turtlemichael
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TMSO and I are planning a new DONE*, our third, and would appreciate any input as I'm struggling a bit with the itinerary.
First, the needs and desires:
Essentials:
1. To be in Bangkok for business in November 08.
2. To be in Cape Town for a conference July 09.
3. Cut the travelling down to manageable chunks - no more than 6 weeks at a time.
4. No convoluted mileage runs or TMSO will divorce me. So no more than 2 flights back to back.
Desires:
Earn around 2000SC's to preserve WP status for another year and also reach lifetime SG during the course of the trip. With first class US travel and the JQ star class flights, this itinerary earns well over that mark.
See more of South America - BA, Macchu Picchu, Sao Paulo.
See a game park in South Africa.
Visit one of the Baltic states
Visit friends in Tel Aviv, Nagoya and Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
The draft I have at the moment is:
NGO-xBKK-xHKG-xMEL-xCNS in November.
(CNS-NGO on JQ *Class)
CNS-xSYD-xSCL-xGRU-xLIM-xEZE-xJFK-xSFO-oORD-xSLC-oORD-xLAX in April/May.
(LAX-CNS on VS points [NZ to SYD] or QF points)
LAX-xLHR-xTLV-oMAD-xHEL-NRT in July/August.
(CNS-LAX on VS or QF points. LHR-JNB/CPT-LHR on VS/QF points. JNB-CPT paid. Paid side trip HEL-RIX-HEL. NRT-CNS on QF points or maybe to NGO then JQ to CNS).
The issues at the moment are it's a 20 segment itinerary so for an eticket only part can be booked and then fleshed out as the segment numbers come down. After our current experiences I definitely do not want a paper ticket.
I guess too timing of a booking is important so that I avoid rumoured reductions of the *ONE* limit to 16 segments.
I'm concerned that I'm making a mess of the route. Is there a better way?
So much again is outside the DONE5. If I make it a DONE6 I dilute where we can go and have to use busier routes with less flexibility for D class fares eg HKG-JNB maybe. As well using points to break the trip and return home could be more difficult from some places eg JNB or SCL
So any pearls of wisdom would be appreciated.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/hotel/atlbh/transportation
First, the needs and desires:
Essentials:
1. To be in Bangkok for business in November 08.
2. To be in Cape Town for a conference July 09.
3. Cut the travelling down to manageable chunks - no more than 6 weeks at a time.
4. No convoluted mileage runs or TMSO will divorce me. So no more than 2 flights back to back.
Desires:
Earn around 2000SC's to preserve WP status for another year and also reach lifetime SG during the course of the trip. With first class US travel and the JQ star class flights, this itinerary earns well over that mark.
See more of South America - BA, Macchu Picchu, Sao Paulo.
See a game park in South Africa.
Visit one of the Baltic states
Visit friends in Tel Aviv, Nagoya and Salt Lake City and San Francisco.
The draft I have at the moment is:
NGO-xBKK-xHKG-xMEL-xCNS in November.
(CNS-NGO on JQ *Class)
CNS-xSYD-xSCL-xGRU-xLIM-xEZE-xJFK-xSFO-oORD-xSLC-oORD-xLAX in April/May.
(LAX-CNS on VS points [NZ to SYD] or QF points)
LAX-xLHR-xTLV-oMAD-xHEL-NRT in July/August.
(CNS-LAX on VS or QF points. LHR-JNB/CPT-LHR on VS/QF points. JNB-CPT paid. Paid side trip HEL-RIX-HEL. NRT-CNS on QF points or maybe to NGO then JQ to CNS).
The issues at the moment are it's a 20 segment itinerary so for an eticket only part can be booked and then fleshed out as the segment numbers come down. After our current experiences I definitely do not want a paper ticket.
I guess too timing of a booking is important so that I avoid rumoured reductions of the *ONE* limit to 16 segments.
I'm concerned that I'm making a mess of the route. Is there a better way?
So much again is outside the DONE5. If I make it a DONE6 I dilute where we can go and have to use busier routes with less flexibility for D class fares eg HKG-JNB maybe. As well using points to break the trip and return home could be more difficult from some places eg JNB or SCL
So any pearls of wisdom would be appreciated.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/hotel/atlbh/transportation
