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Chicago Tribune
Frequent flyer miles: A close look
IdeaWorks compared ticket costs for 170 representative itineraries with the miles required to obtain both limited-availability “saver” award seats and almost-always-available “standard” award seats. The inquiry covered 50 domestic itineraries on 10 “major” and largely long-haul routes, 50 Hawaiian trips and 170 trips to Asian, European, and other long-haul markets.