Originally Posted by
milypan
But if I want to go from Washington metro area to Germany in the fall, I see loads of coach tickets priced in the low 500s. After you account for award fees, you’re only getting ~0.8 cpm — already lower than the 1 cpm threshold at which nobody in their right mind would choose to earn miles over cash.
Sure you would, if you need any flexibility in your travel as award tickets for 1Ks or GS are basically fully flexible.