I had my eye on flights to get us over to Switz for some time, but the challenge is to find mileage options along with a paid ticket itinerary that matches (and doesn't make you break the bank in the process). Thankfully, mom's flight options were fairly straightforward - I also needed to get her to Newark to meet me before we took off for Zurich.
American miles to get mom to EWR: 54,000
United miles to Zurich: 180,000 (a surprise: Polaris Business class!)
For places to stay I once again used Booking.com and found some fantastic deals. We'll be staying at the following locations:
Eiger Guesthouse
Hotel Alpha
Park Hyatt Zurich
The best way I've found to get around Switz is to use the train system - fast, efficient, and always on time. As luck would have it, a March promotion was happening on RailEurope that took 30% of tickets purchased through 3/27...and made the cost of a 2nd class pass the same as 1st class. Score! Quantities were limited and I'm fortunate we could take advantage.
American miles to get mom to EWR: 54,000
United miles to Zurich: 180,000 (a surprise: Polaris Business class!)
For places to stay I once again used Booking.com and found some fantastic deals. We'll be staying at the following locations:
Eiger Guesthouse
Hotel Alpha
Park Hyatt Zurich
The best way I've found to get around Switz is to use the train system - fast, efficient, and always on time. As luck would have it, a March promotion was happening on RailEurope that took 30% of tickets purchased through 3/27...and made the cost of a 2nd class pass the same as 1st class. Score! Quantities were limited and I'm fortunate we could take advantage.
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