Originally Posted by
moondog
I have an uncle who has always been similarly austere wrt airplane tickets (well, he does grab business when he perceives the price differential as commensurate with his satisfaction differential), but he's participated in loyalty programs since their inception.
I am the same way. I generally spend my miles on economy tickets. I have plenty of money but don’t feel compelled to spend it on, say, a business/first class ticket on a 2-hour flight when I can get an aisle seat in coach and be perfectly comfortable. If the flight’s longer than 3 hours, I do sometimes shell out for the front of the plane, but only sometimes, depending on the price.