Originally Posted by pubsmeister

I've used a couple of BXP1 upgrades over the years and it works pretty well, no big issues (as long as the underlying fare class is appropriate). I had miles expiring in January so picked a PlanAAhead award (the Caribbean one, I think) so miles wouldn't expire, and now I'm trying to book a flight. It's ridiculous- there is scant availability, and the rare flights that qualify take over 16 hours and involve multiple legs and overnight layovers (when a one stop taking 5-6 hours is easily available paying cash). Am I doing something wrong, or is this truly a worthless award? Anyone have better luck with a different award type?