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Old Aug 3, 2017, 10:30 am
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jsloan
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Originally Posted by jmanirish
I'll offer a differing view to jsloan. HON Circle requires 600k. If I'm doing my math right, that will take 30 RT business if booked in Z or ~25 if booked in C/D/J. That means for a whole year, you won't see HON benefits.
I agree with the calculation -- but the same is true for GS, and OP would reach either 1K or HON at about the same time. Either one is a nice intermediate plateau.

Originally Posted by Kacee
Taxes and fees are over $1100 for a TATL RT in J or F. Though availability is quite excellent.

I've found LH miles very difficult to use. They also have a 3 year hard expiration. Will wind up burning mine at <.5 cpm in LH's WorldShop my next pass through MUC.
Yikes, that's even worse than I thought. I'd have a hard time paying $1100 for an award flight personally, but it's still better than paying for F out-of-pocket..

The 3 year expiration is waived for LH elite members. I definitely wouldn't want to be a non-elite in M&M.
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