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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 6:09 pm
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Madone59
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Originally Posted by RunningMan77
So maybe this is obvious but I just want to confirm my understanding. If I am the miles collector in the family and am traveling with my spouse, one of us on a miles ticket and the other for $, is it always better to give the free ticket to the spouse? If I fly on my own ticket I get the EQM and status bonus whereas if it were the other way around I may get an upgrade but the miles would go to my wife.

Am I missing something or is this pretty trivial?
I do this all the time Mrs. Madone59 and I fly SAN-ROC-SAN at least three times a year. For the two of us that equals 6RTs. If I am going to use miles for 3 in one year, than she flies 3 trips on award tickets, and I fly three on cash. After I book the reservation, I call in and request she be seated with me. The rest is just enjoying the trip.
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