How many miles?
Oct 20, 2002 | 5:45 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: northern NJ, CO Silver
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Posts: 344
How many miles?
This question is targeted to CO flyers -
How many miles should one keep in ones OP account? I'm approaching 275,000 and I'm not sure how wise it is to keep so many.
Thanks . .
How many miles should one keep in ones OP account? I'm approaching 275,000 and I'm not sure how wise it is to keep so many.
Thanks . .
Oct 20, 2002 | 6:03 am
#2
Original Member, Moderator: Hotel Deals and MilesBuzz
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 14,291
My question to you is why are you saving them? Do you plan an F class international trip for a group/family or do you just never find time to use them? I certainly wouldn't be saving them for plans of your retirement if that is in the distant future.
As much as I love watching my point balance climb and get a little sad when I cash out and see the lower balance, any thoughts of lower mileage balances evaporate when I am enjoying a fantastic trip someplace far away knowing that it didnt cost me any more than the tax.
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As much as I love watching my point balance climb and get a little sad when I cash out and see the lower balance, any thoughts of lower mileage balances evaporate when I am enjoying a fantastic trip someplace far away knowing that it didnt cost me any more than the tax.
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Addicted to airline miles? Check out: Mileage Workshop --- "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." - Frank Zappa (1940-93)
Oct 20, 2002 | 6:10 am
#3
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 445
It depends on your confidence level - however once they are in your account there is no economical way to move them to another carrier -
Some Options
Book Travel and Redposit and Re-book . . .. Real Cash for Every Transaction
Option Two
275,000 = 550,000 Hilton Points = Approximately 125,000 Transfered Airline Points
The best option is th Use the Miles for air travel.
I'm sorry I forgot this is the Continental Forum - Miles are for show not for go
Seriously I have 559,174 in my account and am also concerned so other suggestions would be welcome
[This message has been edited by FC_Dave (edited 10-20-2002).]
Some Options
Book Travel and Redposit and Re-book . . .. Real Cash for Every Transaction
Option Two
275,000 = 550,000 Hilton Points = Approximately 125,000 Transfered Airline Points
The best option is th Use the Miles for air travel.
I'm sorry I forgot this is the Continental Forum - Miles are for show not for go
Seriously I have 559,174 in my account and am also concerned so other suggestions would be welcome
[This message has been edited by FC_Dave (edited 10-20-2002).]
Oct 20, 2002 | 7:47 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Homosassa, FL & Ringwood, NJ -UA-G(Lifetime); SPG-Plat (Lifetime)
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Of course, this may be moving out of the frying pan and into the fire
Oct 20, 2002 | 8:28 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southeast USA
Posts: 1,253
My suggestion is for you guys to burn a few miles- especially if you can get seats at the current 20K domestic US online booking level!
The transfer to UA is a good idea if there are no seats to your destination on a given date- UA tends to have much better availability, in my opinion. Of course, don't transfer too many miles or else you might be sorry when UA plows into the ground
The transfer to UA is a good idea if there are no seats to your destination on a given date- UA tends to have much better availability, in my opinion. Of course, don't transfer too many miles or else you might be sorry when UA plows into the ground
Oct 20, 2002 | 10:54 am
#6
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I have about 350K OP miles and was trying to save them for a BF trip to Europe next year. But after reading about everyone having no luck with reward tix, I have started to use them for upgrades on hard to EUA trips. But that only works when rev mgmt puts some of the A bucket into the F bucket. It is getting impossible from EWR to LAX unless you take the 1st flight out on the weekend.