Originally Posted by Meilensammler
- award availibilty up to the last seat
- no taxes and surcharges for award ticket (which can save quite some money nowadays)
- awards can be booked up until the last minute
Since journalists get a 50% discount on all fares, they cannot accrue miles. At least that's what my Berlin associate just told me. So no awards. Then again, 50% off is award enough, methinks.