Originally Posted by
EmailKid
Unless chasing UA miles, that is an excellent suggestion. I was chasing CO miles, so schlepped it to IAH from Galveston

I wasn't chasing UA miles. I was cashing them in before devaluation. Had some left over after booking our flight to Singapore - and used them to pick up a couple of saver tickets to IAH. But the suggestion is ^ for people who aren't in my situation. Robyn