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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #540 on: October 14, 2013, 05:53:46 PM »
Am I crazy to drop 250K miles on the following?

JFK-DXB-SIN in EK F;
SIN-SYD in SQ R;
SYD-AKL in QF Y;
AKL-NYC in TG F and OZ F.
Per person?
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #541 on: October 14, 2013, 05:59:45 PM »
Yeah, per person.

No better way that I know of to fly EK F and SQ R on same itin without requiring round trip.

Compare that to simply flying TG F and OZ F round trip for 160K...
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #542 on: October 14, 2013, 06:01:49 PM »
But then again, I'm getting 20 hours in EK F and 8 hours in SQ R  ;D
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #543 on: October 14, 2013, 06:04:32 PM »
Am I crazy to drop 250K miles on the following?

JFK-DXB-SIN in EK F;
SIN-SYD in SQ R;
SYD-AKL in QF Y;
AKL-NYC in TG F and OZ F.

Depends on how tough or easy to replace the 250K

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #544 on: October 14, 2013, 06:07:09 PM »
Depends on how tough or easy to replace the 250K


At this point, I'd say I have more miles than time.

But the frugal in me says why spend almost 60% more because I have it.

Maybe I should just use 160K UA and save the EK F for MLE redux? (but then I'd only be getting 12 hours in EK F for 90K instead of 20 hours in for 100K, 8 hours in EK F for a mere 10k seems a bargain...)
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #545 on: October 14, 2013, 06:09:05 PM »
All I can say is, if I had the miles to throw away I'd go for it....

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #546 on: October 14, 2013, 06:10:06 PM »
At this point, I'd say I have more miles than time.

But the frugal in me says why spend almost 60% more because I have it.

Maybe I should just use 160K UA and save the EK F for MLE redux? (but then I'd only be getting 12 hours in EK F for 90K instead of 20 hours in for 100K, 8 hours in EK F for a mere 10k seems a bargain...)

Sometimes it's liberating to be frivolous .
If you don't spoil yourself who will. go for
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #547 on: October 14, 2013, 06:10:28 PM »
All I can say is, if I had the miles to throw away I'd go for it....

I'm leaning that way. Especially since I don't yet have children and all of this stuff has to become exponentially harder with the arrival of those blessings.
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #548 on: October 14, 2013, 06:11:11 PM »
Sometimes it's liberating to be frivolous .
If you don't spoil yourself who will. go for
It :)

Ha, aint that the truth :D
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #549 on: October 14, 2013, 06:14:43 PM »
I'm leaning that way. Especially since I don't yet have children and all of this stuff has to become exponentially harder with the arrival of those blessings.
True dat

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #550 on: October 14, 2013, 06:16:23 PM »
Also, I feel like it may just get harder to use miles for First class travel. Either way, no one will think you're crazy for booking it. :)
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #551 on: October 14, 2013, 06:18:07 PM »
Also, I feel like it may just get harder to use miles for First class travel. Either way, no one will think you're crazy for booking it. :)
And we definitely won't think you're crazy when the TR comes in ;)

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #552 on: October 14, 2013, 06:18:19 PM »
Definitely go for it now.
Too many unknowns in the future to save them.

Bonus points if your wife thinks you're going to CLE or ORD or something and then you do that trip ;)
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #553 on: October 14, 2013, 06:39:20 PM »
Also, I feel like it may just get harder to use miles for First class travel.

I think that's a very good point. Not only do miles devalue, but First class in general is being scaled back.

And we definitely won't think you're crazy when the TR comes in ;)

Darn right!

Definitely go for it now.
Too many unknowns in the future to save them.

Bonus points if your wife thinks you're going to CLE or ORD or something and then you do that trip ;)

Ha! Don't think that's possible... even with us :)

Alright, you guys convinced me. I'm gonna go for it, Gd willing.
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #554 on: October 14, 2013, 06:59:32 PM »
I'm looking for some ideas for a 2-3 day trip at the end of November - I would be leaving from NYC, and I'm looking to use Avios. Any recommended destinations (other than MIA) on the east coast, pref south, where I can spend a couple days?

Thanks!!

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #555 on: October 14, 2013, 07:11:16 PM »
The keys?
Bermuda?
Cancun?
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #556 on: October 14, 2013, 07:19:08 PM »
The keys?
Bermuda?
Cancun?
Thanks. Any ideas in the US?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #557 on: October 14, 2013, 07:25:00 PM »
Thanks. Any ideas in the US?

The keys ARE in the US :)
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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #558 on: October 14, 2013, 07:29:31 PM »
Am I crazy to drop 250K miles on the following?

JFK-DXB-SIN in EK F;
SIN-SYD in SQ R;
SYD-AKL in QF Y;
AKL-NYC in TG F and OZ F.

Not at all......

EK A380?

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Re: Next Vacation - Ideas
« Reply #559 on: October 14, 2013, 07:31:04 PM »
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