US Dividend Miles Buy/Gift Miles 100% bonus - Cheap way for F/J *A Awards

[anat0l]

Would you not be better off getting 25K through buy, transfer to sis1 who gets 50K, who transfers to parent 1 in total, resulting in parent 1 getting 100K and then transferring 50K to parent 2 who then transfers to you, giving you 100K?

Purchase 25000 for 940.63
Transfer to Sis1 for $250 + taxes
Sis 1 to P1 $500 taxes
P1 to P2 $500 + taxes
P1 to you $500 + taxes

End balance You 100K
P1 50k
p2 50K

Does that makes sense?

Well that's nice for giving me 100k and the folks 50k apiece, but I thought that my suggestion gave them 100k each.

Yes, my 'suggestion' means I get nothing out of it - that wasn't the point (since I've been brainstorming to give my parents a J or F experience some time in the future)

 

[markis10]

Well that's nice for giving me 100k and the folks 50k apiece, but I thought that my suggestion gave them 100k each.

Yes, my 'suggestion' means I get nothing out of it - that wasn't the point (since I've been brainstorming to give my parents a J or F experience some time in the future)

You could always share it back for no bonus, or wait for another share bonus, the trick being to keep the initial purchase as low as possible , or just not do the last share!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Thanks Hummel, you're making me feel better already

One question, how did you find the food on the airplane in J/F?

Our flights are PER-BKK J | BKK-ZRH F
But the BKK-ZRH flight starts just after midnight. I was tempted to eat in the lounge and sleep while on the plane if the food was average.
Interested to hear your thoughts!

You will be served a full meal on the BKK-ZRH flight departing after midnight - including caviar. I find the food better on the plane than on the gruond. I would relax and enjoy the spa and ground services, then get on the plane and pick what you like from the menu. The F servings aren't particularly large in any event (not like USA carriers).

 

[Flashback]

Thanks for the itin, Pumbaa. I'm just about to book a AU-EUR-US return (with stopover in EU) for my parents in F so interested to see the different routings available. How did you manage the open jaw in Switzerland or were they seen as co-terminals?

 

[Pumbaa]

Thanks for the itin, Pumbaa. I'm just about to book a AU-EUR-US return (with stopover in EU) for my parents in F so interested to see the different routings available. How did you manage the open jaw in Switzerland or were they seen as co-terminals?

Hi mate, I originally booked PER-BKK-ZRH-GVA-JFK-FRA-ICN-BKK-PER but then I found 2 F tickets flying JFK-ICN with OZ. Asiana were so highly regarded, so I sucked up the change fee and rerouted JFK-ICN-HKG-BKK-PER. I asked them at the same time if it was OK if I cancelled the ZRH-GVA flight. They said it was fine and gave me a little cash refund?! I didn't say anything more and thanked them for their time

 

[Flashback]

Hi mate, I originally booked PER-BKK-ZRH-GVA-JFK-FRA-ICN-BKK-PER but then I found 2 F tickets flying JFK-ICN with OZ. Asiana were so highly regarded, so I sucked up the change fee and rerouted JFK-ICN-HKG-BKK-PER. I asked them at the same time if it was OK if I cancelled the ZRH-GVA flight. They said it was fine and gave me a little cash refund?! I didn't say anything more and thanked them for their time

Excellent. I already had the JFK-ICN-HKG-BKK (or ICN-BKK if available)-PER in mind for the flight home so good to see it works. Was thinking of doing either PER-BKK-FRA or BKK-CDG on the way over using Thai F. Then from either CDG or FRA to BKK, hopefully in F. TG maybe?

 

[Alanslegal]

This is more for discussion rather than a successful booking post;

Friends booked SYD-BKK-CDG return in F naturally. They were charged 45K per booking! Flights arent till mid 2013.

I suggested to them to "sit tight" for a few months and see how things pan out. What would you do?

 

[Flashback]

I'm trying to find some flights ex-PER to either SFO or JFK with as many segments in F as possible, however the best I can do is PER-SIN-ICN-JFK/SFO in C all the way, with SFO-CDG/FRA in Y or C and then CDG/FRA-BKK in F, with BKK-PER in C. Ergo the only segment in F is the Europe->Asia (after a stopover in Europe on the way home).

Am I missing any other potential routings? Looking over April/May.

 

[anat0l]

I'm trying to find some flights ex-PER to either SFO or JFK with as many segments in F as possible, however the best I can do is PER-SIN-ICN-JFK/SFO in C all the way, with SFO-CDG/FRA in Y or C and then CDG/FRA-BKK in F, with BKK-PER in C. Ergo the only segment in F is the Europe->Asia (after a stopover in Europe on the way home).

Am I missing any other potential routings? Looking over April/May.

F options to USA - try SQ (both via NRT to LAX, HKG to SFO and FRA to JFK) - tough but try to settle on J - then there is TG. Next try would be NH (NRT), then maybe CA then UA (if absolutely necessary). Otherwise, try routing through Europe, though you may be forced to settle for J here as well (Lufthansa group, or TK).

The TATL flight might leave you dry of options in F except possibly UA; you can try for SQ J JFK-FRA but again huge long shot.

 

[Flashback]

F options to USA - try SQ (both via NRT to LAX, HKG to SFO and FRA to JFK) - tough but try to settle on J - then there is TG. Next try would be NH (NRT), then maybe CA then UA (if absolutely necessary). Otherwise, try routing through Europe, though you may be forced to settle for J here as well (Lufthansa group, or TK).

The TATL flight might leave you dry of options in F except possibly UA; you can try for SQ J JFK-FRA but again huge long shot.

Yep. On SQ nothing but whY seems to be available. Best I could come up with was:
PER-SIN-ICN-LAX/SFO all in J, destination
SFO-CDG/FRA (not having much luck in anything but whY) stopover here
FRA/CDG-BKK (First A380), then BKK-PER in J.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

F options to USA - try SQ (both via NRT to LAX, HKG to SFO and FRA to JFK) - tough but try to settle on J - then there is TG. Next try would be NH (NRT), then maybe CA then UA (if absolutely necessary). Otherwise, try routing through Europe, though you may be forced to settle for J here as well (Lufthansa group, or TK).

The TATL flight might leave you dry of options in F except possibly UA; you can try for SQ J JFK-FRA but again huge long shot.

sq is not tough... it is not possible at all, period! premium cabins on long haul luxury jets are not available for award redemption on USDM. that includes the a380 or 77w or even f on the 773 refurb 99% of the time.

on flashware's itinerary... I am also flying an almost exact routing in April and may next year. you can try OZ f from icn... to ord there is very limited availability, ut to lax and sfo it is much more open. tatl, u can try for UA F, availability is limited (but not impossible).

ex per then,
I would be trying sq per-sin-icn-lax/sfo/ord the. a connector to your USA destination... that's four segments. then on the return, use one segment to connect to the us gateway of choice, followed by UA tatl. otherwise, UA business class operated by former CO planes is fairly ok for routes out of Newark and Washington Dulles. I saw some limited availability JFK to fra on UA F as well as to zrh on UA f, but it might take you over your four segments.

try using aeroplan for your flights, with Bangkok as the destination ex USA, that will bring up the connections.

edited to add that you can try for NH f, but I don't think us is likely to see it. but as always, ymmv.

 

[Flashback]

sq is not tough... it is not possible at all, period! premium cabins on long haul luxury jets are not available for award redemption on USDM. that includes the a380 or 77w or even f on the 773 refurb 99% of the time.

on flashware's itinerary... I am also flying an almost exact routing in April and may next year. you can try OZ f from icn... to ord there is very limited availability, ut to lax and sfo it is much more open. tatl, u can try for UA F, availability is limited (but not impossible).

ex per then,
I would be trying sq per-sin-icn-lax/sfo/ord the. a connector to your USA destination... that's four segments. then on the return, use one segment to connect to the us gateway of choice, followed by UA tatl. otherwise, UA business class operated by former CO planes is fairly ok for routes out of Newark and Washington Dulles. I saw some limited availability JFK to fra on UA F as well as to zrh on UA f, but it might take you over your four segments.

try using aeroplan for your flights, with Bangkok as the destination ex USA, that will bring up the connections.

edited to add that you can try for NH f, but I don't think us is likely to see it. but as always, ymmv.

Interesting, thanks. In April/May didn't have much luck with coming out of JFK/LAX/SFO, but can easily find J going ICN-LAX/JFK. The search continues! At least I'm on the right track by the sound of it though.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Interesting, thanks. In April/May didn't have much luck with coming out of JFK/LAX/SFO, but can easily find J going ICN-LAX/JFK. The search continues! At least I'm on the right track by the sound of it though.

try icn ord. other routes are PEK-lax on ca. supposed to be good. and then availability with united out of PEK, PVG, NRT etc etc. award travelr (.com) is good if you haven't already used it.

 

[Flashback]

try icn ord. other routes are PEK-lax on ca. supposed to be good. and then availability with united out of PEK, PVG, NRT etc etc. award travelr (.com) is good if you haven't already used it.

Will do. The key here also is going home via Europe so they can 'stopover' and come visit my wife and I

 

[anat0l]

Will do. The key here also is going home via Europe so they can 'stopover' and come visit my wife and I

Do consider that they can approach the USA via Europe or Asia (and they can't stop in either so big deal, unless you wanna give them one of those sub-24 hour city whirls). That means TK J is an option if it comes down to it. MS J might also be an option, though getting to CAI is one thing, then MS is another.

SK is another option. Sloping J but sometimes you just can't go past Scandinavian hospitality

OS J might also be an option. Again, sloping J, but Do & Co catering and lovely Austrian crew. Possibly whirlwind stop in VIE. I'm assuming here that OS isn't popular enough a la LH and LX so redemptions may be possible.

On a related note, better tell your folks that the first part of the journey will be the longest, emphasis on the final word (and let them stew on that as they will )

 

[Flashback]

Do consider that they can approach the USA via Europe or Asia (and they can't stop in either so big deal, unless you wanna give them one of those sub-24 hour city whirls). That means TK J is an option if it comes down to it. MS J might also be an option, though getting to CAI is one thing, then MS is another.

SK is another option. Sloping J but sometimes you just can't go past Scandinavian hospitality

OS J might also be an option. Again, sloping J, but Do & Co catering and lovely Austrian crew. Possibly whirlwind stop in VIE. I'm assuming here that OS isn't popular enough a la LH and LX so redemptions may be possible.

On a related note, better tell your folks that the first part of the journey will be the longest, emphasis on the final word (and let them stew on that as they will )

What would the TK options be? I like TK as a carrier and would happily recommend it, even if in J. No big deal if the whole trip is in J and just the CDG/FRA-BKK is in F. It's still a reasonable length flight and only 20k miles more (as US is 140 vs Euro at 150), which is the great steal about the stopover

 

[anat0l]

What would the TK options be? I like TK as a carrier and would happily recommend it, even if in J. No big deal if the whole trip is in J and just the CDG/FRA-BKK is in F. It's still a reasonable length flight and only 20k miles more (as US is 140 vs Euro at 150), which is the great steal about the stopover

According to Wikipedia, from IST, TK flies to JFK, IAD, ORD, LAX and, from 1 April 2013, IAH.

 

[Flashback]

According to Wikipedia, from IST, TK flies to JFK, IAD, ORD, LAX and, from 1 April 2013, IAH.

Interesting. So might be worth just doing via Europe both ways.

 

[anat0l]

Interesting. So might be worth just doing via Europe both ways.

I'm assuming America via Europe without stopover is fine with US DM. ISTR many itineraries pulling it off fine, but in some of the "good ol' days".

Sent from my GT-I9300 using AustFreqFly

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Interesting. So might be worth just doing via Europe both ways.

it may depend on where in the states you want. if you are thinking lax the via Europe may be a bit of a squeeze given the MPM. but as always, ymmv.