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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #440 on: January 11, 2015, 02:37:09 AM »
Two days shabbos so it would have to be more like 12 and I don't have that kind of time. Makes more sense to have more time anyways as I won't be packing or in with the kids
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #441 on: January 11, 2015, 02:39:18 AM »
Awesome!
You're doing four flights in a row by yourself or with the kiddies?
That's for my mom.
We're flying w/ the kids TLV-HGK-HAN in J, booked b/f the AA/LY relationship ended.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #442 on: January 11, 2015, 04:41:33 AM »
That's for my mom.
We're flying w/ the kids TLV-HGK-HAN in J, booked b/f the AA/LY relationship ended.
Nice. Always fun flying in a family member /baby sitter

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #443 on: January 11, 2015, 04:56:12 AM »
Nice. Always fun flying in a family member /baby sitter
Thought that would work last time when both parents joined us, but instead I babysat as all the adults got cheap massages.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #444 on: January 11, 2015, 05:34:32 AM »
Thought that would work last time when both parents joined us, but instead I babysat as all the adults got cheap massages.
So now you have some capital stored up for this trip :-)

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #445 on: January 11, 2015, 05:36:25 AM »
So now you have some capital stored up for this trip :-)

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #446 on: January 11, 2015, 07:39:27 AM »
Haha, classic

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #447 on: January 12, 2015, 05:10:30 PM »
Just a bit related to this thread ;)

If I hold a reservation on AA, and when I book it, its in the 21 day frame, is there a $75 fee, or cuz it was put on hold before 21 days of departure there is no fee?

TIA

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #448 on: January 12, 2015, 05:21:11 PM »
Just a bit related to this thread ;)

If I hold a reservation on AA, and when I book it, its in the 21 day frame, is there a $75 fee, or cuz it was put on hold before 21 days of departure there is no fee?

TIA

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #449 on: January 12, 2015, 11:01:03 PM »
Just finished booking the return from Thailand this Nov.

Whole trip is for the wife and I

BIL-SEA Alaska Econ
SEA-LAX Alaska Econ
LAX-HKG CX Business
HKG-BKK CX Business

then some local flights around Thailand, Bangkok up to Chiang Mai then to Krabi and back to BKK for the above in reverse. Will look to upgrade to first on the outbound as time draws near.

220,000 R/T using American miles and if we can upgrade to first on the outbound it will add another 25,000.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #450 on: January 20, 2015, 05:47:39 PM »
EK F B777 - HKG-DXB
EK F A380 - DXB-JFK

I hope I can survive the first 8 hours without a shower.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #451 on: January 20, 2015, 08:56:22 PM »
EK F B777 - HKG-DXB
EK F A380 - DXB-JFK

I hope I can survive the first 8 hours without a shower.
Miles used and how many?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #452 on: January 20, 2015, 09:05:03 PM »
AS. 100k.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #453 on: January 20, 2015, 09:34:18 PM »
AS. 100k.
That what you used to DPS?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #454 on: January 20, 2015, 09:36:16 PM »
JFK-DXB-SIN. Separate ticket on GA to DPS.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #455 on: January 20, 2015, 09:37:24 PM »
Miles used and how many?

AS. 100k.

Nope. I don't have (enough) AS miles.

178,750 EK miles + $394.94

At least I was able to:
-Book for travel in April
-Request complimentary chauffeur pickup service

Both of the above blocked for AS awards.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #456 on: January 20, 2015, 09:38:09 PM »
Well, that'll teach me for assuming :)
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #457 on: January 20, 2015, 09:40:36 PM »
But, provided you had more than 18k AS, you would have come out ahead had you sold the extra 78k MR and booked with AS.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #458 on: January 21, 2015, 12:09:39 AM »
I have 32k AS in my account and 32 in my wife's.

I was not gonna make my name or my accounts dirty to save on 80k MR (which is easier to earn than peeling an apple).
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #459 on: January 21, 2015, 02:09:29 AM »
JFK-DXB-SIN. Separate ticket on GA to DPS.

Is this round 2 for you to DPS?

You think AS\EK F issue is still  a Glitch?