Originally Posted by brooklynmatt

Like you say, subjective so tough to call.

Avios are best for short hops eg Toronto and Bermuda from NYC are only 9K each RT in coach... I used that for Toronto a week ago.

But I just dropped 95K each one way on Cathay from Colombo to JFK in Business, because I needed to get the return leg of my trip and I had a lot of miles.

EDIT - just by looking at google maps you would probably be able to pick up a similar 9K RT to Mexico, Belize or Cayman (pure guesswork here using my thumb on the PC screen, which is actually a 42inch TV and I am on the couch... might be a lot more value if you went to those places instead.