I consider first class on domestic flights to be a waste of points. I do it only when economy is not available. I recently took a SJC-SAT flight in business class (US Airways) because economy was not available and thought that I wasted my points.
However I have taken business class/first class flights from SFO-LON, SFO-HKG, SFO-India etc and have loved it even though I paid fees ranging from $500-$1000 round trip.
Originally Posted by
dunderball
I have about 140k UR points racked up and have a CSP card.
I know for sure that I'll be going to San Francisco from NY next summer. Is it worth it to book first class flights on this trip? I was thinking of maybe booking first class one way, and economy coming back (which would be about 37,500 pts a person). I just don't want to seem like I'm wasting points on a domestic flight.
Or should I wait until I rack up over 200k+ and save them for a trip for a 10+ hour long flight like Hong Kong or Tokyo?
Availability for first class international award flights on United seem really limited too...