Originally Posted by wildfly
usair has it for 30,000 miles, delta had no return seats, i'm not sure if i have enough on aa to get it......but then i have that 'should i be using those miles to go to europe?' anxiety. i think you're right though. i'd much prefer to spend money to go to europe (which is usually loads lower than $800)...should i grab the miles ticket then?
I would grab the miles ticket and use the cash to fly to Europe. The benefit of this strategy is that US-Europe tickets generally get you more miles for status and collecting at the same price as a ticket to St. Barts/Maarten.