American: Discounted Award Tickets Between The US And Sydney, Australia

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American is offering discounted award tickets down under.

I found awards between NYC and Sydney from 30K miles in coach, 50K in premium, 65K in business, and 75K in first class.

AA normally charges 40K miles in coach, 65K in premium, 80K in business, and 110K in first class with saver award space.

The 30K awards are plentiful, while other awards will be harder to find. You can use the AA.com 30 day flexible award calendar to help find valid award dates.

American award tickets can be canceled for free up until departure.

Read more on the Australia, Sydney, and Melbourne master threads on DDF.

Sydney opera house:

Sydney Harbour Bridge:

Kangaroo at Angelsea Golf Club on the Great Ocean Road:

Great Ocean Road, outside Melbourne:

Wineglass Bay, Tasmania:

Whitsunday Islands:

Back in 2010-2011 Mimi and I flew around the world on the now defunct American OneWorld first class round-the-world award for 230K miles. In Australia we used the award to stop off in Melbourne, Sydney, Tasmania, and the Whitsunday Islands. Truly an awesome country!

• 3-5 days in Sydney would give you enough time to experience the phenomenal Park Hyatt, climb the Harbour bridge, check out the Opera House, pet some Koalas and Kangaroos, and have a day in the Blue Mountains.
• 4-6 days in Melbourne would allow for a road trip of the sublime Great Ocean Road and the breathtaking Grampians before going to to Melborune for Shabbos at the excellent Park Hyatt which is around the corner from a great Chabad House. A flight from Sydney to Melbourne is just 6K BA Avios with no fuel surcharges.
• 2-4 days in Hamilton Island or Cairns would give you time to snorkel or dive the Great Barrier Reef. If you’re going to Hamilton Island you’ll also be able to check out famous Whitehaven Beach and the Whitsunday Islands. A flight from Sydney to Hamilton Island is 9K BA Avios with no fuel surcharges. Sydney to Cairns is 11K Avios.
• We spent 4 nights covering the entire beautiful island of Tasmania without realizing just how much driving that would entail. Doing over a week would have been ideal.  A flight from Sydney to Tasmania is 6K BA Avios with no fuel surcharges.
• We didn’t make it to more remote places like Uluru, Kangaroo Island, Perth, or the Australian Outback, but perhaps on a future trip? Then again 11K BA Avios can also get you from Sydney to New Zealand. That’s been on my bucket list for a very long time…

HT: Davidthebest, via FM