I've done most of my award travel on UA and think it is a great program. We've ALWAYS been able to get the exact days that we want to travel. Not always the exact flt. but at least the exact day. We start 330 days in advance and 'waitlist' if our preferred flt. is not immediately available. So, how do would y'all rate the AS program?

I've been searching the last couple days for SAVER award flts from BOI>PVR and BOI>NYC area for 2007. Very disappointing. The BOI>PVR flts., for 30K miles, usually require an overnight stay somewhere. The BOI>NYC area flts. often require an extra 5K miles and a leg on a Partner.

Is it hard to get 20K mile Saver awards w/in the 48 states if I start 330 days out? How about 30K mile awards to Mexico w/o an overnight stay in LAX, PDX or SEA? Any tips or suggestions appreciated.

TIA,
Phil