What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?

[Yehoshua]

75k sq pp and yq up from $250 pp to $500 pp

That's quite a bit of YQ.

[a mirrer]

That's quite a bit of YQ.

yes but my father who is the passenger usually pays biz tickets so for him its saving money

[Yehoshua]

Not 12 hours after confirming the above ticket, with the reservation not even ticketed yet, I've changed it to:

CPT-DOH QR J (B787)
DOH-AUH QR F (A320)
AUH-JFK EY F (A380)
LGA-CLT AA F (A321)
CLT-LAX AA F (A321)

It may be more stops, but for I don't think anyone would say it's not worth flying the EY Apt!

The itinerary changes again:

CPT-DOH QR J (B787)
DOH-AUH QR F (A320)
AUH-JFK EY F (A380)
JFK-MIA AA F (B738)
MIA-LAX AA F (B772)

With the MIA-LAX leg being a 3 cabin flight, so KSMLs are available. Plus now we don't have to transfer to LGA.



Red is outbound, Blue is return

[CS91]

I've posted some of this over the past month but finally just finished the last flight so figured I'd post it all in one shot (and because I'm kinda proud of myself ). I separated the trips by the month that they're taking place in.

January
PHL-MIA AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 15,000 Avios
2 Nights in Miami.
MIA-GCM AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 9,450 Avios
2 Nights in Westin Grand Cayman: 32,000 SPG
GCM-MIA AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 9,450 Avios
4 Nights in Miami.
MIA-PHL AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 15,000 Avios

March
PHL-DOH-MLE QR J (2 Adults): 135,000 AA
6 Nights in PH MLE: 150,000 Hyatt Points
MLE-DOH-PHL QR J (2 Adults): 135,000 AA

May
EWR-HNL UA F (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 60,000 SQ
6 Nights in GHK: 4 Sign Up Nights + 50,000 Hyatt Points (May switch to Maui. Not sure.)
HNL-EWR UA Plan B (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 80,000 UA

(Going to book inter-Hawaii flights later on once I finalize which island I'll be going to.)

August
JFK-ICN KE F (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 199,500 KE
1 Night in Grand Hyatt Seoul: Anniversary Night
ICN-CNX KE J (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): Free Stopover
6 Nights in LM Chiang Mhai: 22,000 SPG
CNX-USM PG Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 20,000 JAL
5 Nights in Sheraton Samui: 28,000 SPG Points (Hope to change to CKS if there is still availability when I have enough points.)
USM-HKG PG Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): Free JAL Stopover
2 Nights in Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui: 1 Anniversary Night + 15,000 Hyatt Points
HKG-JFK CX J (2 Adults + 1 Infant in seat): 165,000 AA

And to think that it was just three years ago that I was proud of getting one free flight to Miami because I had accumulated enough cashback credit on my Amex Blue Cash...

[Yehoshua]

Wow, that's quite a few trips this year! Good for you you're able to take time off from whatever you do to go!

[leaf]

Having internal conflict, need help from masses.

MEL-AUH-IAD // DCA-JFK on EY F A380 then EY F 787 where connections are great, allows me to leave MEL on on Saturday night and be home on Sunday night, but requires I switch airports from IAD to DCA (perhaps EY would drive me?)
or
MEL-AUH-JFK on A380x2 but connection is terrible. I'd arrive AUH at 06:35 and would depart 21 hours later at 03:25, only arriving in JFK at 910am on Monday.

What would you do?

I realize from later posts that you decided on AUH-JFK. But just as a data point for the AUH-IAD // DCA-JFK option:
1) EY will not give chauffeur between IAD-DCA (unless it's a separate award/PNR)
2) AA will probably cancel the ticket and book you on a later flight if there aren't at least 3 hours between flights to transfer between airports. 

[CS91]

Wow, that's quite a few trips this year! Good for you you're able to take time off from whatever you do to go!

Last year of law school so taking advantage. Not all of us (read: none of us) will be able to travel like AJK while practicing big law. 

[Yehoshua]

Last year of law school so taking advantage. Not all of us (read: none of us) will be able to travel like AJK while practicing big law. 

So you're traveling like this after your graduate of during school?

[CS91]

So you're traveling like this after your graduate of during school?

January is winter break, March is spring break, May is between exams and graduation, and August is after the Bar before work.

[Yehoshua]

January is winter break, March is spring break, May is between exams and graduation, and August is after the Bar before work.

Wow, impressive. Good luck, man!

[Joe4007]

Wow, impressive. Good luck, man!

+1. Sounds exciting.

[CS91]

Wow, impressive. Good luck, man!

+1. Sounds exciting.

Thanks! Couldn't have done it without everyone here. 

[Marco Polo]

I've posted some of this over the past month but finally just finished the last flight so figured I'd post it all in one shot (and because I'm kinda proud of myself ). I separated the trips by the month that they're taking place in.

January
PHL-MIA AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 15,000 Avios
2 Nights in Miami.
MIA-GCM AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 9,450 Avios
2 Nights in Westin Grand Cayman: 32,000 SPG
GCM-MIA AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 9,450 Avios
4 Nights in Miami.
MIA-PHL AA Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 15,000 Avios

March
PHL-DOH-MLE QR J (2 Adults): 135,000 AA
6 Nights in PH MLE: 150,000 Hyatt Points
MLE-DOH-PHL QR J (2 Adults): 135,000 AA

May
EWR-HNL UA F (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 60,000 SQ
6 Nights in GHK: 4 Sign Up Nights + 50,000 Hyatt Points (May switch to Maui. Not sure.)
HNL-EWR UA Plan B (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 80,000 UA

(Going to book inter-Hawaii flights later on once I finalize which island I'll be going to.)

August
JFK-ICN KE F (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 199,500 KE
1 Night in Grand Hyatt Seoul: Anniversary Night
ICN-CNX KE J (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): Free Stopover
6 Nights in LM Chiang Mhai: 22,000 SPG
CNX-USM PG Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 20,000 JAL
5 Nights in Sheraton Samui: 28,000 SPG Points (Hope to change to CKS if there is still availability when I have enough points.)
USM-HKG PG Y (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): Free JAL Stopover
2 Nights in Hyatt Regency Tsim Sha Tsui: 1 Anniversary Night + 15,000 Hyatt Points
HKG-JFK CX J (2 Adults + 1 Infant in seat): 165,000 AA

And to think that it was just three years ago that I was proud of getting one free flight to Miami because I had accumulated enough cashback credit on my Amex Blue Cash...

Looks like a great group of flights. One question which may have been asked already, why not try and go PHL-JFK-AUH-MLE or PHL-JFK-AUH-DOH-MLE for 90k AA each way?

[CS91]

Looks like a great group of flights. One question which may have been asked already, why not try and go PHL-JFK-AUH-MLE or PHL-JFK-AUH-DOH-MLE for 90k AA each way?

Wasn't available when I was booking. Honestly haven't checked since though, but I'm flying on a Wednesday on the outbound and the current routing has a very short layover which I need because anything longer and I could start having issues with Shabbos if there are delays or I miss a connection.

[Marco Polo]

Wasn't available when I was booking. Honestly haven't checked since though, but I'm flying on a Wednesday on the outbound and the current routing has a very short layover which I need because anything longer and I could start having issues with Shabbos if there are delays or I miss a connection.

Got it. May be worth to check it out in case it works.

[benjie1305]

Nice itinerary CS91! Hope you'll enjoy it all. You are certainly doing in months what people try to do in years.

[D93]

August
JFK-ICN KE F (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): 199,500 KE
1 Night in Grand Hyatt Seoul: Anniversary Night
ICN-CNX KE J (2 Adults + 1 Lap Infant): Free Stopover

Did you ask KE about their free hotel service?

[CS91]

Got it. May be worth to check it out in case it works.

Maybe I'll check it out. Would only be a free change if I stick with QR, right?

Nice itinerary CS91! Hope you'll enjoy it all. You are certainly doing in months what people try to do in years.

Thanks!

Did you ask KE about their free hotel service?

Nope. Do you know if they would put me up in Seoul or would have to be in Icheon?

[D93]

Maybe I'll check it out. Would only be a free change if I stick with QR, right?

Wrong.

[D93]

Do you know if they would put me up in Seoul or would have to be in Icheon?

Either or, it's up to the rep that answers your email.