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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3520 on: June 19, 2018, 09:40:08 PM »
Flying United...Whats the best way to book this ticket:

$140
9,600 chase sapphire points
12.5k united points
14k Amex Points

I think chase points are prob best bang for buck unless you think 12.5k united.... Opinions please..want to book this by tonight or tomorrow morning
thank you for all input~!
I personally would book for $140 and save points for better redemptions

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3521 on: June 19, 2018, 10:13:36 PM »
Flying United...Whats the best way to book this ticket:

$140
9,600 chase sapphire points
12.5k united points
14k Amex Points

I think chase points are prob best bang for buck unless you think 12.5k united.... Opinions please..want to book this by tonight or tomorrow morning
thank you for all input~!
Unless you’re short on Chase points / have hard time earning more, use the 9.6k.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3522 on: June 20, 2018, 02:31:03 AM »
Try with QF but I doubt it will be 1 award
You have to pay per leg with quantas. It’s miles based award chart similar to ba. Know ?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3523 on: June 20, 2018, 10:06:29 AM »
Have 2 Alitalia Business Class RT tickets JFK-TLV 2 hour stop
1-July 16 return Aug 1
2- Aug 7 return Aug 15
Selling for $1500

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3524 on: June 20, 2018, 10:18:52 AM »
Have 2 Alitalia Business Class RT tickets JFK-TLV 2 hour stop
1-July 16 return Aug 1
2- Aug 7 return Aug 15
Selling for $1500
Let's see if you can find 2 more inappropriate threads to post it in.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3525 on: June 20, 2018, 01:10:02 PM »
Does SAA ever have J availability on their JFK-JNB flight?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3526 on: June 20, 2018, 03:20:04 PM »
munich to lax in business and back from lax to tlv in business does anyone know the best point optins to use? is aeroplan ,singapore,or m&m  better prices then using uniteds? assuming that theres  saver availability even for non cardholders?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3527 on: June 20, 2018, 03:22:25 PM »
and can someone with expanded saver availability on united  tell me if there is saver on business from munich to lax on july 25th? and space for lax to tlv on august 8th?  thanks i dont have the credit card

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3528 on: June 20, 2018, 03:38:43 PM »
There is space from MUC to LAX, but mixed cabin. LH business to BOS and united economy to LAX.

No saver for return.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3529 on: June 20, 2018, 05:18:30 PM »
I have 1 million Chase and 500K Amex points.

Want to fly from NYC to Dubai in Shower class in first week of July.

Don't mind paying Fuel in $1,500 range.

What my best way to book?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3530 on: June 20, 2018, 05:22:20 PM »
I have 1 million Chase and 500K Amex points.

Want to fly from NYC to Dubai in Shower class in first week of July.

Don't mind paying Fuel in $1,500 range.

What my best way to book?
RT? if you only plan on doing OW shower class I'd recommend doing the return and starting it in HKG and not pay any YQ.
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3531 on: June 20, 2018, 05:23:13 PM »
RT? if you only plan on doing OW shower class I'd recommend doing the return and starting it in HKG and not pay any YQ.

Yes, RT

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3532 on: June 20, 2018, 05:28:14 PM »
I have 1 million Chase and 500K Amex points.

Want to fly from NYC to Dubai in Shower class in first week of July.

Don't mind paying Fuel in $1,500 range.

What my best way to book?
pretty sure the only way is through EK, maybe KE

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3533 on: June 20, 2018, 08:54:44 PM »
There is space from MUC to LAX, but mixed cabin. LH business to BOS and united economy to LAX.

No saver for return.
thank you

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3534 on: June 20, 2018, 10:02:44 PM »
pretty sure the only way is through EK, maybe KE

I meant were can I transfer my points to, to book efficiently?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3535 on: June 20, 2018, 10:06:18 PM »
I meant were can I transfer my points to, to book efficiently?
thise are your only options using amex or chase

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3536 on: June 21, 2018, 12:56:58 AM »
pretty sure the only way is through EK, maybe KE
how much is the maldives using ke on points and surcharges when flying business? and  does anyone know how to stretch out a stopover in dubai otw to the maldives using aa points? they only let up to 24 hours before you would have to break up the trip into 2 seperate legs. are there other points to use that would allow for a long stopover in dubai?

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3537 on: June 24, 2018, 06:49:28 AM »
Anyway to book this as a RT?
TLV-NYC-JNB-CPT-TLV?
or if i drop the TLV-NYC
Would It be a OW?
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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3538 on: June 24, 2018, 04:43:06 PM »
Anyway to book this as a RT?
TLV-NYC-JNB-CPT-TLV?
or if i drop the TLV-NYC
Would It be a OW?
Did you try AC?

Try searching online as TLV-JFK, JFK-JNB, JNB-TLV.

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Re: What's the best way to book?
« Reply #3539 on: June 24, 2018, 04:49:55 PM »
Did you try AC?

Try searching online as TLV-JFK, JFK-JNB, JNB-TLV.
as a MC? or 3 OW?
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