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Old Apr 14, 2010, 2:36 pm
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Assuming this is a two-person trip and you don't have easy access to another 100k AA...

For me, as an AA Gold, I'd book two coach awards to EZE. I can live without lounge access in DFW - I doubt I'd even bother buying/acquiring a pass.

If I was no-status, I'd either try to acquire another 100k and book two biz awards or do the mileage + co-pay upgrade.

If I was AA Plat or higher, I'd probably lean a little more towards mileage + co-pay unless there are ever decent promotional-biz fares to EZE. (In which case one paid + one award might be cheaper.)

I'll echo the earlier post: you don't need to be in a hurry. You only need to redeem your miles prior to their expiration date - not complete the trip. And any activity at all extends the date - your miles need not ever expire.
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