Originally Posted by
tth6133
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I've been booking award reservations using UA miles as my backup plans, taking advantage of the ease with which to cancel such reservations. However, I've almost always ended up cancelling those reservations, as I almost inevitably found better and/or cheaper alternatives.
I do enjoy using UA points as a placeholder for last minute/long term one-way ticketing needs but often find better alternatives on the long term needs. If UA wants to draw traffic, be a pricing leader in one-way, long distance by ½ the price of round trip cost.