I have a OW RTW next week (yay!) and was wondering if I can use promotions with my ticket. I see most promos require a certain country of purchase or a return routing and so on, but I am interested in this one, as it seems I could apply. Any one with experience on these issues?

"Cathay Pacific Loyalty Maximizer Offer - for US members
Award: Up to 30,000 bonus miles
Dates: Travel between January 1 and June 30, 2001
Restrictions: US Members traveling on eligible Fares: F, J and D.
The Loyalty Maximizer Bonus can only be earned on a maximum of 4 qualifying transpacific flights. This promotion provides US AADVANTAGE members with the opportunity to earn varying bonus miles for First or Business Class (F, J or D) transpacific flights.

One-way bonuses -
4,000 miles between either Los Angles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), or New York (JFK) and Hong Kong
8,000 miles for Vancouver - Hong Kong flights
12,000 miles for Toronto - Hong Kong flights

Round-trip bonuses -
10,000 miles for between either Los Angles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), or New York (JFK) and Hong Kong
20,000 miles for Vancouver - Hong Kong flights
30,000 miles for Toronto - Hong Kong flights

To qualify you must register before flying. Click CXLOY to register."

Anyone? I fly HKG-YYZ next week........ registred in the US AA program.

Robert

yes, if you are flying biz or F, you are booked in A,D, which is stated clearly in their condition and terms

yes for business (D), but not for first (A)..."A" was in last year's loyalty maximizer but not this year's...

When all is said and done, call AA and they will give you the miles for A class. At least that was my experience.

Nice one!

Anyone have any others that I might be missing out on?

I am:

CX ICN-HKG
CX HKG-YYZ
BA YYZ-LHR
BA LHR-MAD
IB MAD-IBZ
IB IBZ-BCN
FN BCN-HEL
FN HEL-NRT
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CX NRT-HKG
CX HKG-ICN

I don't THINK there are anymore, but maybe someone knows better (you guys!)

Robert

If you want AAdvantage miles you should be careful with this one. Transatlantic BA flights may not qualify for AA miles.

Also, Finnair is AY rather than FN.

Yep, I know about the YYZ-LHR flight. Bummer, but I'll register for a BA card. Not much to be done about that........

Robert

You may have a very tight schedule, but otherwise YYZ-BOS-LHR or YYZ-ORD-LHR on AA might be an option.

not YYZ-BOS...90% chance of delay on any short haul to BOS for myself. if u have better luck, 70%?

OMG, you guys crack me up. But wait till you hear my original plan!

YOW-BOS AA
BOS-JFK AA
JFK-LHR BA

WHY!? I wanted the bed. ORD got me in to late for my LHR-MAD, so that was out, and BOS-LHR on BA is no BED, but in the end I took the better connection and all and went with YYZ-LHR, no bed though...... to bad AA doesn't go YYZ-LHR (through ORD only) so OH WELL..............

:-)

Robert

I'll try one more idea then I'll shut up a while...

What about YYZ-MIA-MAD on AA?

Yep, that could have done it as well. Connections not as smooth as I have it now, but my tickets were sent last Friday by courier............

:-) (cheap smile)

Put it down for next year..............

Robert