Originally Posted by AA_SPG_Fan

THANKS guys for the tips. gottaluvNW, how do you buy/fly $2K worth of miles in business? I have about 150,000 (mostly BIS) miles saved in my account. And, is $2K really alot for a trip to India? It seemed par for the fares which I was looking at -- from around $1700 for deep discounted coach seats (from Expedia); to $2K-ish from the AA site and a slightly better fare bucket if it makes a difference (it does in the % of elite miles which could be earned on Qatar Air). Thanks carsnoceans for the interesting read ...

I still am inclined to pay for the seat and try to upgrade with miles so that I can earn some EQM (I will be short for qualification to AA PLAT by my projected estimates this year and the extra 25% EQM in the slightly higher fares are somewhat attractive). THANKS!!!