Originally Posted by SPIT

Good observation... however, a potentially greater observation may be what this really means in the near future: 25K Saver Awards, regardless of booking method. I'm guessing with you that many of us here indeed book a majority of trips online. While the 5K increase doesn't affect us as much now, it eventually will.

Originally Posted by amgray19

So you're saying you think this is indicative of a gradual increase across the board, and they are phasing it in gently so as to not create as much shock as doing it all at once? Not surprising, isn't that how AS usually handles these things?