Best Way to Burn 100K AA miles?
Hey all - I took Citi bank up on it's credit card promos and got all three Citi-AA cards and (with the help of the US Mint) achieved all my spend requrements. I now have a little over 100K AA miles and am looking for the best way to burn 'em before they expire.
The best thing I can find looking at the reward chart is Buenos Aires for two, straddling the off season. Any insight? |
Originally Posted by ADAMESQ
(Post 13765042)
Hey all - I took Citi bank up on it's credit card promos and got all three Citi-AA cards and (with the help of the US Mint) achieved all my spend requrements. I now have a little over 100K AA miles and am looking for the best way to burn 'em before they expire.
The best thing I can find looking at the reward chart is Buenos Aires for two, straddling the off season. Any insight? BA is one of the loveliest and classiest cities in the world. Good choice. Go in late September or October. Better: Make 1 single purchase on that Citi/Aadvantage card and mile expiration date will be extended by 18 months |
What's wrong with Buenos Aires? That's a decent find.
Though some of us would say the best strategy is to amass and spend on F, and earn lifetime status. |
Originally Posted by ADAMESQ
(Post 13765042)
Hey all - I took Citi bank up on it's credit card promos and got all three Citi-AA cards and (with the help of the US Mint) achieved all my spend requrements. I now have a little over 100K AA miles and am looking for the best way to burn 'em before they expire.
The best thing I can find looking at the reward chart is Buenos Aires for two, straddling the off season. Any insight? |
I would push your miles to 125k and get a first class ride to EZE.
BA is best in October/Early November. If you have to take the other half i would do two 50k mileage + copay upgrades to EZE. |
110k miles with partner award to Hong Kong on CX in Business Class. I don't like wine, so I don't see a "need" for international first class for myself. I really enjoyed myself on this week vacation.
Alternatively, if you have a lot of free time, a oneWorld business award to and around Europe. Read about a guy who flew himself to NYC and started the oneWorld award there so that the mileage cost actually came to 10k miles less than just a partner award RT! Steve32 |
Assuming this is a two-person trip and you don't have easy access to another 100k AA...
For me, as an AA Gold, I'd book two coach awards to EZE. I can live without lounge access in DFW - I doubt I'd even bother buying/acquiring a pass. If I was no-status, I'd either try to acquire another 100k and book two biz awards or do the mileage + co-pay upgrade. If I was AA Plat or higher, I'd probably lean a little more towards mileage + co-pay unless there are ever decent promotional-biz fares to EZE. (In which case one paid + one award might be cheaper.) I'll echo the earlier post: you don't need to be in a hurry. You only need to redeem your miles prior to their expiration date - not complete the trip. And any activity at all extends the date - your miles need not ever expire. |
Depends on your goals. Do you want to travel a long way in coach or a shorter distance in First? One or two passengers?
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If you want premium cabin experience, then redeem them on non AA metal like CX, BA etc.
If you want to go to EZE, on the return flight, may I suggest a "free" stop over in DFW as a NA gateway and a free one way later to say, OGG/HNL. :D You can use 17.5K miles in coach per person to get back to the mainland on the 2nd trip. Or pull 20K UA miles per person to get back. |
Originally Posted by miles_navigator
(Post 13773783)
If you want premium cabin experience, then redeem them on non AA metal like CX, BA etc.
If you want to go to EZE, on the return flight, may I suggest a "free" stop over in DFW as a NA gateway and a free one way later to say, OGG/HNL. :D You can use 17.5K miles in coach per person to get back to the mainland on the 2nd trip. Or pull 20K UA miles per person to get back. |
I'd book a one-way to EZE and a return flight from Iguazu Falls (an amazing place that you *must* visit in your lifetime!)
Then, buy a one-way from AEP (Buenos Aires' domestic terminal) to Puerto Iguazu on LAN (unless you have a few more miles left over!) |
Originally Posted by grlmopz
(Post 13776708)
I'd book a one-way to EZE and a return flight from Iguazu Falls (an amazing place that you *must* visit in your lifetime!)
Definitely going to hang on to this idea. Thanks! |
Originally Posted by ADAMESQ
(Post 13765042)
Hey all - I took Citi bank up on it's credit card promos and got all three Citi-AA cards and (with the help of the US Mint) achieved all my spend requrements. I now have a little over 100K AA miles and am looking for the best way to burn 'em before they expire.
The best thing I can find looking at the reward chart is Buenos Aires for two, straddling the off season. Any insight? Why the rush? As long as you have activity on the account, the miles doesn't expire. 100K miles would get you to plenty of places so it is going to be whatever tickles your fancy. |
Originally Posted by RewAArdSeeker
(Post 13777572)
Why the rush? As long as you have activity on the account, the miles doesn't expire. 100K miles would get you to plenty of places so it is going to be whatever tickles your fancy.
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This is how this story ended: DFW-RDU-LHR/LGW-MLE and back.
Thanks for the advice! |
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