Originally Posted by
AdamAlias
If it was me, I would hold off on trying to spend your way to the Companion Pass until 2015, since if you do it now, it will only last a year, but if you wait until January, it will last almost two years.
I'm assuming you want CP for both you and your wife because you have 2 kids you want to designate as companions?
Not at all. I'm taking a 10 week vaca to New Zealand and Australia solo and need to get the 70k UR points and 50k AA miles ASAP so I can book my flights on Air New Zealand (United partner; will transfer UR 1:1) and Qantas (AA partner).
Now the Target option seems pretty enticing, since I have a fee-free ATM at my disposal, but I'm not a fan of giving them my DL and SSN.