Originally Posted by
iahphx
....Indeed, there are so many cheap airfares these days to so many places that are so easy to find, that the value of the "lost" frequent flyer miles would be much less (especially when you factor in the difficulty of finding award inventory to use them).
Also, as long as people are still able to churn credit cards and get miles for award travel, those who can do it will. And yes, there are still many out there for whom status with an airline is not relevant to their ability to buy cheap fares and travel the world - even in coach for 18 hours across the Pacific.