Originally Posted by
scubadu
Ummm... you don't have to be "loyal" to an airline in order to take advantage of booking airline award tickets
And frankly, though many in this forum seem to be completely blind to it, the fact is you can often get better value booking airline award tickets (particularly for premium cabins) and just paying for the hotel than vice versus.
Regards
Uh, some of us don't fly premium. I always choose economy so don't have any interest in transferring to airline programs, whether I'm loyal to them or not. I'd rather spend $10,000 USD for 20-30 nights on a park Hyatt in Asia rather than a flight to NY with snarly staff and shoddy food.
Personally, I'm uncomfortable on economy or business so don't see the point in paying for business. I understand why some do but I just don't want to in my personal case. I'd rather save the money for spectacular rooms in spectacular locations