Originally Posted by
escapefromphl
Its been pretty easy to find 100K each way lately.
That's the economy price I was seeing for award tickets, exactly 1 cent per mile in value.
Originally Posted by
mfirst
I guess, along the lines of what Wine said, what is the expectation?
Did your son fly on UA metal? (I recall taking my first 787 in J SFO-KIX years ago)
- if so, at least he got BIS credit?..
Yes, it was all UA, but it means little as he'll probably only have one such international roundtrip a year (unless he works for a company that requires such travel) and never get to any status.
It is true I (and most FlyerTalkers) want to maximize rewards, and this has been a reality check for me.