AA Miles - Need flight to Europe

[Yoko]

I have 110k AA miles and need to go to Amsterdam on 8/14/11

Should I look for a reward flight (AA or One wold partner if that's possible) or sell my miles @ 1.3 cents per mile and buy a ticket.

Thanks

[aussiebochur]

Depends how much the ticket is.
You can fly business class, if available, for that amount of miles...

[Yoko]

Does it have to be only on American Airlines or could I book thru a partner?

[aussiebochur]

Any One World partner.

[moish]

i dont know what you mean "through a partner" but for clarity, you can book on aa for a flight on a partner

[Side incomer]

I have 110k AA miles and need to go to Amsterdam on 8/14/11

Should I look for a reward flight (AA or One wold partner if that's possible) or sell my miles @ 1.3 cents per mile and buy a ticket.

Thanks

american Airline miles are worth 1.5, shouldn't be sold for less.

[aussiebochur]

american Airline miles are worth 1.5, shouldn't be sold for less.

Worth is based on how they are valued. For many the ability to redeem them for premium class travel makes them "worth" more.
In selling value, they are only "worth" as much as someone is willing to pay. Unless you are paying that price, why say that's what they're "worth"? Besides, no buying and selling here so its mute anyway.

[moish]

moot

[aussiebochur]

moot

Yes, corrected. Thanks.

[Side incomer]

Worth is based on how they are valued. For many the ability to redeem them for premium class travel makes them "worth" more.
In selling value, they are only "worth" as much as someone is willing to pay. Unless you are paying that price, why say that's what they're "worth"? Besides, no buying and selling here so its mute anyway.

It is indeed "worth" so much because a lot of buyers pay that much (I sold them 3 times for that price), although the yidishe kamtzunim pay 1.3 that won't make worth that much at all.
Regarding the buying and selling, no-one is selling or buying here, I just wanted to recalculate his calculations on a scale of 1.5.