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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 10:47 am
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afrugal1
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Texas Hill Country
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Hyatt Explorist, UA 1MM
Posts: 2,118
Howdy!

Good thread. Like many of the other posters, I have mostly used miles for trips which can not be obtained for a below reasonable fare.

Recently, I have been inclined to seek out upgrade opportunities. Here is an example:

2-5-03
CO 828 SFO-IAH Coach
CO 1086 IAH-ORD Coach

2-8-03
CO 1087 ORD-IAH Coach
CO 401 IAH-SFO Coach

Thanks to other posters earlier this year,
I paid a total of $223.50 for the above
itinerary. Because there is no SA night stay, CO is now quoting the same itinerary
at $2,200.00!!

Here is the twist. I spent 10,000 miles to upgrade the MCO-IAH-SFO return legs to first class. The trip itself will earn close to seven thousand (7,000) miles with on-line purchase bonus and eService Center check-in.

I will have a net reduction of 3,000 miles along with the cost of my ticket. CO just quoted me $2,948.00 for the itinerary with the upgrade. This seems to be a very good value for my miles.

Thoughts?

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