I'm planning a trip to Japan from late August/early September. It looks like tickets are ~ $1230 from OMA for Economy. I have ~$400 in electronic travel certificates, 140k miles (and 150k in UR points), and am currently Silver but should have Gold status by then.
Having never flown international economy (or first) I'm considering booking an economy ticket and hoping for a T-24 E+ change, sticking in E- and drinking heavily, or booking around saver business/first availability.
Any suggestions? Most of the flights I have seen leave LAX, but if I end up on DEN or CHI then I'll definitely pick a F class ticket due to the additional 3-4 hours flight time. I also plan on doing additional SE Asia trips either this year or next where I could use these points in F as well.
Thanks from a international (and award redemption) newbie.
Having never flown international economy (or first) I'm considering booking an economy ticket and hoping for a T-24 E+ change, sticking in E- and drinking heavily, or booking around saver business/first availability.
Any suggestions? Most of the flights I have seen leave LAX, but if I end up on DEN or CHI then I'll definitely pick a F class ticket due to the additional 3-4 hours flight time. I also plan on doing additional SE Asia trips either this year or next where I could use these points in F as well.
Thanks from a international (and award redemption) newbie.