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Old Aug 25, 2015, 7:06 pm
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any advice on how I can use these 86K miles? East coast to ANYWHERE

Hi

Live in the Washington DC area. Looking for a reasonable way to spend 86K skywards points? I can transfer more in if need be from AMEX. I'm willing to fly anywhere.

Do all their award tickets have fuel surcharges? Are there truly any sweet spots on their chart?

I'm really not digging the skywards program, seems like you get raped on all ends. You earn minimal for long flights, it's a major pain to book on partners, appears to be ridiculous fuel surcharges, and miles expire without any way to renew them.

I mean is this the worst program around? I have miles spread across at least 10 different programs and I can't think of one that is worse.

Miz
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Old Aug 25, 2015, 10:39 pm
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For EK miles, I find the best is for upgrades... Find a cheap ticket somewhere, then upgrade it. You'd have to check, but I think East Coast to DXB upgrades OW are around what you have.
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Old Aug 26, 2015, 2:05 am
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Go to Korea/China/Japan on KE. 105k roundtrip if you can find space (you can register for KE program and then search on the KE website) with no fuel surcharges.
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Old Aug 26, 2015, 12:34 pm
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Is KE the only way to avoid the fuel surcharges?

Does anyone know if there are fuel surcharges using the miles to travel to Hawaii on Alaska Airlines?

Thanks!
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