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Old Apr 1, 2003 | 9:08 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by erlftex:
but there is ZERO availability to get flights to high-traffic destinations from my point of view (Florida, California, Hawaii, New Orleans, Europe).</font>
I've flown SEA-Florida and New Orleans for around US$200 at times. Fares to Europe can be US$250 at times. Those are places I'd always try to turn into mileage generators.

After all, it's usually the low-traffic destinations that are expensive. Or save your miles for business/first class.
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