Whew, dodged a bullet. The travel agency came up with a different itinerary for my Sydney and Beijing trip. It came in a few hundred more expensive but not enough to cause management to balk.
I'm now doing a straight three-legged route.
- Houston to Sydney via Los Angeles
- Sydney to Beijing via Guangzhou
- Beijing to Houston via Newark
The other good news is that all of the flights will get me miles on my Continental account. Houston to LA and Beijing to Houston are Continental so those will count towards getting me to higher levels of elite. The other legs are on carriers that give miles on Continental.
The travel I've now got booked puts me within striking distance of platinum. That'd give me access to the Continental lounges all next year.
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