorist.

Originally Posted by LondonElite
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Old Apr 2, 2017 | 4:45 am
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I don't actually know why I got it. I only had about 23 stays last year so shouldn't have even renewed my Diamond!
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