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My strategy for the points vs. cash dilemma was simple. I booked the CZ from CHI to OMA in coach for cash. About 11 PM my wife and I...

Yes I understand and accept the reality of demand-based pricing. What was just ridiculous was the cumbersome nature of the booking...

I have a different opinion, it would be a serious flaw in the system if the system didn't do a good job of keeping track of how many...

Totally concur. The point of my post was to two-fold: 1. illustrate both the unethical dissipation of point value when combining...

I sometimes use hotel or airline points/miles + cash to book a room/flight. Understanding that the system leans toward benefiting the...

It is clear that the implementation of points and cash is pretty much an unmitigated disaster. You cannot book points and cash with an...

That's the only way using points makes sense. The entire booking system is set up to frustrate and piss people off, not make them want...

This all sounds too complicated for me to stress over. I'll look for the lowest fare, and just pay cash, to avoid all the pitfalls...

Amtrak excels at alienating customers, but this was a new low. I tried to book the Coast Starlight LAX to SEA in January - the best...

Yes there was a Waldenbooks on the first floor which I guess went the way of the dinosaurs. There is a newly reopened Hudson bookstore...

One interesting place if you have a spare hour or so which was briefly mentioned in a previous post: There's a food court kind of...