niehaubs
Level 2 Member
I have the most miles in AA which is my preferred method of getting home on that fact alone. I will be in IST at the end of my November trip to run the Athens marathon when I realized, I can take 1 extra vacation day and travel the 4 extra days over Thanksgiving. So my days are set. I am looking to depart IST Monday Nov. 21 or Tuesday Nov. 22. With a return to the US on Sunday the 27th of November, 2016. I will be alone for this part of the trip, so single awards should be easier to find.
AA - 250K
SPG - 70K
UR - 200K
MR - 80K
AS - 100K
I really want to make it a true around the world, but I am not hung up on that. I want to fly as long as possible in premium products to reward myself for being awesome
Target cities to visit for a couple of days - SIN, HKG (my main target right now), Seoul, Tokyo. While interested also in Thailand, or Vietnam, etc., I'd rather a couple of days in some of the major cities for my first pass though of Asia. I do not want to pay for any special Visas, so China is out...except a transit Visa is possibly acceptable. But China is big, I can totally skip it for now. A Great Wall plus China trip should be its own thing. I am digressing. A stopover in DXB or DOH are fine. Looking at the Singapore suites to SFO or LAX which are "waitlist" right now. What premium cabin long haul flights am I missing, or should I use here? Emirates? Etihad? Cathay? Qatar? Any suite route is preferred.
And my number 1 main question is this, CX shows up on BA searches out a full month ahead of where AA is showing award availability. If it shows up on BA for November 27th, can I call AA and book Nov 27th even though they don't show awards that far out? Or do I have to hope it is still there in 3 weeks when AA will show awards (but not the CX award , I understand those do not show up on AA at all)?
All advice is welcome. This is a very last minuet addition to my trip so if I can't get anything good, I am ok adjusting. The planning is all the fun Thanks.
AA - 250K
SPG - 70K
UR - 200K
MR - 80K
AS - 100K
I really want to make it a true around the world, but I am not hung up on that. I want to fly as long as possible in premium products to reward myself for being awesome
Target cities to visit for a couple of days - SIN, HKG (my main target right now), Seoul, Tokyo. While interested also in Thailand, or Vietnam, etc., I'd rather a couple of days in some of the major cities for my first pass though of Asia. I do not want to pay for any special Visas, so China is out...except a transit Visa is possibly acceptable. But China is big, I can totally skip it for now. A Great Wall plus China trip should be its own thing. I am digressing. A stopover in DXB or DOH are fine. Looking at the Singapore suites to SFO or LAX which are "waitlist" right now. What premium cabin long haul flights am I missing, or should I use here? Emirates? Etihad? Cathay? Qatar? Any suite route is preferred.
And my number 1 main question is this, CX shows up on BA searches out a full month ahead of where AA is showing award availability. If it shows up on BA for November 27th, can I call AA and book Nov 27th even though they don't show awards that far out? Or do I have to hope it is still there in 3 weeks when AA will show awards (but not the CX award , I understand those do not show up on AA at all)?
All advice is welcome. This is a very last minuet addition to my trip so if I can't get anything good, I am ok adjusting. The planning is all the fun
Thanks.