even if i were to accumulate 60k miles, it seems i can't seem to find any us-asia trips at the minimal tier even 360 days out.
in the past i've managed to book trips at this level a couple months out, now the majority of the trips are in the middle priced range.
why does skyteam have such a high capacity control relative to the star alliance? i was able to redeem 60k (<1 month in advance) from sfo-hkt-pek-sfo and then pek-tpe-pek all for 60k+30K. why does skyteam make it such a pita for people to redeem the miles??
how can i maximize the value of my 57k miles or 62k if i choose to do the budget promo w/ no assurance of a low priced redemption