Originally Posted by
txirish
Mileage accelerators seem to come in big jumps, too, and are crazy expensive. Will I have to find a cheap domestic flight for a PQP run? Looks like some are in the $140 range (from AUS).
That's by far the cheapest approach. Make a day trip to DEN, LAX, ORD, or IAH (Houston can be surprisingly expensive, FYI).