Originally Posted by
biglinguist
I know this doesn't really address your complaint, but is it worth your while to double up trips -- fly out on points one Friday and pay your way back Sunday, then a month later pay your way out and fly back on points?
That is an excellent suggestion and it would be worth my while in cases where I would have to fly a paid flight anyways, then I could add a free award flight. That is if they do not complain that I am violating a rule about "nested" flights.