Originally Posted by
kingofalljanitors
Hey everyone,
I am also planning on taking her to Spain for her 40th b-day some time in 2012. Should I save the miles for the trans-atlantic trip, or should I take advantage now, knowing that there will be mileage deals/CC sign-up miles in the future?
If you can go before May 15th, or on/after October 15th, you can get 2 r/t to Europe for your 80k AA so I would recommend saving them and use CO for your LAX. Most transatlantic are pricing out over $1k last I looked, so that's a good deal. Of course, if you're willing to go way off peak, you will find more reasonable fares, but still likely north of $700.
No miles earned on FF tickets, and you can't transfer miles between accounts without paying (generally, not much cheaper than just buying the miles outright).