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Originally Posted by thehawk75
I have more of a problem with the airlines that tack fuel surcharge fees onto award tickets...
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So do I, but I think we have to change our collective mindset. We have to stop thinking in terms of "free" (i.e., no cash, I know how much we put up with to earn those miles, been there done that) awards and start thinking in terms of
discounted awards. That's where the world is today, like it or not, with different airlines more or less up front about it. When we make "burn or buy" decisions we can no longer just look at the fare and evaluate it in terms of the number of miles we'd need for an award. We have to look at the difference between the cash fare and the discounted cash-plus-miles award fare. Most of us realize this at some level, but I'm not sure it's penetrated to the subconscious.