Originally Posted by
kingofalljanitors
Thanks for the advice everyone!
I just booked it. Because our schedules are tight, and required leaving and coming back on specific days, I spent 67,500 total AA miles roundtrip for both of us. I figured that this is my first go at this, so I didn't want to be greedy (things like this have a habit of blowing up in my face). We'll be flying business class on the way there though (never done that before), so I figure it was not TOO bad for my first "free" trip.
Well, if this suits you, so be it.
Unfortunately, you just blew a good chunk of miles for a ho-hum domestic trip...
Not to mention PHL to LAX often have fare sale sub $300 all-in...
Moot point now since you may have ticketed it. If you just put the award on hold, you have 5 days to think it over... then may get some suggestions here to help you reach a better decision.
Read the post from
gv1176 to see how your 80K miles can do for you - you can take your girlfriend to Spain r/t during the off-peak season AND pack in 1/2 of a free Hawaii trip...
But it is water over the bridge now.
Next time, spend some time to read the STICKIES in the Airline forum before pulling the trigger...