Jokes aside, I have a friend that clearly knows that he wants to fly economy to Israel for Lag B'omer "2012", with a few family members. Take Continental for example, is there a time when all dates are available? We all know that trying to look now for 'this' summer, and if you are lucky, you will find one, two or 3 dates available for the month at the cheap rate, although they 'may' open more up closer to the flight. But is there a time like maybe 15 months before a flight, that EVERYTHING (or at least most dates) is available?
On a further note, is there a easy way for him to put together 75k CO miles, for a flight. I am thinking of telling him to sign up for the Chase CO credit card (25,000 miles), open a Chase CO checking and Debit (25,000 miles), and a Amex membership rewards card, (for another 10,000-25,000 miles), {or the Chase Saphire}, which will get him 60k to 75k miles right off the bat, in no time. Am I calculating right?