Author Topic: NYC-TLV Award Help (Read 4477 times)

rochel · « **on:** July 26, 2010, 02:44:32 PM »

Dan:

I really need help. Thanks to you and your site I have accumulated lots of starwoods points. However I have not mastered using them efficiently for air travel because I always have very tight time constraints. My father is ill in Israel and I have to book a flight ASAP from NYC to TLV. Can you recommend someone to help me out with this; I am willing to pay a nominal fee for someone to do this Mitzvah for me. Please let me know. Tizku Limtizvot!

BTW keep the great work, I am proud to be a fellow Clevelander!

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #1 on:** July 26, 2010, 02:57:03 PM »

Quote from: rochel on July 26, 2010, 02:44:32 PM

Dan:

I really need help. Thanks to you and your site I have accumulated lots of starwoods points. However I have not mastered using them efficiently for air travel because I always have very tight time constraints. My father is ill in Israel and I have to book a flight ASAP from NYC to TLV. Can you recommend someone to help me out with this; I am willing to pay a nominal fee for someone to do this Mitzvah for me. Please let me know. Tizku Limtizvot!

BTW keep the great work, I am proud to be a fellow Clevelander!

How many points do you have?
Ar you looking for one way or roundtrip?
If RT what would the return dates be?
Are you open to stops?

Let us know some more info and hopefully we'll be able to help.

rochel · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:14:49 PM »

- I have at least 125,000
- I am looking for roundtrip but I would want to know my options for changing the return just in case I would need to stay a little longer
- I am traveling with an infant, I do not know if that is relevant
- I prefer to go early next week and stay for 8-9 days
- I am open to stop overs if they will be a big savings but only with reasonable layover times.

I really appreciate your quick response

aussiebochur · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:42:45 PM »

With miles the amount needed is the same whether you go direct or stopover. The issue is availability.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:52:48 PM »

So far on star alliance all I see are some Biz class availability on Tue or Wed with ok stopover times. On Monday the only availability I see so far is with full day stops.
I couldnt find any economy yet, and no direct.

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:58:29 PM »

Co miles will probably need the lowest miles for this routing.

aussiebochur · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:02:51 PM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on July 26, 2010, 03:58:29 PM

Co miles will probably need the lowest miles for this routing.

US still has a promo which will give you a 50% bonus on *points transfer.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:04:51 PM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on July 26, 2010, 03:58:29 PM

Co miles will probably need the lowest miles for this routing.

Exactly, I was going to suggest a possible trade with someone who already has CO miles, as a transfer from your starwood points into miles needed for the flight might take too long to go through in order for you to book the flights you need.
First we need to find you availability.

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:04:52 PM »

Are they instant?

For the cause, if needed, you can use my CO Plat acc for the booking (extra availability)

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:07:08 PM »

Quote from: aussiebochur on July 26, 2010, 04:02:51 PM

US still has a promo which will give you a 50% bonus on *points transfer.

If she really needs to fly early next week then the only way to take advantage of the US Promo is to find someone who already has US air points but doesnt need them right away so she can book the flight and transfer her SPG points to that persons US Air account which can take a week+.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:08:30 PM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on July 26, 2010, 04:04:52 PM

Are they instant?

For the cause, if needed, you can use my CO Plat acc for the booking (extra availability)

Can you check with your login for availability? I check with my non-elite account and there were only some Biz tickets with long stops in BRU or WAW.

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:31:52 PM »

Don't use the onepass search, its almost completely useless.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:33:22 PM »

Is there a way to search for elite availability besides Onepass?

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:39:47 PM »

For ewr-tlv direct with co, no problem.

Via europe and such I'd use ana.

What date should I check?

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:42:55 PM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on July 26, 2010, 04:39:47 PM

For ewr-tlv direct with co, no problem.

Via europe and such I'd use ana.

What date should I check?

It seems her priority is to get there early next week.

Mikeoracle · « **Reply #15 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:43:46 PM »

Quote from: SuperFlyer on July 26, 2010, 04:39:47 PM

For ewr-tlv direct with co, no problem.

Via europe and such I'd use ana.

What date should I check?

Btw,
Occasionally I do find something using Onepass search via Europe that ANA wasnt showing.

rochel · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:44:40 PM »

you guys are amazing, whats the deal with changing the return if need be, is it the regular 100 or 200 dollars like on regular tickets

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:49:24 PM »

mmhh, weird, Rochel, it seems that you would want to get there asap this week preferably.
I'm flying iy"h in a couple of hours and would like to sleep a bit, so better reply fast.

SuperFlyer · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:51:23 PM »

With CO its $75, but has to be available.

Do you need to leave from NY or from CLE.

rochel · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2010, 04:53:33 PM »

ny, $75 is no big deal, how many miles am I looking at using