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Buying airline miles

Would you say it is generally worth it to buy miles to get to however many points you need for a free trip? If so, how close would you need to be for it to be worth it?

I've got 13,000 United miles. There is a credit card offer for 30,000. Round trip to Europe is 60,000. Would it be worthwhile buying the 17,000 miles?

by Anonymousreply 1May 3, 2025 7:20 PM

you have to price out the cost of the 17k miles and the price of a trip without it and see which costs less. then you have to make sure you can actually get a trip with miles. it's a pain in the ass normally, though europe-based travel is getting desperate right now. i'm flooded with ads from companies in europe in april and may - not something i've seen since 2021.

by Anonymousreply 1May 3, 2025 7:20 PM
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