I had been debating my Christmas plans and looking at award availability for the past week or so. Was waiting for my schedule to firm up. Forgot the 19th was coming so fast...
Found all kinds of Coach award options for 27,500 over the holidays that I could have booked for 20,000 yesterday - what was I thinking? As MVPG I could have booked and cancelled with no penalty. Maybe I'll spend cash now...55,000 miles could be used in many more creative ways. Maybe...only time will tell.
Your dates must've been better than mine. I was tracking via spreadsheet award rates for 25 (warmer!) destinations for the week between finals and x-mas. I watched as inventory started bad and got worse, eventually tightening up to the point where I couldn't even find a Super Saver to Seattle.
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Originally Posted by AKronin
Your dates must've been better than mine. I was tracking via spreadsheet award rates for 25 (warmer!) destinations for the week between finals and x-mas. I watched as inventory started bad and got worse, eventually tightening up to the point where I couldn't even find a Super Saver to Seattle.
To clarify...the best options I am finding is Full Flex coach for weeks surrounding the holidays - 27,500 miles EACH WAY in coach. Granted, I am trying to fly between ANC and BZN, which is a bad enough route as is.
I'm just bummed that the US-S.America business award on LAN has gone up from 75k to 90k miles required. Argh.
Yes, this is going to cost me a bunch. On the positive side, you can use your miles on LA, LP, 4M and XL now (previously LA only). On the negative side, you can't use your miles in the front of 2 cabin narrowbodies in South America now.
On the negative side, you can't use your miles in the front of 2 cabin narrowbodies in South America now. 
