Next Vacation - Ideas

[sky121]

here are a few questions about a trip i might be taking in January:
is it worth it to go to Disney in Orlando with my in-laws?
i have 150k Chase points- how do i go to Orlando for a week from January 4 at night to January 10 in the morning? do i use the points or do i sell them?

Flying from NY? How much are tickets that week?

[mercaz1]

yeah i would be flying from NY
flights are averaging around 240 per person at that time as of now
i would also use the points for hotel and car rental

[sky121]

Does AA have low award availability? I'd start there.

[mercaz1]

does chase transfer to AA?

[sky121]

does chase transfer to AA?

No.  To BA.

[mercaz1]

so what did you mean by checking out about AA low award availability

[sky121]

so what did you mean by checking out about AA low award availability

AA flights can be booked with BA points. They are distance based so you'd get a good deal to Orlando if there are seats available.

[AJK]

Anyone on DDF been to AKL (New Zealand)?

Are there any (good) TRs?

[rots5]

Anyone on DDF been to AKL (New Zealand)?

Are there any (good) TRs?

moish

[AJK]

moish

Link?

Is that the OZ report with a splash of AUH? Or another?

[gswannabe]

I'm thinking of going to lih from ny. Confirmed on United business there and returning in coach from sunday to thursday.
I am wondering if that's too short of a trip ( going with my wife and 2 kids, ages 4 months and a 3 year old, with my sis in law to babysit )
Any thoughts ?

[Dan]

It's doable.

[AJK]

Link?

Is that the OZ report with a splash of AUH? Or another?

Only one I find is the one listed here by Fan of Dan: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=2882.0

Suffice it to say, it doesn't really hold a candle to one of my wife's TRs

Looks like I'm gonna be planning AKL from scratch. Ugh.

[Dan]

Or pressure moish to write his up already

Otherwise the old fashioned way:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0307928403/?tag=cl03f-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1742200176/?tag=cl03f-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/140539000X/?tag=cl03f-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0756684196/?tag=cl03f-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1118086015/?tag=cl03f-20

[AJK]

Old-fashioned way is what it looks like it's gonna be.

moish probably doesn't even remember what AKL was like

(Do you? Does he?)

Which brand book have you used in the past and do you recommmend? I'll try first at the local library.

ETA: PM'd moish.

[AJK]

Disregard, my library had all of em except for this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0756684196

I assume that should cover me.

[Dan]

Old-fashioned way is what it looks like it's gonna be.

moish probably doesn't even remember what AKL was like

(Do you? Does he?)

Which brand book have you used in the past and do you recommmend? I'll try first at the local library.

ETA: PM'd moish.

I've never been to AKL.
I sorted in order from best to worst based on other cities.

[Dan]

Disregard, my library had all of em except for this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0756684196

I assume that should cover me.

Nice!
Current editions?  The Fodor's full color for example is a big improvement over the old ones.

[AJK]

I've never been to AKL.
I sorted in order from best to worst based on other cities.

The "do you" was meant for moish -- I had PM'd him.

But thanks for the ordering.

Nice!
Current editions?  The Fodor's full color for example is a big improvement over the old ones.

Checking on that now.

[AJK]

Mrs. AJK tells me its the full color one