Thank you everyone who has given me so much advice on this topic.
I am still a bit torn on this so I have narrowed it down to this (for now anyway)
I have my pe upgrade x2 from my amex card and 360k miles.
A
man - atlanta reward flight pe
atlanta - vegas/sfo paid for with cash
vegas to manchester uc reward flights
total cost 260k miles and £1690 cash
or
B
return flights from lon to vegas ec reward flights 170000 miles plus £836.84
will need to buy return flights from lba
and then hope I can use my upgrade voucher for one leg and upgrade with points for the other.
what is stopping me is for A what happens if I don't manage cheap enough connection flights from atlanta to vegas?
option B what happens if there is never any upgrades??? and by the time I have upped the taxes I might be better just going for option A
any comments please?
I could fly uc man - vegas and return vegas - man but I feel I will have wasted my upgrades and £140
I am still a bit torn on this so I have narrowed it down to this (for now anyway)
I have my pe upgrade x2 from my amex card and 360k miles.
A
man - atlanta reward flight pe
atlanta - vegas/sfo paid for with cash
vegas to manchester uc reward flights
total cost 260k miles and £1690 cash
or
B
return flights from lon to vegas ec reward flights 170000 miles plus £836.84
will need to buy return flights from lba
and then hope I can use my upgrade voucher for one leg and upgrade with points for the other.
what is stopping me is for A what happens if I don't manage cheap enough connection flights from atlanta to vegas?
option B what happens if there is never any upgrades??? and by the time I have upped the taxes I might be better just going for option A
any comments please?
I could fly uc man - vegas and return vegas - man but I feel I will have wasted my upgrades and £140