Su 12/19 AA 3457, CLE-DFW, 11:30am-1:50pm, First
3:05 connection in DFW
Su 12/19 BA 192, DFW-LHR, 4:55pm-7:35am+1, First
1 night in London at a relative's wedding
Tu 12/21 BA 270, LHR-AMS, 8:40am-10:55am, Business
2:10 connection in AMS
Tu 12/21 CX 270, AMS-HKG, 1:05pm-7:05am+1, First.
14:55 connection in HKG
We 12/23 CX 709, HKG-BKK, 10:00pm-11:55pm, First
Insert Air Asia Flight BKK-HKT here
4 nights split between Bangkok and Khao Lak/Phuket
Insert Air Asia Flight HKT-BKK here
Su 12/26 CX 702, BKK-HKG, 7:05pm-10:45pm, Business
1 night in Hong Kong
Mo 12/27 QF 30, HKG-MEL, 9:50am-9:45pm, First.
6 nights in Melbourne/Great Ocean Road
Su 01/02 QF 2051, MEL-DPO, 8:30am-9:35am, Coach
4 nights in Tasmania
Th 1/06 QF 5720, HBA-SYD, 9:25am-11:10am, Coach.
4 nights in Sydney
Mo 01/10 QF 5842, SYD-HTI, 11:55am-1:25pm, Coach
3 nights in the Whitsunday Islands
Th 01/13 QF 5863, HTI-MEL, 10:55am-2:50pm, Coach
9:05 connection in MEL
Th 01/13 QF 29, MEL-HKG, 11:55pm-5:50am+1, First
5 nights in Hong Kong/Macau
We 01/19 CX 826, HKG-YYZ, 4:35pm-6:25pm, First
1 night in Toronto
Th 01/20 AA 4633, YYZ-LGA, 3:20pm-4:50pm, First
1:05 connection in LGA
Th 01/20 AA 4674, LGA-CLE, 5:55pm-7:40pm, First
Man is it hard trying to arrange hotels for a month-long trip like this, expecially during peak season!!!
Here are my thoughts, I'd love to hear anyone's critiques and suggestions!
-Sunday night in BA F.
-Monday night in London. There's a SPG cat 2 (3,500 points) or cat 3 with cash and points (2,300 points+$45) at LHR, though their rates are so cheap I may just pay.
-Tuesday night in CX F.
-Wednesday and Thursdays night in BKK I have comped at a SPG hotel.
-Friday and Saturday night in Phuket/Khao Lak. I guess I'll spend the 2 nights at the cat. 3 Le Meridian Khao Lak with cash and points. (4,600 points+$90 split into separate reservation from mine and my wife's plat accounts)
Their oceanfront private pool suites look 100% awesome, but they apparently don't ever give comp upgrades to them (exp in peak season) and it's 16,000 SPG per night to upgrade to it...
-Sunday night in HKG. I traded 4 PC passes to an FT'er on CC for a night at the cat. 4 Marriott SkyCity right at the HKG airport!
-Monday night at the Park Hyatt MEL, 15K Hyatt.
-Tuesday night along Great Ocean Road. Probably in Apollo Bay area, but I'm still trying to find something affordable there. I may wind up at the Crownw Plaza Torquay for 25K PC points per night, but I really would like to stay further along the GOR than that.
-Wednesday night in Hall's Gap in the Grampians at an Aboriginal hotel for $65.
-Thursday night at the Park Hyatt MEL, 15K Hyatt.
-Friday and Saturday night in MEL. Maybe at the Park Hyatt MEL...any shuls nearby?
-Sunday night in Strahan, Tasmania, still looking for a good deal.
-Monday night at Freycinet, Tasmania, still looking for a good deal.
-Tuesday and Wednesday night in Hobart, Tasmania, still looking for a good deal.
-Thursday night at the Park Hyatt SYD, 22K Hyatt.
-Friday and Saturday night in SYD. Maybe at the Park Hyatt SYD...any shuls nearby?
-Sunday night at the Park Hyatt SYD, 22K Hyatt.
-Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night in Airlie Beach or in the Whitsunday Island, or on a boat to the Great Barrier Reef...not really sure yet! Suggestions?
-Thursday night in QF F.
-Friday and Saturday night in HKG. I guess at the Sheraton Kowloon where I can use 2 free weekend nights.
-Sunday night at the Spg Cat 5 W HKG in Kowloon with cash and points (4,300 points+$90)
-Monday and Tuesday night either at the Grand Hyatt Macau (how much time do you need in Macau?) or at the W HKG, which unfortunately has no cash and points for these nights as of now.
-Wednesday night take 1 in CX F
-Wednesday night take 2 at the spg cat. 3 Westin Harbour Castle Toronto with cash and points (2,300 points+$45).
-Thursday night: HOME SWEET HOME in our good ole' W bed!