Originally Posted by SFOSpiff

Not really. UFC to Asia is usually $999, so it's $399 less for the upgrade, but requires 30k miles. Earning that many miles by flying or even Award Accelerator (at the best 2cpm rate) costs more than $399.

(yes, yes, I know many of us, especially GS, are sitting on hundreds of thousands if not millions of miles, but still ... )