Buenos dias everyone. Last weekend, I was doing some trip planning for May, based on the following parameters:
- I’ll be in Washington DC for work from April 29–May 5
- My partner and I want to go to Japan in early May to see the wisteria at Ashikaga Flower Park and the Ghibli Museum (we have tickets for May 13). Dates are still up in the air because we’re waiting for him to get his university class schedule
- I have a meeting in New York City on May 20th
- I have a Qatar business class mistake fare booked from Denpasar to Los Angeles on May 26 that earns nearly 20,000 Elite Qualifying Miles and 2,600 Elite Qualifying Dollars each way towards AAdvantage status
- I need to be in Providence for the graduation of one of my best friends on May 28, and then have a work meeting in Boston for several days afterward
- I’ll be away from home for a month from mid-June to mid-July
I was racking my brain trying to figure out a way to make this all work, and came up with the following options, which I sent to my friend Jon, a fellow travel hacker and food blogger:
Option 1: stay in Asia after my partner leaves, fly to NYC for meeting, fly back to Asia, return to US on QR mistake fare then go straight to Providence/Boston, return home June 1 or 2. Over 44,000 miles in less than a month
