Originally Posted by
dcchi
A question to help me try to learn how to maximize my MR points. I agree business travel would be the best use of the airline points, but it seems to me that the 120k points only gets one of you in business class. Do you then buy the other business class tickets (presumably you are traveling with another person)? Or what is your strategy there? Thanks.
Well, unless you want them on your lap.

Or you need miles from another source or travel package to make up the other 120k. That's what I normally do.