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Old Jul 18, 2019, 7:26 pm
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MU: LAX - Maldives $2250 rt
Books into I/J which earn almost the exact same: https://www.wheretocredit.com/china-eastern-airlines/j


What can 70k Eastern Miles be used for?

https://www.orbitz.com/Flights-Searc...ss&mode=search
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Old Jul 18, 2019, 8:27 pm
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Nah, much better to credit to delta.
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Numbers:
- 20251 flown miles
- 8100 MQD
- 34019 MQM
- 40502 minimum skymiles (no status)
- 64803 maximum skymiles (Diamond status)

Not a bad run at all, if you're planning vacations.
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Old Jul 18, 2019, 10:41 pm
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Originally Posted by IAkH
Books into I/J which earn almost the exact same: https://www.wheretocredit.com/china-eastern-airlines/j


What can 70k Eastern Miles be used for?

https://www.orbitz.com/Flights-Searc...ss&mode=search

Nearly as cheap (~$2800) out of NYC, at least on one flight I saw using the same dates on Orbitz.
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 12:01 pm
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fare gone? now showing $4400+
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 2:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Elizabethh
fare gone? now showing $4400+
try different dates and different OTA’s it’s still available and can be cheaper $2128 NYC from $2655
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 2:56 pm
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Did that, got the fare but it wouldn't ticket (after entering all info.)
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 6:00 pm
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Still shows as expires inf in the gds. so i think its still live.
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 6:15 pm
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Originally Posted by stephem
Still shows as expires inf in the gds. so i think its still live.
pm me ;-)
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 6:50 pm
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I know Google Flights is pretty bad about returning fare information from them; usually "price unavailable" for me. Suggestions on OTAs to use?
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 7:03 pm
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Priceline, Expedia tend to be good.
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Old Jul 19, 2019, 9:10 pm
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Fare is still out there...use Matrix or Expert Flyer to find available dates. Or use a TA that will do the work for you. Some might even have access to additional discounts...
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Old Jul 22, 2019, 11:29 pm
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Struggling to find a method to book this and prices near this point; the absolute BEST I’ve found is like $2700 (LAX-MLE), which all things considering is good, but since I know there’s the lower fares *somewhere* I’ve come to ask for a nudge in the right direction.

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Old Jul 23, 2019, 1:09 am
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Originally Posted by RFDMinnesota
Struggling to find a method to book this and prices near this point; the absolute BEST I’ve found is like $2700 (LAX-MLE), which all things considering is good, but since I know there’s the lower fares *somewhere* I’ve come to ask for a nudge in the right direction.

Cheers!
it’s hard to find what you want without dates or at least a date range?
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Old Jul 23, 2019, 9:32 am
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Can't seem to price it on Expedia/Orbitz anymore, but ITA + Priceline through powertools still works easily to get the $2,247 price
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