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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts) Thu Jun 23, 2022, 09:10 AM Jun 2022

Frequent Flyer free tix [View all]

Been trying to get back to Europe for a while. Got an AA card and are up to 200k points.

A first class tix now costs 700k points !!!!! Or, they are doing something new now.... 250k points plus $919 in cash. Which I guess is kind of the same as buying an economy ticket with an upgrade? Just plugged in a simple search JFK to Paris.

I've been a member of AA frequent flyer forever.. and it always feels like whenever I want to go somewhere they have upped the number of points needed and I'm always a little bit behind

Anyone else dealing with this?

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Frequent Flyer free tix [View all] Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 OP

from where to where? CurtEastPoint Jun 2022 #1

Just plugged in JFK to Paris. I do know that some European cities are cheaper to fly to Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #3

Two weeks in Sept 2023 Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #4

I see around $900 RT nonstop which is pretty damn good for $$ not miles. Using Kayak. CurtEastPoint Jun 2022 #8

Not first class thi right? Ya understand need to Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #9

All of them have raised the points needed for travel in the last six months. sinkingfeeling Jun 2022 #2

First time we went, had enough points for two free first class tickets Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #5

I recall that moving target Yonnie3 Jun 2022 #6

Ha. Traveled a lot for work too. I remember we would buy Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #10

Never would do such a thing Yonnie3 Jun 2022 #11

:). Remember Pat Jones was our favorite :-) Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #13

I've stopped using FF miles for trips... VarryOn Jun 2022 #7

Interesting. So you mean like gold status and it's worth it to you Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #12

Any status is better than none... VarryOn Jun 2022 #14