Originally Posted by
perkunas
To each his/her own, but I would say 50k award miles for a $460 ticket is poor redemption value. There is no doubt in my mind I would use the $200 voucher and pay $260 out of pocket. Save up the AA miles and redeem them on something that costs more.
thank you for the reply! i ended up going with the 50k miles because the united flight got sold out! but i am expecting 75k miles more from amex so if i take a bigger trip, i should be alright!
