Originally Posted by
Foulsham
I am not near an AA hub currently. I'm an Alaska guy these days (but a no-status AMEX guy now) and close to SEA, but boy is it tough to redeem Avios on Alaska!
For someone based near SEA, the obvious play -- if you are willing to fly in Economy and can find award space -- is to redeem Avios on AS nonstops from SEA to Hawaii or Cabo or Puerto Vallarta. PDX to Hawaii is another option.