Originally Posted by
Toddcan
Another quick question - what about these sites that say they deal exclusively with getting reductions on business class seats? I'm not sure I can mention the names here - but I submitted an online request on one of these sites, and got a call that I can get flights in lay flat UA and AC for ~4,700 (I'm assuming $USD), where the retail price is ~$7k. I'm skeptical, of course.
Well, its 160,000 UA miles, which can be purchased for $3040USD directly from United without limits. I m sure these brokerage sites get it for less from shady sellers.
That would mean even if they legally bought the miles from UA (to which there is no limit to) - they are still turning a $1500+ profit.
China Southern is a perfectly acceptable way to travel and the price is right.
You can accumulate Delta miles. The trip would earn you 25,000 miles, enough for a domestic roundtrip.