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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,580
If you think US is going to shut down, that's not a good option because award tickets are typically useless after an airline shuts down, even on partner airlines.