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Is It Better To Pay Cash For Flight Or Redeem My Miles?
I am Executive Platinum on AA ending in March 2024 because I tried switching to Delta (obviously a mistake).
I have an awards trip booked from Boston to Sri Lanka on AA but the routing sucks.
Three flights with messy connections in the winter.
Or, I can buy for $3000 a flexible ticket with good routing and that would get me at least gold for next year.
Is the $3k worth it just to get gold and a better routing?
What would you do?
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4 Replies
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Sounds like it is totally worth it to get the better routing.
This is my first year in the AA program.
I’m currently Platinum and should make Platinum Pro soon.
Other than accelerated miles accumulation, I don’t find much benefit to Platinum.
Would putting the $3k spend on a new card help you toward a great SUB?
Either way, happy and safe travels to you.
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$3k for that routing heck no.
even to earn Gold status, hard no.
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I would normally agree with you, but I would have to go through both PHL and CDG in February.
Last time I had a connection in Paris we had four hours and almost missed our flight because we couldn’t figure out where we needed to go.
And it would be really inconvenient if I missed a leg or if weather canceled flights, because I am meeting a tour.
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I was booking AA to Australia and the searches were all over the place.
I came back several times and finally got a reasonable one.
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