re: Miles / Points travel consulting

just read your review. sucks about your food experience. we definitely had a different food experience from IAD to CDG, even though we we had the old business class seats. We had poached lobster appetizer and the entrees we had were great, too.

I also just booked our family of four (via AF) for next summer. I get a 'sabbatical' from work for a little over a month, and we're going to see family in Ireland, friends in London and then spend a few weeks in Spain. I saw some deals on AF (plus they give a child discount, even with points). I book IAD-CDG-DUB and the return from Malaga: AGP-CDG-IAD for 105,875 points per person (r/t)... so a total of 423,500 points (plus about $600/person in fees) for business class.

I hesitate taking my kids in business class with us, because I don't want them to be spoiled brats, but it was actually fewer points than many of the economy awards redemptions I saw. I also hate to have a layover, but again... hard to pass up a good deal.