Originally Posted by balima

Yes, you can call to cancel and get your miles back by paying a fee. Below are links to the big 4 and their redeposit rules. Most are now charging $150 dollars, unless you have status.

Some airlines will not charge if you just change the date and not the actual itinerary. Again, check the links below for details.

If you are reasonably sure you will be travelling to Thailand and are willing to eat the redeposit fees, I would book. If tickets are still available, jump on them since they may disappear. But only you can judge whether you want to eat the fees if plans don't pan out.



http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx

http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use_mi...fees/index.jsp

http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...mberguide.html

http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/pr...Conditions.jsp