<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.