Hi friends! Need some ideas on how to maximize my points / miles. I want to take a trip to Portugal or Italy. I am considering flying from EWR since it’s a United hub.

United: 123,000 miles, Premier 1k
AA: 54k, Exec Platinum

CSR: 52,500 currently
Marriott: 72,000 - but I have 22 suite night upgrades

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MXP is by far the cheapest airport to fly into for Italy.

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It might matter if you can’t get to exactly where you want on miles. For example I really wanted the Thai A350 in business class from BKK to Europe, but ultimately was flying to Prague. I flew to MXP because easyjet is cheap to anywhere from there.

United saver business is 66k each way on United metal, 77k on a better airline. Air France/KLM is dynamic but saver business starts at 53k.

Transfer the Chase to flyblue for a one way and use United for the other. But this is why it’s good to diversify, Avianca has had busted pricing for JFK/LIS on Tap for a while, but you’d need something that transfers to life miles.

But in general need more details. Class of service? Number of people?

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Thank you both!! I really appreciate it

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