Originally Posted by arthurtol

I did, but i did not expect the astronomical fees i would get hit with. The total cost comes out to $1818 + 98k Avios. It may not be a bad value for a business class seat, but when you can flat out buy 2 economy tickets (which i am comfortable flying in) for less than the fees I am paying, it doesn't seem like good value anymore. If I did not have the 2-4-1 voucher, it would actually be incredibly terrible value. I believe spending 30k on a different card(s) this year would give me far greater value elsewhere for my trip next year.