Originally Posted by
corndog09
My last three trips I have tried using my AAdvantage points to book but each has been unsuccessful. For instance, I have a trip to Florida in ten months and I can't even secure a seat without being mile-gouged.
10 months out is far too early to be planning for award travel. The advice to plan far ahead, since award inventory is released 11 months out and is gone when it's gone, is outdated by at least a decade.