Originally Posted by
craz
@ 1 cent per mile it means paying $250 for 25k = a free coach tkt. I can usually get to where Im going for that amount Southern Cal and would rather not use miles when I can earn 5k in EQMs
I'd argue that using CO miles for domestic flights is never an efficient use, regardless of where they originate from. 25k miles pretty much a quarter of the way towards a transatlantic J flight which could often cost >$5k.
I guess it depends on what trip you're looking to take, but for domestic flights I'll almost always pay $, get EQM, EUA, etc. and save the miles for "real" trips.