<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by simond:
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This may not be helpful for your trip, but I believe Citibank is running a promo on their Aadvantage MasterCard - an 8K mile first use bonus. All you would need is another 2K for a domestic coach award.
Chase also offers a MC with a 10K bonus. It wouldn't take much to top it off.
Granted, you'll have annual fees to deal with, but you'll have two free tickets for less than $200.