<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rtpflyer:
In the mean time, we have seen a shift in frequent traveller programs over time from the standard frequent flyer award being able to purchse a ticket that resembles the "full fare" ticket (in terms of restrictions) to only being able to purchase a ticket that more closely resembles the "leisure" ticket (thanks to capacity controls, Saturday night stay requirements, blackout dates, etc.)</font>
This shouldn't surprise you very much. Think about it. They charge folks who want to fly at the last minute, with no Saturday night stayover, and so on, more money, correct? Well, then, why should mileage redemption be any different?
It only seems logical to me that if you are going to have one set of tickets cost more in dollars, those should cost more in terms of miles as well.
Sure, it sucks for those of us who want to use 25K miles for that round trip ticket at the last minute, but it also sucks for those people who have to use $3,000 for that last minute ticket who would like to use $300.