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Apr 7, 2010 | 10:24 pm

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WBrinegar

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Houston, TX

Programs: UA 1K, MM, AMEX Plat, Hertz 1, SPG Plat

Posts: 153

Quote:

Originally Posted by buntu1

Need to make a trip from AUS to FLL on short notice.

RT Tickets are $883 (incl. taxes), however, am able to get a reward ticket for 50,000 miles + $10 round-trip.

What would you folks do? Pay cash or use miles in this situation? Is 50k miles worth it?

Thanks in advance.

Have same thing this weekend, two tix IAH-PWM. Going to buy mine.. Reward the other one. My issue is collecting EQM's for the year.

All depends on what you want to use miles for.