He admits that the journey was exhausting, but ultimately worth it.
“To put it into some kind of perspective, it’s enough miles for two first-class tickets between the U.S. and Asia,” he notes.
“If I would have paid cash for them, they would have each cost me over $20,000.”
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“It’s too late for you to do anything. But here’s what you don’t do. Do not buy a more expensive ticket to earn miles. You’d be playing into what the airlines want. It’s okay to earn fewer miles on a cheap ticket, because you’ll still be able to find cheap awards out there,” he says.
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