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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #760 on: June 24, 2015, 09:34:29 PM »
Got it. I wish I could get away with that. Honestly I could potentially since they allow more carry on in Business. Guess we'll see.
Where are you off to?
That's exactly why we are just taking carry ons. We did it last summer and it worked out great. We'll be in Spain, France, and the UK.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #761 on: June 24, 2015, 09:40:53 PM »
That's exactly why we are just taking carry ons. We did it last summer and it worked out great. We'll be in Spain, France, and the UK.
Nice!
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #762 on: June 24, 2015, 09:48:31 PM »

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #763 on: June 24, 2015, 09:55:57 PM »
What about you?

Holy Land.
But I hope to stop somewhere in Europe on the way home.
Haven't booked that yet.
I'm usually booked for the summer by Jan. This is late for me.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #764 on: June 24, 2015, 09:57:54 PM »
Holy Land.
But I hope to stop somewhere in Europe on the way home.
Haven't booked that yet.
I'm usually booked for the summer by Jan. This is late for me.
Sweet! Enjoy. Just FYI I booked this trip in Oct and already booked our Jan trip.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #765 on: June 24, 2015, 10:00:37 PM »
Sweet! Enjoy. Just FYI I booked this trip in Oct and already booked our Jan trip.

That's the way to do it ! :)
Miles are great for spontaneous trips but I generally prefer to book in advance.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #766 on: June 24, 2015, 10:05:21 PM »
That's the way to do it ! :)
Miles are great for spontaneous trips but I generally prefer to book in advance.
My upcoming trip is actually revenue, $1460 rt in J on AZ and KL. Jan is points.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #767 on: June 24, 2015, 10:07:38 PM »
My upcoming trip is actually revenue, $1460 rt in J on AZ and KL. Jan is points.
Wow, not bad!
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #768 on: June 24, 2015, 10:08:44 PM »
Wow, not bad!
I know, especially since award tix from the west coast are super hard to find in the summer.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #769 on: June 25, 2015, 03:37:17 PM »
I know, especially since award tix from the west coast are super hard to find in the summer.

+1

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #770 on: June 25, 2015, 05:12:50 PM »
JFK-VIE Class I
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Don't have return flight yet.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #771 on: June 26, 2015, 04:22:04 PM »
LAX->NRT (3-day stopover)->SIN->MEL on SQ in J.  Too bad F was waitlisted...

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #772 on: June 26, 2015, 04:23:49 PM »
LAX->NRT (3-day stopover)->SIN->MEL on SQ in J.  Too bad F was waitlisted...
How many miles?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #774 on: June 26, 2015, 05:39:47 PM »
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #775 on: June 28, 2015, 01:17:23 AM »
I booked flights in biz for my wife and mother in law so they can go to Philippines together. My wife is half Filipino and her mother was born there.

My mother in law ELO to ORD to HKG to MNL (wife starts in ORD)
Return is CEB to HKG to ORD to ELP (wife ends in ORD)

110k Of my AA miles each

Biz in Cathay ORD to HKG. I've flown this several times and it's always a nice experience. It will be my mother in law's first time in J. My last trip I got for her to see her son in Japan and friend in Thailand for over a month was in economy.  I can't wait to hear what she thinks one way or another

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #776 on: July 01, 2015, 12:15:35 AM »
Sun., 8/16: CM831 JFK-PTY, 3:05p – 7:37p
--- 1:58 connection ---
Sun., 8/16: CM230 PTY-HAV, 9:35p – 1:10a, +1
 
Thu., 8/20: CM321 HAV-PTY, 8:47a – 10:26a
--- 11:08 connection ---
Thu., 8/20: CM808 PTY-JFK, 9:34p – 3:45a, +1

60K SQ + $86.48 in J.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #777 on: July 01, 2015, 12:20:02 AM »
Nice!
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #778 on: July 01, 2015, 02:00:58 AM »
Sun., 8/16: CM831 JFK-PTY, 3:05p – 7:37p
--- 1:58 connection ---
Sun., 8/16: CM230 PTY-HAV, 9:35p – 1:10a, +1
 
Thu., 8/20: CM321 HAV-PTY, 8:47a – 10:26a
--- 11:08 connection ---
Thu., 8/20: CM808 PTY-JFK, 9:34p – 3:45a, +1

60K SQ + $86.48 in J.
Wow, that looks exciting! Enjoy! I can't wait for your TR and Pics.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #779 on: July 01, 2015, 02:27:22 AM »
Congrats on getting it to work out!