Man oh man it's a lot of work to "work" the points game. I thought collecting points was tough (I've got about 1M) but the reality is that using them at a good redemption rate is much harder. I want to call it a hobby, but it's causing stress lol. I think a friend of mine had someone who charged like $100 for finding the absolute best route. It might be worth paying someone who does this all day every day.