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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 4:24 pm
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oneworld Explorer Award Itinerary

Sure would appreciate any suggestions on how to fly around the world using One World's 25,000 miles.

Depart June 30 - August 20
Business Class

I came up with this (reserved):

ORD/NRT (AA135) - Because the ORD/HKG CX (less miles) is not available.

NRT/HAN - Never been. GREAT Food in SGN.

HAN/BKK

BKK/DEL - Might switch to BOM for no particular reason.

DEL/AMM - See Petra. The plane goes there. Might skip this place.

AMM/TLV -Never been. Plane goes there.

TLV /AMM/VIE - Meet up with friends.

VIE/MAD/ATH - Horrible route. Avoid LON. Never been. Plane goes there.
Food.

The above is 2k miles "out of the way" but necessary UNLESS... would you pay the $300 for two tickets and fly VIE/ATH NS?

ATH/MAD - Heading home, Plane goes there. Food and August festivals.

MAD/JFK/ORD - Can't get the MAD/ORD NS

24,500 miles @ business = 150,000

The "original" tirp was CX F to BKK, then sit on our asses and eat. Thought we'd try something different this year, but desperately need some tips.

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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 5:38 pm
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Shouldn't this be in the RTW forum?

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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 5:42 pm
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Originally Posted by brp
Shouldn't this be in the RTW forum?

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Yes. How do I get there?

The taxes are $545/pp. With $187 YQ.
Was hoping for less.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 10:41 pm
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Originally Posted by brp
Shouldn't this be in the RTW forum?

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Yes. How do I get there?
Click on "Miles and Points" at the top of the page.

Scroll down below American Airlines. There are other airline forums. Past them are the alliance forums. Select "Oneworld".
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 1:12 am
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There is no such thing as "oneworld miles." The OP obviously wants to spend AA miles on an Explorer award. So, this is the appropriate forum.
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 3:00 am
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Don't miss Petra. You can hire a care to pick you up in Amman, overnight two nights, and either return to Amman or continue to Aqaba (for the scenic ride) and fly RJ from Aqaba to Amman to TLV.
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 8:00 am
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Originally Posted by Austinrunner
There is no such thing as "oneworld miles." The OP obviously wants to spend AA miles on an Explorer award. So, this is the appropriate forum.

There are so many options. It's hard to think out of the box. Is there a "storage" of itinerary suggestions/traveled somewhere?
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 8:37 am
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Originally Posted by Austinrunner
There is no such thing as "oneworld miles." The OP obviously wants to spend AA miles on an Explorer award. So, this is the appropriate forum.
Yes, but the OP obviously knows the AA-specific rules for such an award, and is not asking about them. What he is asking about is (or seems to be) destinations and non-AA flights to get to those destinations. These questions are not AA-specific (in fact, don't seem to involve AA at all). Therefore, this is the wrong forum.

Of course, there is a school of thought here on FT that if one flies one's normal flights primarily on AA, then all one's questions belong on the AA forum, no matter the topic. In other words, that FT should be organized around the poster, rather than the topic. That seems to be in play here.
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 1:47 am
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There are so many options. It's hard to think out of the box. Is there a "storage" of itinerary suggestions/traveled somewhere?
Nope.
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 1:49 am
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What he is asking about is (or seems to be) destinations and non-AA flights to get to those destinations.
If the OP wants advice on the best places to visit, then the oneworld forum wouldn't be the appropriate forum, either.
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 7:33 am
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If the OP wants advice on the best places to visit, then the oneworld forum wouldn't be the appropriate forum, either.
Of course not, but the "how to get there on a Oneworld award" part of his question belongs there.
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 1:21 pm
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Originally Posted by brp
Shouldn't this be in the RTW forum?

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Originally Posted by zznoname
Yes. How do I get there?
Now that this thread has had some time in AA, per the OP's request, please continue to follow it in the oneworld forum.

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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by gemac
Of course not, but the "how to get there on a Oneworld award" part of his question belongs there.
No it wouldn't. The oneworld award is an AA award and as such discussion about it shoud be in the AA forum and specifically in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ers-award.html
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by dstan
Now that this thread has had some time in AA, per the OP's request, please continue to follow it in the oneworld forum.

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Originally Posted by jerry a. laska
No it wouldn't. The oneworld award is an AA award and as such discussion about it shoud be in the AA forum and specifically in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ers-award.html
Actually, it sounds like the OP has concluded the search/decision process, so I'm going to close this thread rather than sending it back to the AA board.

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