Cali and Hawaii advice

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I keep doing these half trips and I have a ton of miles so I want to do it right:

The idea is, fly from miami, link up with 2 of my sisters in LA area, drive to Bay area with of course a stop at tiera sur then from bay area after 3 days or so fly to the big island of hawaii and return to mia?

Does this make sense ? I have like 130k AA or more and 75k avios and 150k ur etc

I would be booking flights for my sisters too

[zow]

Hi. Sounds like a great trip.

[lifetimedeals]

I keep doing these half trips and I have a ton of miles so I want to do it right:

The idea is, fly from miami, link up with 2 of my sisters in LA area, drive to Bay area with of course a stop at tiera sur then from bay area after 3 days or so fly to the big island of hawaii and return to mia?

Does this make sense ? I have like 130k AA or more and 75k avios and 150k ur etc

I would be booking flights for my sisters too

Sounds nice if you find availability on points.

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What are my best options to koa ? from the bay area.. SFO, SJC etc?>?

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BA avios search shows no availability... any ideas ?

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can any one advise how to find award availability to hawaii from california around july 4? have Avios and AA galore also UR

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can any one advise how to find award availability to hawaii from california around july 4? have Avios and AA galore also UR

ba availability is easier to search via AA website. once you find something available you can book with avios. I would guess thats a tough time of year for those flights in terms of award availability

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ba availability is easier to search via AA website. once you find something available you can book with avios. I would guess thats a tough time of year for those flights in terms of award availability

I found on AA, how many avios is it from oak to koa ? 12.5? bc aa says 25k?

[Joe4007]

I found on AA, how many avios is it from oak to koa ? 12.5? bc aa says 25k?

You probably mean 22.5k.

In any case, call BA to book for 12.5k.

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You probably mean 22.5k.

In any case, call BA to book for 12.5k.

Thanks, but if I was flying from koa to mia it would be 22.5k avios or 22.5k AA ? which is the better option? If I have AA citi cards person and biz, do I stack 10% off awards and 10% redemption rebate ?

For flights like this, do I want to check out awards from Alaska or hawaii?

[Joe4007]

Thanks, but if I was flying from koa to mia it would be 22.5k avios or 22.5k AA ? which is the better option? If I have AA citi cards person and biz, do I stack 10% off awards and 10% redemption rebate ?

In that case AA would be the better option (if we're looking at the amount only. Cancellation policy, value of each point, etc. is another discussion) since BA would charge you per leg for a total of 25K while AA will charge you 22.5k and you'll get 10% off that. And no, you won't get 20% for having both cards.

For flights like this, do I want to check out awards from Alaska or hawaii?

Not sure what your question is.

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In that case AA would be the better option (if we're looking at the amount only. Cancellation policy, value of each point, etc. is another discussion) since BA would charge you per leg for a total of 25K while AA will charge you 22.5k and you'll get 10% off that. And no, you won't get 20% for having both cards.Not sure what your question is.

pfffft you cant stack the 2 10% discounts ?! ugh

[Dan]

Flip the trip.
Fly into SFO and meetup there.

PCH is better southbound and BA from LAX to KOA is 12.5K.

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Flip the trip.
Fly into SFO and meetup there.

PCH is better southbound and BA from LAX to KOA is 12.5K.

The thing is my sister is in LA, could fly her LAX - SFO and drive down but thats a bid redundant ? trying to work out their dates and another sister joining can only leave NY june 20 and needs to be in SD JUNE 27... might work if we all meet up in SFO june 20, hang out in bay area, head down to LA, she heads to SD for wedding and june 28 KOA?

[zow]

The thing is my sister is in LA, could fly her LAX - SFO and drive down but thats a bit redundant ? trying to work out their dates and another sister joining can only leave NY june 20 and needs to be in SD JUNE 27... might work if we all meet up in SFO june 20, hang out in bay area, head down to LA, she heads to SD for wedding and june 28 KOA?

but thats a bit redundant ?
Really? Don't you realize that you're talking with a few hundred (or more) crazy people who will fly much farther just so they can experience the plane or service?

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but thats a bit redundant ?
Really? Don't you realize that you're talking with a few hundred (or more) crazy people who will fly much farther just so they can experience the plane or service?

yes but SHE is 19 and i'm not keen to make her crazy I dont mind any routing any where i'd fly MIA to NYC via ORD for a few miles and ideally 1 day milt's

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So hawaii wont work, i think we will all meet up in vegas, drive up to yosemite, tahoe, loop over to sac town (i said that in a jim rome accent) then hit SF / sj etc wineries and all then down PCH to LA

Where is my best bet to rent a car for a week? thinking mid sized suv