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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 1:25 pm
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Originally Posted by GeorgeBurdell
One plus of PWM versus Award is when fares go on sale. I got my wife a ticket to Florida this month for 15K miles plus $39 versus 25K miles when the fare went on sale for $168 r/t. I also did the same for Aruba last year with 40K PWM and no extra $ versus 60K miles plus fees.
PWM might make it cost less miles than an award ticket, especially when there's a sale, but still doesn't mean you're getting a good redemption rate. Why not pay the cash fare and hold on to the miles for another ticket where you can get a better redemption rate?
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