Originally Posted by
Kacee
That boat sailed long ago. You're several years behind with that comment.
The consistent best value for UA award redemptions on a cpm basis these days is domestic saver economy inside the 7 day AP window. I can get 3.7 cpm (or higher) all day long doing that on west coast routes.
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Of course last minutes (or very close to last minute) saver redemption almost works out to be great value if you can find availability for it, otherwise you are at the risk of purchasing higher fare out of pocket by waiting so late. Last minute (or very close to last minute) ticket purchase price are guaranteed to be high by system default regardless of availability. But if your travel patterns are always short notice anyway, this redemption is great value for you.