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Old Jan 4, 2008 | 12:39 am
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david7021
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Originally Posted by tiredofflying
I have 250K+ miles on delta and using some to take a family trip. Should I pay for my ticket to build up flight miles toward status (ny/la & 2 for 1 coupon, $400 2 tickets) or just get a 25K ticket (tough to obtain, usually spends 50K)?

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I do something similar each year w/ my family. I always pay for my ticket though - usually needing the miles to keep my status on AA. My experience has been: You can save thousands internationally with an award ticket while saving only hundreds domestically. Only exception is when booking domestic award tickets for several people saving hundreds on each ticket. Anyway, what a great dilemma to ponder.

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