Written by stevento @ FlyerTalk Forums – MilesBuzz
For the past 8+ yrs, we always traveled as a family of 4, TATL/TPAC, during school breaks, with very inflexible timings, so it made sense to keep the miles total at around 2M for maximum flexibility across different alliances.
This summer we had…
Author: stevento
Is the award game dying?
Written by stevento @ FlyerTalk Forums – MilesBuzz
I consider myself fairly competent in the awards game. Up until recently, we traveled with our two teenage kids extensively, and having to redeem 3-4 trips/yr, 4 seats in J on same plane, very inflexible dates due to work and school, to a variety…
Confession: I regularly book Standard-level awards
Written by stevento @ FlyerTalk Forums – MilesBuzz
I like saving miles as much as the next guy, but every once in a while, I look at ticket prices for certain dates, and end up booking at the Standard level.
Case in point- SFO-NYC on Thanksgiving Sunday.
Cash tickets are $500+.
UA is 25k…