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How I Booked My Shver...
« on: May 15, 2011, 05:07:06 PM »
My FIL wants to go from MCI to TLV in business class using 115K CO miles.
Departing between 06/12-06/14, returning between 07/04 and 07/07.
Preferably no overnights in a hotel.

I came up with a couple options for him both ways, though the return is either brutal or exhilarating depending on whether you are a normal person or a DD'er.

I'll post the options I came up with later, let's see what you can find first...or if you can find all the options I found!
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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2011, 06:14:30 PM »
I didnt know co does oneway tickets ;-)

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 06:15:36 PM »
I didnt know co does oneway tickets ;-)
A.  They do, via UA, as I'm sure you know.
B.  My solutions are actually RT tickets using CO miles.

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2011, 07:00:53 PM »
for MCI-TLV

1. 6/14
(TU)  UA3663  Kansas City   Chicago(ORD) 
 10:22  11:47  CR7  First  1 
2. 6/14
(TU)  LH431  Chicago(ORD)   Frankfurt 
 15:40  06:50
+1  744  Business  1 
6/15
(WE)  LH686  Frankfurt   Tel Aviv 
 10:15  15:00  744  Business  1

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2011, 07:12:52 PM »
tlv_mci

7/6
(WE)  A3929  Tel Aviv   Athens 
 07:00  09:00  321  Business  1 
7/6
(WE)  CA962  Athens   Munich 
 11:30  12:55  330  Business  1 
2 7/6
(WE)  LH113  Munich   Frankfurt 
 13:50  14:50  321  Business  1 
7/6
(WE)  LH432  Frankfurt   Chicago(ORD) 
 17:35  19:30  744  Business  1 
3 7/6
(WE)  UA6175  Chicago(ORD)   Kansas City 
 21:54  23:17  ER4  Economy  1 

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2011, 07:40:42 PM »
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7/6
(WE)  A3929  Tel Aviv   Athens 
 07:00  09:00  321  Business  1 
7/6
(WE)  CA962  Athens   Munich 
 11:30  12:55  330  Business  1 
2 7/6
(WE)  LH113  Munich   Frankfurt 
 13:50  14:50  321  Business  1 
7/6
(WE)  LH432  Frankfurt   Chicago(ORD) 
 17:35  19:30  744  Business  1 
3 7/6
(WE)  UA6175  Chicago(ORD)   Kansas City 
 21:54  23:17  ER4  Economy  1 

With that amount of stops, I'm sure there's something on VS via LHR.

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011, 07:44:25 PM »
That'll be more than 115k.

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2011, 07:48:38 PM »
That'll be more than 115k.
How so?

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2011, 08:07:39 PM »
Here's what I had...nice job mordys

Outbound: 57,500 miles one-way:
Option A:
06/12, MCI-ORD, UA 3548, 5:59pm-7:31pm, First
06/12, ORD-FRA, LH 433, 10:30pm-1:40pm +1 day, Business
06/13, FRA-TLV LH 690, 10:25pm-3:20am +1 day, Business
Option A is also feasible departing 06/13.

Option B:
06/14, MCI-ORD, UA 3663, 10:22am-11:47am, First
06/14, ORD-FRA, LH 431, 3:40pm-6:50am +1 day, Business
06/15, FRA-TLV LH 686, 10:15am-3:00pm, Business

Return: 57,500 miles one-way:
Option A:
07/06, TLV-ZRH, LX 257, 5:00am-8:20am, Business
07/06, ZRH-LHR, LX 332, 12:05pm-1:00pm, Business
07/06, LHR-BOS, VS 9691, 3:05pm-5:35pm, Business
07/06, BOS-ORD, UA 848, 7:12pm-8:50pm, Coach
07/06, ORD-MCI, UA6175, 9:54pm-11:17pm, Coach

Option B:
07/05, TLV-ZRH, LX 257, 5:00am-8:20am, Business
07/05, ZRH-LHR, LX 332, 12:05pm-1:00pm, Business
07/05, LHR-LAX, NZ 1, 4:15pm-7:45pm, Business
--
07/05, LAX-CLE, CO 172, 11:10pm-6:30am +1 day, First
07/06, CLE-MCI, CO 2056, 8:40am-9:40am, Coach
or
07/06, LAX-IAH, CO 1614, 12:30am-5:43am, First
07/06, IAH-MCI, CO 2776, 7:50am-9:47am, Coach
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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2011, 08:21:12 PM »
Return: 57,500 miles one-way:
Option A:
07/06, TLV-ZRH, LX 257, 5:00am-8:20am, Business
07/06, ZRH-LHR, LX 332, 12:05pm-1:00pm, Business
07/06, LHR-BOS, VS 9691, 3:05pm-5:35pm, Business
07/06, BOS-ORD, UA 848, 7:12pm-8:50pm, Coach
07/06, ORD-MCI, UA6175, 9:54pm-11:17pm, Coach

Option B:
07/05, TLV-ZRH, LX 257, 5:00am-8:20am, Business
07/05, ZRH-LHR, LX 332, 12:05pm-1:00pm, Business
07/05, LHR-LAX, NZ 1, 4:15pm-7:45pm, Business
--
07/05, LAX-CLE, CO 172, 11:10pm-6:30am +1 day, First
07/06, CLE-MCI, CO 2056, 8:40am-9:40am, Coach
or
07/06, LAX-IAH, CO 1614, 12:30am-5:43am, First
07/06, IAH-MCI, CO 2776, 7:50am-9:47am, Coach

Im sure im sounding like a novice here (because in this area, i really am) but. are those returns really only 57,500?
I mean 5 legs is really allowed? I thought you can only have 1 stopover and 1 open jaw.

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2011, 08:23:51 PM »
Im sure im sounding like a novice here (because in this area, i really am) but. are those returns really only 57,500?
I mean 5 legs is really allowed? I thought you can only have 1 stopover and 1 open jaw.
a stopeover is more then 24 hrs these are just connections

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2011, 08:25:03 PM »
With that amount of stops, I'm sure there's something on VS via LHR.
Here's what I had...nice job mordys

Outbound: 57,500 miles one-way:
Option A:
06/12, MCI-ORD, UA 3548, 5:59pm-7:31pm, First
06/12, ORD-FRA, LH 433, 10:30pm-1:40pm +1 day, Business
06/13, FRA-TLV LH 690, 10:25pm-3:20am +1 day, Business
Option A is also feasible departing 06/13.

Option B:
06/14, MCI-ORD, UA 3663, 10:22am-11:47am, First
06/14, ORD-FRA, LH 431, 3:40pm-6:50am +1 day, Business
06/15, FRA-TLV LH 686, 10:15am-3:00pm, Business

Return: 57,500 miles one-way:
Option A:
07/06, TLV-ZRH, LX 257, 5:00am-8:20am, Business
07/06, ZRH-LHR, LX 332, 12:05pm-1:00pm, Business
07/06, LHR-BOS, VS 9691, 3:05pm-5:35pm, Business
07/06, BOS-ORD, UA 848, 7:12pm-8:50pm, Coach
07/06, ORD-MCI, UA6175, 9:54pm-11:17pm, Coach

Option B:
07/05, TLV-ZRH, LX 257, 5:00am-8:20am, Business
07/05, ZRH-LHR, LX 332, 12:05pm-1:00pm, Business
07/05, LHR-LAX, NZ 1, 4:15pm-7:45pm, Business
--
07/05, LAX-CLE, CO 172, 11:10pm-6:30am +1 day, First
07/06, CLE-MCI, CO 2056, 8:40am-9:40am, Coach
or
07/06, LAX-IAH, CO 1614, 12:30am-5:43am, First
07/06, IAH-MCI, CO 2776, 7:50am-9:47am, Coach
Guess I was right...

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2011, 08:29:28 PM »
Guess I was right...
Yup, I thought the kiwi option was cute though :)
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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2011, 08:34:27 PM »
Yup, I thought the kiwi option was cute though :)
It definitely is :)
Always like the alternate option.

BTW, on the outbound MCI-IAD-FRA-TLV on the 14th will take two hours off the trip.

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #15 on: May 15, 2011, 09:31:43 PM »
BTW, on the outbound MCI-IAD-FRA-TLV on the 14th will take two hours off the trip.
Thanks.
Also picked up on another option to go on the 13th via IAD without a crazy layover in FRA.
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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2011, 12:55:07 AM »
Take the NZ option!

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2011, 02:52:30 AM »
Dan. With all those stops what are the chances of getting all your luggage within the 1st week of arrival?  ;)

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2011, 02:56:17 AM »
Take out travel insurance with a good policy.

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Re: How I Booked My Shver...
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2011, 11:25:11 AM »
Dan. With all those stops what are the chances of getting all your luggage within the 1st week of arrival?  ;)
If my luggage can make it from CLE-DFW-SFO-HKG-BKK-HKT when it supposed to have been going from CLE-DFW-LHR-AMS-HKG-BKK-HKT then I think this should be OK.
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