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Old Feb 27, 2008 | 5:47 am
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Originally Posted by andre1970
The upside (OK, the Romantic's interpretation) is that award inventory doesn't get clogged until all those guys with the gazillions of miles in their accounts having 10 reservations on hold make up their mind...
There are ways to beat the system, and the "guys with the gazillions of miles" (especially professional mileage brokers) know and use them all.

This enhancements only hurts those who are "playing by the rules".

A little reminder for those who can't remember the definition of "rules" in the LH universe:
LH: "Jump!"
LH elite: "How high?"
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