Again using United's one -
way award search tool as a guide, I began searching not for flights from Auckland to Los Angeles, but rather for flights from Auckland to Honolulu, then for flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles, knowing that Honolulu would be a viable stopover target on the return journey.
Not exact matches
After confirming Saver class availability for each flight segment by
searching them as one -
way flights, I now stitched them all together in United's multi-destination
award search tool, making certain to choose the specific flight numbers I'd confirmed availability on during my one -
way searches.
I'd eventually like to integrate this table with my
award chart
search tool and custom valuations to help you find the best
way to accumulate the miles you need for your next
award flight.
The best
way to
search for
award availability is by using expert
tools such as Expert Flyer http://www.expertflyer.com/.