September 99 Travel Itineraries
 

(continuation from August 99 Travel Itineraries)

SUBTOTALS so far (comparison LH + UA programs):
real miles: 8'695
total miles: LH 18'906, UA 10'567
Status miles: LH 18'906, UA 8'453

Wednesday, sep-1[*]TG 628 Bangkok-Hong Kong 10:30-14:20
real miles: 1'063
business bonus: LH 100%, UA 25%
mileage credit: LH 2'126, UA 1'329
Status miles: LH 2'126, UA 1'063[*]AN 888 Hong Kong-Sydney 1945-0625*
real miles: 4'571
business bonus: LH 100%, UA 25%
mileage credit: LH 9'142, UA 5'714
Status miles: LH 9'142, UA 4'571

Thursday, sep-2 (not 9 - thank you tropicalflyer)[*]NZ 102 Sydney-Auckland 10:00-15:00
real miles: 1'345
business bonus: LH 100%, UA 25%
mileage credit: LH 2'690, UA 1'681
Status miles: LH 2'690 UA 1'345[*]NZ 12 Auckland-Honolulu 16:20-04:30 (landing befor starting ...)
real miles: 4'389
business bonus: LH 100%, UA 25%
mileage credit: LH 8'778, UA 5'486
Status miles: LH 8'778, UA 4'389[*]Hotel Moana Surfrider (Sheraton): Evaluation of "party in paradise" event-options (nov 99) with tropicalflyer and Premex.

Friday, Sep-3[*]AC 22 HNL - YVR Vancouver 23:30 - 08:02* real miles: 2'704
business bonus: LH 100%, UA 25%
mileage credit: LH 5'408, UA 3'380
Status miles: LH 5'408, UA 2'702

Saturday, Sep-4[*]UA 6852 YVR - Seattle 11:19 - 12:10
real miles: 177, minimum 500
ff bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 500, UA 1'000
Status miles: LH 500, UA 500[*]1:05 PM SAFECO Field: Mariners-Boston Red Sox (sect 129, row 38, seat 13)[*]7:00 PM teatro ZinZanni with Punki & Joe[*]SEA-TAC airport Marriott (AARP weekend rate $82)

Sunday, sep-5[*]UA 2109 SEA - San Francisco 09:21-11:30
real miles: 678
class bonus (domestic first): LH 200%, UA 50%
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 2'034, UA 1'695
Status miles: LH 2'034, UA 678[*]13:05 Oakland Athletics - Detroit[*]18:30 fflyertalkers: top of the Mark, dinner[*]SFO airport Marriott (AARP weekend rate $75)

Monday, sep-6[*]UA 1045 SFO - SNA 08:51 - 10:22
real miles: 372, minimum 500
class bonus (domestic first): LH 200%, UA 50%
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 1'500, UA 1'250
Status miles: LH 1'500, UA 500 !!![*]UA 5112 SNA - LAX 11:20-11:50
real miles: 36, minimum 500
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 500, UA 1'000
Status miles: LH 500, UA 500[*]5:05PM Anaheim: Angels-NY Yankees (sect T229, row D, seat 7)[*]UA 95 LAX - MCO 21:55-05:41* (Tuesday)
real miles: 2'217
class bonus (domestic first): LH 200%, UA 50%
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 6'651, UA 5'543
Status miles: LH 6'651, UA 2'217 !!!

Tuesday, Sep-7 and Wednesday, Sep-8[*]05:41 arrival MCO[*]50 hours in company with onefreeman & Raeban at DisneyWorld, Epcot Center and Embassy Suites, Resort Lake Buena Vista

Thursday, Sep-9[*]UA 91 MCO-LAX 08:00-10:04 in company with onefreeman & Raeban
real miles: 2'217
class bonus (domestic first): LH 200%, UA 50%
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 6'651, UA 5'543
Status miles: LH 6'651, UA 2'217 !!![*]UA 7921 LAX-SNA 1125-11:57
real miles: 36, minimum 500
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 500, UA 1'000
Status miles: LH 500, UA 500[*]fflyertalkers-Disneyland[/b]?[*]UA 5160 SNA-LAX 2100-2130
real miles: 36, minimum 500
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 500, UA 1'000
Status miles: LH 500, UA 500[*]UA 18 LAX-JFK 2200-0607*
real miles: 2'475
business-class bonus:LH 100%, UA 25%
ff-bonus: LH 0%, UA 100% (1K)
mileage credit: LH 4'950, UA 6'188
Status miles: LH 4'950, UA 2'475

Friday, Sep-10 (Friday-Sunday with Gisela in NYC)[*]06:10AM arrival JFK[*]breakfast with NJDavid&Catman at the Pierre, NY[*]11:00 AM US Tennis Open, Flushing Meadows, with Catman[*]7:30 PM NY Yankees - Boston Red Sox, with Catman (sect M35, row F, seats 1 to 3)

Saturday, Sep-11[*]US Tennis Open

Sunday, Sep-12[*]US Tennis Open[*]LH 405 JFK - Frankfurt 21:20 - 10:40 (Monday)
real miles: LH 3'855
business-class bonus: LH 100%, UA 25%
mileage credit: LH 7'710, UA 4'819
Status miles: LH 7'710, UA 3'855

Monday, Sep-13[*]LH 3662 FRA - Zürich 12:50 - 13:45
real miles: LH 178, minimum 1'000 (LH), 500 (UA)
business-class bonus: LH 100%, UA 25%
mileage credit: LH 2'000, UA 625
Status miles: LH 2'000, UA 500 !!!

Comparison UA versus LH of the whole trip:
total real flight-miles: 33'981 (just under the 34'000 limit for this ticket)
total mileage credits (not counting promotions): LH 81'681, UA 57'605
total Status miles: LH 81'681, UA 36'797 !!!

Commentary:
* The total mileage comparison is not fair with UA, as UA miles "weight" better for awards by an average of I guess 25% (but even than: 57'605*1.25=72'006 UA compared with 81'681 for LH)
* The Status miles are (more or less) fully comparable, as with LH 100'000 status miles for non-german-residents also qualify for the highest level = Senator. And UA is FAR behind on that: LH 81'681, UA 36'797. What a difference that makes also in flight-ticket-money to become UA's 1K compared to LH's Senator!!!

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 08-07-1999).]

Rudi, Thank you for the invitation and I sent you an e-mail accepting the offer.

I have time off coming so my company can miss me for one day!! (and what a way to enjoy a Friday and kick off the weekend! Super Tennis!)



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:) CATMAN :)

Hi Rudi,

I think you need to edit your itinerary or you're doing some weird flying. I believe that you'll be in Honolulu on September 2nd and not the 9th?

Thanks for the invitation. You're on for dinner, lunch, drinks or all of the above if I'm in town.

Rudi, on September 9th what is your flight info from MCO-LAX?

thank you for noticing (I could say now that it was only a test if you find out that something was missing):

UA 91 MCO-LAX 08:25-10:18

may be I just want to break a (swiss visitor's) record of doing the Magic Kingdom at -world and -land in less than 48 hours! I am sooooo proud to still be a boy.

Hey Rudi!

Great itinerary! All I want to say is ...starve before you get on Ansett. Their BusinessFirst service will blow you away!

Ansett does not have a first class so their BusinessClass has 55" seat pitch, and is located in the nose and section behind that of a 747. Meals are catered by an 'on-board' chef and even though this is in business class, you would swear that you are travelling in First Class. The meals are way beyond any airline I have travelled on.

Ansett is due to switch their older 747-300's with newer 747-400's around August. So hopefully, you'd get to sit in a new plane then.

Have fun!

Rudi
I know that flying in from overseas and landing over Sydney harbour at sunrise is one of the most incredible things you can do in a plane (so I'm parochial), but its a long way to come for just 3+1/2 hours in Australia. Our airport duty-free is cheap but you'd have to be a real bargain hunter to just be coming for some airport shopping!

Celestar340:

I booked the whole trip today with LH in Zuerich. There is only one problem open:

LH couldn't book me in business on Ansett. The StarAlliance class informations for RTW-tickets asks for booking class "D" for Ansett (for business & Firstclass RTW-tickets). But there was/is no "D" (NEVER) available on that flight from Hong Kong to Sydney.

For the moment they reserved a seat in eco ("V") to guarantee the trip and will inquire with Ansett.

Great Itinerary RUdi! And all THOSE MILES!!! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

An OMNI RESPONSE TOO: I may sound like an old crumudegeon in some of my postings but at heart like Peter Pan I Won't GROW UP! (although right now in Chicago I have to play the role of a grown up on my business trip!)

Saturday night though!!! It's FUN TIME!!!

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:) CATMAN :)

Rudi -

I am in Melbourne today and I have checked with Ansett about your flight from HKG on 1st Sep.

There are "D" class space available.

Ansett says that you need to ask Lufthansa to do a "NN" on their reservations so that the D space can be requested.

FYI - Seat selection, the first 4 rows!

Hope this helps...

thank you VERY MUCH - I just phoned "my" Lufthansa and read them your advice. They will "try" as recommended.

post scriptum: I got my confirmed business and I am looking forward to Ansett's service and meals.

[This message has been edited by Rudi (edited 04-21-99).]

I wish I had Rudi's occupation or his free time to fly all over the world AND get to do all that FUN stuff! Am I jealous?! You betcha!

Anyways.....here's my humble travel plans...
05 Sep CLE to PVD CO4042
12 Sep PVD to CLE CO1489

A vacation to the east coast! Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, etc.

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[This message has been edited by MRLIMO (edited 08-16-1999).]