Japan 2020
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Posts: 5
Japan 2020
He y I am new to award travel and wanted to get idea for flying business class to Japan for the Olympics. I know this will be a difficult to obtain but I can be very determined!. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I could possibly accomplish this for myself, my husband and 3 year old? I have about 220,000 AA miles and 100,000 Amex rewards points.
#2
Join Date: May 2003
Programs: OW Emerald
Posts: 1,452
He y I am new to award travel and wanted to get idea for flying business class to Japan for the Olympics. I know this will be a difficult to obtain but I can be very determined!. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I could possibly accomplish this for myself, my husband and 3 year old? I have about 220,000 AA miles and 100,000 Amex rewards points.
Assuming you cannot get sAAver award seats, you'd need AAnytime awards. These will run at least 120K miles per person each way. Thus for 3 people, you'd need to gain a decent amount of additional miles over the next months.
#4
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 20,993
4japan2020 Welcome to FT
From where?
Business class award flights will be extremely hard to get. May be impossible.
3 business class awards on the same flight is ~10 times harder (or other factor)
You can use AA ff miles for award flights on AA, Cathay Pacific CX, Japan Airlines JL, other Oneworld airline & AA non-alliance partner airlines
AA forum threads
HELP DESK: MileSAAver / SAAver award questions, assistance
AA oneworld & Other Airline Partner Award information, rules (master thd)
CX---> AA Award: Cathay Pacific / CX, KA availability, etc. (master thd)
JL---> AAdvantage Award using JL / JAL / Japan Airlines (master thd)
He y I am new to award travel and wanted to get idea for flying business class to Japan for the Olympics. I know this will be a difficult to obtain but I can be very determined!. Does anybody have any ideas as to how I could possibly accomplish this for myself, my husband and 3 year old? I have about 220,000 AA miles and 100,000 Amex rewards points.
Business class award flights will be extremely hard to get. May be impossible.
3 business class awards on the same flight is ~10 times harder (or other factor)
AA forum threads
HELP DESK: MileSAAver / SAAver award questions, assistance
AA oneworld & Other Airline Partner Award information, rules (master thd)
CX---> AA Award: Cathay Pacific / CX, KA availability, etc. (master thd)
JL---> AAdvantage Award using JL / JAL / Japan Airlines (master thd)
#6
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 20,993
You do not have enough AA ff miles for 3 x USA Japan business class awards.
https://www.awardhacker.com/#f=New%2...=0&c=j&s=1&p=0
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=NYC-NRT...T&MS=wls&DU=mi
Amex MR Transfer Membership Rewards points to which airline or hotel program?
In my opinion you have at best 10% chance of getting 3 business class awards for Olympics. (more likely 0% chance).
Time to make plans to buy air tickets with cash.
Consider these Award booking services - a list and some reviews
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