Originally Posted by
ipott
The fee for award travel is absolutely ridiculous. That's it, I have to look elsewhere as there is no benefit to being SE on worldperks.
Have fun finding somebody that doesn't charge fees for near-term tickets.
I think it is important to distinguish between industry-wide trends and program-specific changes. Close-in fees are an example of industry-wide trends. Of course, the close-in fees may be cause for abandoning the game entirely, but switching to another carrier doesn't really do much for you.