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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2100 on: September 13, 2016, 09:24:01 PM »
Reminds me of an off day is camp ages ago. Was 18 and couldn't rent a car, so rented a U-Haul for the day to get around.

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2101 on: September 13, 2016, 11:38:22 PM »
Reminds me of an off day is camp ages ago. Was 18 and couldn't rent a car, so rented a U-Haul for the day to get around.
Must have been in the same camp :) Done that a bunch of time from the U-Haul up the Catskills 

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2102 on: September 25, 2016, 10:51:33 AM »
Don't know if this has been reported elsewhere, but AA is recoding domestic F to J... Should mean only double Avios now instead of 4x.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2103 on: September 25, 2016, 11:19:30 AM »
Don't know if this has been reported elsewhere, but AA is recoding domestic F to J... Should mean only double Avios now instead of 4x.
Cool. Thanks for sharing. Source?

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2105 on: September 25, 2016, 03:11:33 PM »
Don't know if this has been reported elsewhere, but AA is recoding domestic F to J... Should mean only double Avios now instead of 4x.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2106 on: October 19, 2016, 05:50:03 PM »
Not sure this is the right thread but here goes.....

I got an opportunity to go to israel solo for 2  days. This is a 1 time offer and I won't be able to do it again.

I never flew LH F and that would work out for me flying there. Flying back I have to go direct so I'm leaning towards United plan b.

Have about 110k m and m that I have no use for. So they would be perfect for LH f the only thing that's killing me is that if I originate the LH f in Tlv it will cost me 170k and I would get a free stop over and an RT of course.

The way my Itinerary is shaping out it would cost me 145k m and m for a one way. Am I nuts for doing this?

Am I missing something?

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2107 on: October 26, 2016, 10:11:58 AM »
Dusting off the old thread.

Currently have SR MLE booked for mid November with perfectly timed flights. EK J there and EY Apt home.

But, since I also have reservations at SR MLE in Jan and Feb (best weather for MLE) I'm considering cancelling my November stay and doing Maui (OGG) instead in DL J.

But... Andaz and Hyatt OGG appear to be booked.

Give up EY Apt (which is a rare find these days) for more certain weather in Jan/Feb, but uncertain OGG hotels?

WWYD?
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2108 on: October 26, 2016, 10:13:30 AM »
Def better weather unless you plan on going back.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2109 on: October 26, 2016, 10:22:18 AM »
Weather in the Maldives is Always  a hit or miss, i spoke to the Manager at the conrad and he said it rained for a good 10 days last year during January, I was there august and the weather was amazing. If you  have the flights and hotel reservation take your chances!

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2110 on: October 26, 2016, 11:07:22 AM »
Weather in the Maldives is Always  a hit or miss, i spoke to the Manager at the conrad and he said it rained for a good 10 days last year during January, I was there august and the weather was amazing. If you  have the flights and hotel reservation take your chances!

Def better weather unless you plan on going back.

This ^ pretty much encapsulates my internal struggle. Oiy.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2111 on: October 26, 2016, 11:10:23 AM »
This ^ pretty much encapsulates my internal struggle. Oiy.


Also every Island is different weather and the weather services don't really provide for each one....

You'll probably get an idea about male itself but the weather changes by the hour...


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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2112 on: October 26, 2016, 12:53:24 PM »
Dusting off the old thread.

Currently have SR MLE booked for mid November with perfectly timed flights. EK J there and EY Apt home.

But, since I also have reservations at SR MLE in Jan and Feb (best weather for MLE) I'm considering cancelling my November stay and doing Maui (OGG) instead in DL J.

But... Andaz and Hyatt OGG appear to be booked.

Give up EY Apt (which is a rare find these days) for more certain weather in Jan/Feb, but uncertain OGG hotels?

WWYD?

Definitely SR MLE.  The SR/EK/EY combo is tough to give up.  Agree that weather is always hit or miss.  It's not like you're going in the dead of monsoon season... 

(We went in August and had 6 days of incredible weather...)

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2113 on: October 26, 2016, 01:07:37 PM »




But... Andaz and Hyatt OGG appear to be booked.



WWYD?

Presumably a stupid question but did you play around with checkin dates and length of stay?

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2114 on: October 26, 2016, 01:27:14 PM »

Presumably a stupid question but did you play around with checkin dates and length of stay?
Not stupid. I always search by individual day. I guess I should search for varying lengths?
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2115 on: October 26, 2016, 01:27:52 PM »
Definitely SR MLE.  The SR/EK/EY combo is tough to give up.  Agree that weather is always hit or miss.  It's not like you're going in the dead of monsoon season... 

(We went in August and had 6 days of incredible weather...)
Ah, just when I am 60-40 OGG, I get a post like this, and I'm back to 60-40 MLE.

The flights and hotels are making this 65-35 MLE...
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2116 on: October 26, 2016, 02:14:25 PM »
Not stupid. I always search by individual day. I guess I should search for varying lengths?
Most def. The Andaz is one of to most notoriously sneaky and they frequently have minimum length of stay.

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2117 on: October 26, 2016, 02:17:57 PM »
Most def. The Andaz is one of to most notoriously sneaky and they frequently have minimum length of stay.

Tried. Didn't seem to make a diff. Thanks for suggestion, though.
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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2118 on: October 26, 2016, 02:24:03 PM »
Dusting off the old thread.

Currently have SR MLE booked for mid November with perfectly timed flights. EK J there and EY Apt home.

But, since I also have reservations at SR MLE in Jan and Feb (best weather for MLE) I'm considering cancelling my November stay and doing Maui (OGG) instead in DL J.

But... Andaz and Hyatt OGG appear to be booked.

Give up EY Apt (which is a rare find these days) for more certain weather in Jan/Feb, but uncertain OGG hotels?

WWYD?
Can I assume its without any kids?
Being that weather is the only thing MLE had going for it I would stick with certainty.

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Re: AJK's Trip/Route Planning Thread
« Reply #2119 on: October 26, 2016, 02:26:27 PM »
No kid.

Certainty with weather? Meaning to go to MLE in Jan/Feb?

Or certainty with flights and hotels? Meaning go to MLE in now?
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