A friendly reminder:

Most airline reservation systems will accept reservations through November 7, 1999 starting TOMORROW, Friday, Dec 11...

Now will they load ff seat capacity? We'll see...

I doubt it!

OneFreeMan...thanks! I was just going to post this tomorrow after confirming my reservations...I mean I've just gotta get my upgrade before all of you suck 'em up. Last one to the phones gets a cauliflower ear!

Thanks for the heads up OneFreeman. I just may get on thep hone from my job (since I'm on the job at 3a on friday's) so I can make
sure I get my upgraded seat before PremEx does! CATMAN

Ha ha ha - i am 6 (east coast) to 9 (west coast) to 11 (Hawaii) hours ahead of you !!!

Rudi, we hate you!

I am not sure how "We hate you" translates into German but I suspect it is not how we use it in North America in a rather casual, sometimes lighthearted manner of dismissal. Perhaps "We are very jealous of you" might be a better substitute.

Actually Rudi -- more power to you! Makes up for all those times you have felt sooooo discriminated against.

Maybe the reservations clerks should get some extra rest for a flood of callers booking tickets to Waikiki for the "Party in Paradise!" Good luck booking friday folks!

OMNI POSTING: Rudi... nobody hates anybody on FlyerTalk. We are all one big happy family. And with you as one of our official leaders it will stay that way.

And being its the holiday season I will try
not to make catty remarks to the emmett crew.
Have a MEOWY DAY! CATMAN

Maybe we can all give Rudi our ff #'s and our dates of travel so he can book all of us?

Interesting aside -- I know that UA's computer "time" is set to Mountain and AA's is set to Central so does Rudi actually have an advantage?

Rudi -- plz post your results on this thread!

Thanx all!

yes please ... and add all your credit card informations ... and you might see me never again.

hoppla - it is already 10 minutes AFTER midnight here - I'll try my on-line-booking NOW (with LH): but my detailled StarAlliance-round the world ticket will probably not been taken by the computer - and I'll have to visit LH in person (and can't do it, because of a business meeting in the morning, till about 11AM swiss time ... yes philforest, now your question mark about TIME is correct - I might lose my (MEZ) time-advantage! (Or if somebody from Asia takes part at our Hawaii party - he/she did beet me easily anyway!).

and - no problem with "I hate you" (it is about similar as my swiss-german Ha ha ha).

My plans:

StarAlliance paid round the world with Gisela, probably booking eco, confirmable-upgrading longhaule-parts (UA, LH) with miles:

first segment: Switzerland-US/Canada-HNL on that very first Thursday nov-4 (or first segments of this on Wednesday late).

Arriving in HNL on Thursday nov-4 very late (probably UA's last flight out of SFO or LAX or ORD or AC from Canada) .

Isle hoppers with free Aloha return tickets (costing 5'000 UA miles for return).

Anyday suitable day later (latest on Saturday, nov-15) leaving HNL to Asia (showing Gisela Hong Kong, Bangkok and New Delhi for her first time) and have a final one-night stopover in Copenhague (some Carlsberg/Tuborg business friends there always appreciate our visit).

Please: for the Hawaiian Island - I follow you (I know already HNL and Maui - but don't mind revisits)

I might be lucky - if it will be like this year - UA's StarAlliance promotion (take 3 to 6 or 8/9) may run, starting nov-15!?!.

Ah Ha! I got it! I may be the first to confirm my flight to Honolulu for the Party of the Century! I just called United and got my flight out of LAX to HNL, and upgraded using miles to First! The 2 early morning flights had no First allocated yet for award or upgrade, but the 2 afternoon flights did! Ahh...the mysteries of Yield Management. I'm on the waitlist for an earlier flight that day, but actually this is just fine. Maybe Catman can head out of Jerzee, connect up with me at LAX and we can fly over together? Planning on heading to Maui after the Party on the 9th, and then heading home on the 12th. Now I have to wait a week to book the return, but one things for sure...I'm gonna be there!

BlondeBomber: As you've seen, "We hate you" didn't have to translate into any language for Rudi to understand what I meant and the feeling behind what I wrote. He speaks most Indo-European languages fluently and understands most of the nuances in most of them - including English. I think he's also picked up on personalities from these discussions and recognizes me as a frequent "nasty speaker who means well." (Just can't come up with a better description off the cuff, but Rudi knows what I mean.)

That Rudi is indeed a man of many talents and a great sense of humour.