Originally Posted by
sbm12
[SIZE=1]This one, however, isn't really a negative in my book. Given the option between one way rewards with no stopovers (like most the carriers you cited earlier) or r/t rewards with stopovers I'll take the latter. I think they present a better value. .
You're discussing two completely, unrelated elements of the program.
It's not a matter of either or.
Sure, I agree with you that stopovers are better than one-way rewards. Who would ever use a one-way reward (actually, I have, but that's a different story).
In this case CO gives you the option of stopovers. Good. Then they say you can book a one-way reward but you have to pay full price. This last has strictly nothing to do with the stopover feature and it most certainly sucks.
The big one.
How could it not? It's a one-fer (two). Who, in their right mind, would say a one-fer doesn't suck? Who?
Is CO OP a better program than most U.S. frequent flyer programs? Sure, why not? But this policy is not one reason why.
All we're discussing is whether providing the customer with what, for all intents and purposes, is a completely vacuous benefit is in any way legitimate.
How could it possibly be anything but a load of hooey?