Originally Posted by jessej
flights from the east coast to the dominican republic can now be had for $250 to $350 on major airlines
this same trip will cost you 25k ffm on united and 35k ffm miles on the other majors
for a lot of people its better to pay the ticket fare and save the miles for another trip
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you should also differentiate bewteen the value of a USAIRWAYS FFM vs another airline
a quick check on ebay is showing 25k US FFmiles from $150 to $250
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my general rule is if the ticket is less than $350 to buy it, rather than using 35k ffm, as i value the miles at about $0.01 per mile
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i ende up buying a ticket to the DR for next week
price was $314
approx $194 in fare
approx $120 in taxes
since i'd have to pay the taxes anyway
FOR ME
it was a better deal to pay the $194
(actually $144 as i bought a $250 off credit on ebay for $200)
rather than use 25k american ff miles or 35k from continental/delta/nwa