In addition to NRT and PEK (and a night in ICN where we depart from), I wanted to add another destination for our trip in June.
Thus far, I've considered:
1) ROR (read:
Palau) (pros: non-stop flights to/from NRT/ICN, and great diving; cons: June is beginning of rainy season, no award hotels)
2) CNS + HTI (read: Cairns and
Whitsundays) (pros: great time to go visit great barrier reef with amazing diving, amazing award redemptions on QF from CNS to HTI, cons: a LOT of travel, only non-stop from NRT is a cash flight on JQ)
3) PPS + MPH (read:
Palawan and
Boracay) (Pros: stunningly beautiful, closer to Asia than Australia; cons: beginning of rainy season, no award hotels)
4) KUL + RDN (read: Kuala Lumpur and
Redang/
Perhentian islands) (pros: stunningly beautiful, June is a perfect time the eastern malasyian islands, cheap revenue tix from KUL; cons, its a shlep, though not as much as #2, no award hotels)
I'm leaning towards #2 or #4 because I'd rather not risk the weather issue. Otherwise, I'd almost certainly do #3.
#2 would mean a couple nights in NRT, 2/3 nights in PEK, travel back to NRT (but via ICN because can't use 3 day transit visa otherwise), then to CNS for 2/3 days, one day in HTI and then back to ICN for a night.
#4 would mean a couple nights in NRT, 2/3 nights in PEK, a night in KUL, and then 4/5 nights in Perhentian and Redang, and then back to ICN via KUL.
I'm leaning more towards #4 because #2 looks like a lot of travel in two weeks, no?
Anyone been to any of these places? What would you do?