Originally Posted by SanDiego1K
My favorite award on TWA: 50K miles for a first class international ticket plus a companion first class upgrade. I could spend a few hundred dollars for a coach ticket, and two of us sit in the front - while one earned miles toward a subsequent trip.
Other good things about that award:
1) YOu could use the second half for yourself on another trip.
2) On a 3-class plane, you got a double upgrade - from coach, past Ambassador class, to first class.
Try doing something similar to TLV or CAI now, and you will probably spend at least 200,000 miles (plus no double upgrade).