Originally Posted by SchmutzigMSP
If you use the miles to go somewhere you weren't already planning, you get the flight and the memories/experiences created by a new trip.
I completely agree. I have taken my family on two vacations (Disneyworld & Hershey, PA) in the past year & just booked a trip to Hawaii. These trips wouldn't have been possible for us without free flights. On each of the trips, I have used $300 bump vouchers on my ticket so that I still get EQMs.