Traveling to Hong Kong for personal vacation with friends. Whats the best way to fly nonstop there with points? I have platinum on United and American Airlines. Thanks!

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Fly Cathay Pacific (CX) using AA miles. Directs out of EWR and JFK. Business class and first both open up very close to departure. Best way to check inventory is with a JAL FF account (just set one up on their website), otherwise you need to call an agent with AA to have them look

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Definitely don’t book with BA. Book with AA but since you can’t see CX availability on aa.com you have to use the JAL or BA web sites to find availability released to partners by CX. The trouble with BA is that its web site often shows phantom availability which is why BCG1 suggested JL.

If you don’t see what you want, keep checking. If CX doesn’t sell business or first seats, they will open them to partners as it gets closer to departure. These seats are dependent on sales and their yield management software, and will not be opened 330 days out.

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Do I look like a travel agent? Call Amex or AA or UA and let me sleep - it's Sunday night. Cheers

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Accumulate points and then use them!!!! Make sure you book from your local airport so that it’s a nonstop flight!!!!!!!!

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But I need to involve myself in some useless way right? I'm a senior - that's what we do, else they'll know that they only really need staffs and managers to run projects!

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Chase converts to United, sounds like that's your best bet.

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Of the carriers that fly there nonstop from the US, you’re likely best off on Cathay Pacific, which is in OneWorld alliance with AA.

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Book your united flight on chase, that way it’s a “cash” ticket, then gpu to get first class.

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OP is getting spoon-fed! I hope you’re not a BA or an Associate because that’s just embarrassing.

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Cathay is the shit. I have flown them with AA points a few times

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how are delta plat with 50k?

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Not suggesting that the OP wait until close-in, but wanted to let the OP know that more seats open up close to departure in case he/she sees no J or F inventory. Few consultants that I know plan vacations a full year out

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Definitely Cathy first/biz out of Ewr/jfk

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@OP: BA shows availability, but you need to look at the AA award chart to see how many AA miles the ticket will be. Believe that AA should be around 140K RT

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50k not getting you to Hong Kong using AA

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Op - without your starting point, we can’t help

Starting is either Newark or JFK. Also have platinum on Delta

Yeah, and do you have enough points with either of them to book the flights?

Have 50k miles on United and 50k on Delta. And 120k points on chase

If you don't, get one of the AA or United credit cards with a sign up bonus to put you over the top.

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