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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 4:20 pm
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Originally Posted by dayone
Was it always 500 miles? Was it higher, maybe 750, in the early years?
When I first signed up for Aadvantage, it was 500 miles min. BUT, they were giving out triple miles that year (1988), so that meant a 1500 mile min.

In order to stay over a Saturday night and avoid the higher cost of "business" fares, I used to travel on business then fly DFW-ICT-DFW to spend the weekend with my parents before flying back to Calif. So, I got a discounted "leisure Sat night stay" ticket, plus flights to and from ICT and 3000 extra miles. Hotel cost: Free. Meals: Free. Car: Free.

"Hotel Mom & Dad" were always running great specials.
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