if you can, blow the hilton points right now... little getaway.. perhaps?

ehhh there was one or a few studies, taking a big trip vs a few small ones - the latter seems to be, lets say 'more fulfilling' in the long run.. just throwing the thought out there..

for the 80k BA you could get 2 roundtrip tickets in coach from the east coast to europe.. a really good redemption for those 'adios' miles. i would def. burn those for the airfare if you can.

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