Originally Posted by
stant
your advice only makes sense if the rest of the world follows it too. those looking to book award travel AND revenue.
the point to booking now is to secure tickets at a price the OP can accept. we know essentially nothing about his travel plans as well as American's future pricing. while the price may go down later on, it might also go up. booking now protects the op from that at no cost.
Originally Posted by
view-with-a-room
Not "everyone" has the wherewithal or the miles to speculatively book airline award flights.
It doesn't really matter. If seats are selling, airlines have no reason to come down on prices. Any increase to the demand side of the equation works against you.
If you absolutely have to fly and absolutely cannot have the price go up, then by all means lock it in, but you're doing the opposite of helping the prices come down.