Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
Application of a Priority Reward is a big one. Avoiding multiple $39 partner booking fees. For those who aren't SE, once change/cancellation fees come back, paying one fee instead of multiple fees. Ability to use a change on one bound to help make changes to another bound... There are a few reasons.
Having been burnt once, when booking a round-trip for my in-laws -life got in the way and they were unable to use the return tickets, only
for me to find out the unused portion was non-refundable. I have been very leery of round-trips since.