AA/One World: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

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Oct 25, 2016, 2:02 pm

#301

scroswell

Join Date: Oct 2016

Location: Charlotte, NC

Programs: AA Plat, HH Diamond

Posts: 3

Excellent... thank you very much!

I will most certainly plan better from the start next year...

Also, new passport is on the way, so I may be able to take advantage of in two weeks...

Thanks again...

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbeckett

GSP to MIA is $161, I looked at two different days and this was five segments. So that would mean 10 days of travel at a cost of $1610 if you could find this on 10 different days. Note that you should grab as many inexpensive five or six segment trips as you can find now, as the price will only go up at this time of year.

Going for miles would take two long trips, CGK is the best considering distance and price. For example, CLT-ORD-NRT-CGK-NRT-LAX-CLT is $1036 out 11/1 return 11/3, 21679 miles. This trip is available most days. After two of these you would need a short domestic trip, figure $200 at most. So this plan requires about $2275 and seven days of travel. You can do CGK from FLL for about $800, so if you wanted to position to FLL then do back to back CGK runs, you would have what you need for around $1800.

But ... since you don't have a passport this won't work. Going for segments is a better strategy because 45K miles would mean 9 or 10 cross-country trips and cost around $2500 best case.

https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...214;a=ONEWORLD
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...=ONEWORLD;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...=ONEWORLD;eo=e

Oct 25, 2016, 3:52 pm

#302

agthad

Join Date: Oct 2016

Programs: AA

Posts: 3

I got this close last year and missed it so any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 17k for EXP
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest
Available Travel Dates: December
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Whatever is best for EQMs

Oct 25, 2016, 4:11 pm

#303

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by agthad

DFW-NRT-BKK-NRT-BKK out 12/1 return 12/3 is $736, 18580 miles. Be sure all flights have AA flight number for full credit.
You can go from TYR to HKG about $70 cheaper, if that is worth it to you.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...TDFW0AA60;a=AA

Oct 25, 2016, 7:14 pm

#304

jadc82

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: LAX, ORD, DFW, SNA

Programs: AAdvantage, Emerald Club

Posts: 67

Departure Airport: LAX, SNA, (will consider SAN)
Miles Needed: 11,500 or 18 EQs
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest available
Available Travel Dates: Open. Holidays, Long Weekends (Fri - Mon)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Any OW. Just want the EQMs

Had some business trips fall through thanks to cost cutting...
Looking just to keep my Gold Status at this point.
Intl okay, but my China Visa has expired. Would prefer staying in North America.

Last edited by jadc82; Oct 25, 2016 at 7:20 pm

Oct 25, 2016, 8:11 pm

#305

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadc82

LAX-ORD-LAX 11/5, $171, 3480 miles.
LAX-DFW-CLT-MCO-LAX 12/4, $259, 4842 miles.
LAX-ORD-LAX 12/10, $132, 3480 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...=ONEWORLD;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...=ONEWORLD;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...=ONEWORLD;eo=e

Oct 25, 2016, 8:36 pm

#306

JNO591

Join Date: Oct 2016

Posts: 5

Searching for large amount of EQS

Any way to search for large amounts of EQS on google flight? I see "up to 2." Any way to see 3+ segments.

I need 27 from Dec 1 - 31. Out of DFW/Tyler, totally flexible on dates, cheapest costs

Oct 25, 2016, 10:46 pm

#307

redct

Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: SFO

Posts: 273

Quote:

Originally Posted by JNO591

Any way to search for large amounts of EQS on google flight? I see "up to 2." Any way to see 3+ segments.

I need 27 from Dec 1 - 31. Out of DFW/Tyler, totally flexible on dates, cheapest costs

If you search through ITA Matrix you can do this by using their advanced routing codes box and putting in

Code:

AA AA+

. This is equivalent to "two or more" on AA,

Code:

AA AA AA+

is "three or more", etc. More generally, every code separated by a space equals a segment, so you can do stuff like "AA BA AA+" or something like that if you wanted to. (Just a caveat, if you start chaining too much stuff together, their routing engine might timeout.)

Oct 25, 2016, 11:02 pm

#308

aktchi

Join Date: May 2007

Location: ORD, DEL

Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)

Posts: 6,185

Quote:

Originally Posted by JNO591

Any way to search for large amounts of EQS on google flight? I see "up to 2." Any way to see 3+ segments.

"No Limit" is also an option there. However, if you want to exclude 1- and 2-segments (good idea if you know you don't want them), then use "AA AA AA+" as mentioned above. Basically:

AA = 1 AA flight
AA? = 0 or 1 AA flight
AA* = 0 or more AA flights
AA+ = 1 or more AA flights

Search step by step. If you ask for too much at once the search engine will time out.

Oct 25, 2016, 11:57 pm

#309

dah123321

Join Date: Aug 2013

Location: DFW

Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver, Avis First

Posts: 34

Need 10k AA EQMs by the end of the year - advice?

Going to end the year at about 90K miles so looking to find the cheapest option for a flight that will give me 10K in miles. Is there an easy way to search for this or is this going to be trial and error?

Any tips are most appreciated

Oct 26, 2016, 12:19 am

#310

Microwave

Moderator: American AAdvantage, Signatures

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: London, England

Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador, National Exec, AA EXP Emeritus

Posts: 9,765

I'm retitling this thread and moving it to the Mileage Run Discussion forum for further input from the regulars there.

~Microwave
AAdvantage forum co-moderator

Oct 26, 2016, 9:10 am

#311

mrships

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: ORD

Programs: AAdvantage Executive Platinum, Marriott Platinum

Posts: 42

Hello FT Experts. I'm close and don't want to miss the opportunity to become an EXP again.
Departure Airport: ORD or MKE
Miles Needed: 18,000
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest available
Available Travel Dates: December

Oct 26, 2016, 9:29 am

#312

jglenn16

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: SFO

Posts: 218

Departure Airport: SFO, SJC
Miles Needed: 8,000
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest available
Available Travel Dates: Anytime before end of year
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Any OW. Just want the EQMs

Prefer to get it all 8k EQM within one trip.

Oct 26, 2016, 9:33 am

#313

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by dah123321

If you want 10000 miles in a single round trip, you need to look at destinations that are 5000 miles away. That rules out anything in the U.S. or Canada. Use google.com/flights and look at destinations that AA flies to in Asia or Europe, for example ICN, NRT, HND, TPE, HKG, FRA, CDG. Consider flying from TYR - TYR-HKG is nicely priced some days although more miles than you need.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...016-12-02;a=AA

Another choice is to look for short cheap day trips. For example, DFW-SAN-DFW is $109 on 11/9; if you can find four trips like this you should have what you need.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...AN0AA2289;a=AA

Oct 26, 2016, 9:44 am

#314

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by jglenn16

You can do this in two trips to the east coast, for example SFO-JFK-SFO day trip 12/6 for $261. Other days available the same week.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...016-12-06;a=AA

In one trip, if you have a China visa, SFO-LAX-PVG-LAX-SFO is $585 many days, for example out 12/3 return 12/4. HKG is also reasonably priced some days.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...PVG0AA183;a=AA
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...016-12-06;a=AA

You can also look at European destinations like DUB, LON, CDG, AMS, FRA. Here's one to DUB for $766.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...A722;a=AA;eo=e

Oct 26, 2016, 10:07 am

#315

virtuo0

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: BOS

Programs: US, AA, Delta, BA, Hilton, Marriot, HYATT

Posts: 433

Need about 10K. From BOS, MHT or anything close by. Domestic is better.

Thanks a lot for the help.