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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1920 on: January 20, 2016, 01:08:07 AM »
I currently have Option 2 booked, but I'm thinking about switching to this.



MEL-DXB = QF F a380
1:25 connection
DXB-JFK = EK F a380

Departs MEL Wednesday 10:55pm -  arrive ORD Thursday night.

Thoughts?
I personally like this one better, but who cares? Either way your gonna switch it another 3 times and all these current options are irrelevant
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1921 on: January 20, 2016, 01:18:58 AM »
Time to update these:
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=44320.msg1378423#msg1378423
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=58730.msg1383304#msg1383304

Probably worth a DDMS feature  :)

I'd be honored! Pretty please!  :)

UPDATED:

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

February
PHL-SLC AA Y (1 Adult): 10,000 Avios
1 Night in Hyatt Place SLC Airport: 5,000 Hyatt Points
1 Night in Hyatt Centric Park City: 15,000 Hyatt Points (wasn't available for both nights, but still working on the manager to open space :))
SLC-PHL AA Y (1 Adult): 10,000 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...


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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1922 on: January 20, 2016, 01:33:12 AM »
I'd be honored! Pretty please!  :)

Consider choosing rectangular projection for the map instead of polar. Gives it a much better sense of place IMO.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1923 on: January 20, 2016, 01:36:36 AM »
Consider choosing rectangular projection for the map instead of polar. Gives it a much better sense of place IMO.
Thanks for the suggestion. Updated it!

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1924 on: January 20, 2016, 01:37:38 AM »
Thanks for the suggestion. Updated it!

Much more betterer ;D.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1925 on: January 20, 2016, 01:50:24 AM »
1:25 may be tight, no? But QF F > KE F IMO.

But is QF F + EK F > SQ R + KE F?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1926 on: January 20, 2016, 01:51:16 AM »
I personally like this one better, but ego cares? Either way your gonna switch it another 3 times and all these current options are irrelevant

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1927 on: January 20, 2016, 02:23:27 AM »
1:25 may be tight, no? But QF F > KE F IMO.
But is QF F + EK F > SQ R + KE F?

So I can fix the connection problem, exchange KE F for EK F with the following itin.



SYD-SIN = SQ R
4:05 connection
SIN-DXB = EK F
3:40 connection
DXB-JFK = EK F

Departs SYD Weds. 3pm - Arrives ORD Thurs. night

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1928 on: January 20, 2016, 02:31:25 AM »
So I can fix the connection problem, exchange KE F for EK F with the following itin.



SYD-SIN = SQ R
4:05 connection
SIN-DXB = EK F
3:40 connection
DXB-JFK = EK F

Departs SYD Weds. 3pm - Arrives ORD Thurs. night
As I said

Either way your gonna switch it another 3 times and all these current options are irrelevant

Are all these options available as of now?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1929 on: January 20, 2016, 02:32:58 AM »
As I said

As I said

LOL! You know me to well :)

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Are all these options available as of now?

Yes (some on hold and some even booked).

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1930 on: January 20, 2016, 02:39:48 AM »
As I said

Yes (some on hold and some even booked).
I'm just waiting for when you decide that down under isn't right for now and you will pick somewhere else instead and start all this over

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1931 on: January 20, 2016, 02:40:31 AM »
I'm just waiting for when you decide that down under isn't right for now and you will pick somewhere else instead and start all this over

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1932 on: January 20, 2016, 02:46:50 AM »
I'm just waiting for when you decide that down under isn't right for now and you will pick somewhere else instead and start all this over
ALOL! Conspiracy Theory: All this is just D93 boosting his post count  ;D.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1933 on: January 20, 2016, 02:47:37 AM »
ALOL! Conspiracy Theory: All this is just D93 boosting his post count  ;D.

Na, there are much easier ways to do that.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1934 on: January 20, 2016, 02:48:47 AM »
Na, there are much easier ways to do that.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1936 on: January 20, 2016, 07:09:42 AM »
I'd say EK F/EK F/SQ R is by far the best but might still go with QF F/EK F because you don't always have a chance to try qantas and it is still considered a top product.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1937 on: January 20, 2016, 09:04:15 AM »
I'd say EK F/EK F/SQ R is by far the best but might still go with QF F/EK F because you don't always have a chance to try qantas and it is still considered a top product.
+1, I'd try to keep QF F too.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1938 on: January 21, 2016, 05:15:09 PM »


Sun.: EWR-CPH, SK910 5:30p - 7:10a, +1
--- 1:00 connection ---
Mon.: CPH-OSL, SK1462 8:10a - 9:25a
--- 1:15 connection ---
Mon.: OSL-BOO, SK4106 10:40a - 12:10p
--- 0:30 connection ---
Mon.: BOO-LKN, WF808 12:40p – 1:05p

--- 4 nights in Lofoten Islands ---

Fri.: LKN-BOO, WF827 6:10a – 6:35a
--- 0:35 connection ---
Fri.: BOO-OSL: SK4105 SK837 7:10a - 8:40a
--- 2:50 connection ---
Fri.: OSL-MOL, SK4518 11:30a - 1:10p

--- 2 nights at the Atlantic Ocean Road   ---

Sun.: MOL-OSL, SK4523 11:30a – 12:25p
--- 0:45 connection ---
Sun.: OSL-LHR, SK805 1:10p – 2:35p
--- 1:30 connection ---
Sun.: LHR-EWR, UA941 4:05p – 8:35p
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #1939 on: January 21, 2016, 05:17:05 PM »


Sun.: EWR-CPH, SK910 5:30p - 7:10a, +1
--- 1:00 connection ---
Mon.: CPH-OSL, SK1462 8:10a - 9:25a
--- 1:15 connection ---
Mon.: OSL-BOO, SK4106 10:40a - 12:10p
--- 0:30 connection ---
Mon.: BOO-LKN, WF808 12:40p – 1:05p

--- 4 nights in Lofoten Islands ---

Fri.: LKN-BOO, WF827 6:10a – 6:35a
--- 0:35 connection ---
Fri.: BOO-OSL: SK4105 SK837 7:10a - 8:40a
--- 2:50 connection ---
Fri.: OSL-MOL, SK4518 11:30a - 1:10p

--- 2 nights at the Atlantic Ocean Road   ---

Sun.: MOL-OSL, SK4523 11:30a – 12:25p
--- 0:45 connection ---
Sun.: OSL-LHR, SK805 1:10p – 2:35p
--- 1:30 connection ---
Sun.: LHR-EWR, UA941 4:05p – 8:35p

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