Dead Week in December
Sep 2, 2014, 6:29 pm
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Dead Week in December
The Mrs. and I have flexible schedules and would like to leave the kiddos home and do a trip. We can travel during December Dead week and give or take a week. Our preference is to fly UA somewhere warm. Does anyone know of any fun and/or exciting places and/or the best time to purchase? We'll be flying from PDX. (Related to this board, I don't need miles but the Mrs. does, however, such is not necessarily dispositive)
Bonus: if someone would like to comment on finding any fun all-inclusives for that time, we are open ears.
Bonus: if someone would like to comment on finding any fun all-inclusives for that time, we are open ears.
Sep 2, 2014, 8:11 pm
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The Mrs. and I have flexible schedules and would like to leave the kiddos home and do a trip. We can travel during December Dead week and give or take a week. Our preference is to fly UA somewhere warm. Does anyone know of any fun and/or exciting places and/or the best time to purchase? We'll be flying from PDX. (Related to this board, I don't need miles but the Mrs. does, however, such is not necessarily dispositive)
Bonus: if someone would like to comment on finding any fun all-inclusives for that time, we are open ears.
Bonus: if someone would like to comment on finding any fun all-inclusives for that time, we are open ears.
Sep 4, 2014, 5:39 pm
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Thanks, PV. It looks like we are probably going to the South Pacific. There are some great deals to be had.
We are booking through an agency that has confirmed the air tickets are NOT bulk air tickets for NZ. In one direction, our fare class codes confer UA miles but not the other. PQD is not an issue but PQM are.
Q: If the air ticket is bulk, how would one know with certainty?
Q2: We would like to UG (without paying $$ though we may in the end). Thoughts on securing an UG prior to or after purchase?
We are booking through an agency that has confirmed the air tickets are NOT bulk air tickets for NZ. In one direction, our fare class codes confer UA miles but not the other. PQD is not an issue but PQM are.
Q: If the air ticket is bulk, how would one know with certainty?
Q2: We would like to UG (without paying $$ though we may in the end). Thoughts on securing an UG prior to or after purchase?
Sep 4, 2014, 5:56 pm
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A post in "Good Deals" showed a December departure from PDX to HON for $389 in Sept/Oct. Just looked and saw December in the mid-400s. Still not bad.
Sep 5, 2014, 8:22 am
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Sep 9, 2014, 9:55 am
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