Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Washington, DC, Chapel Hill, NC (RDU)
Programs: DL Plat (won't hit DM again) 2MM (2.5), HH Gold, PC Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 5,725
$200 to avoid LAX -- that alone makes it worthwhile. If you can get SNA, even better, although my experience is that SNA is often more expensive for everything.
Of course you are going to have to connect at IAH -- generally not too bad... but the potential for a problem is there.