I tried doing a quick search on how much value is given to miles....I came across about 0.02 cents/mi?

Anyways, I got an itch to do PIT - PVG in late March/early April for my bd and to visit some good friends who are moving from there. 99% of my travels is through NWA, so I'm trying to stick with them.

Tonights search I found a 60,000mile or $900 ticket at about the time I want to go...and for about the right length of time too (and surprisingly it was on NWA.com). So that's about 0.015/mi. Currently I'm Silver and have about 480k miles.

It's a tough one....60,000 doesn't seem much and $900 less I can live without for a nice trip (and some partying). That's going to be the bulk of my expenses, hotel is not needed.

Just like to hear some opinions....pro's/con's because I may need to make a decision soon while they are available.

Xie xie