Unpopular opinion they aren’t skypesos people are just bad at booking deals
I constantly see on here how bad of a redemption skymiles are, but that has not been my general experience. I tend to book my travel around the deal, not specific dates which I agree is usually expensive, but if you have flexibility you can book a ton of really awesome deals for very cheap. Some flights I’ve book recently below. All are basic economy and roundtrip.
RDU -> ATL -> BOG 17k $94 roundtrip
RDU -> BOS -> DUB 27k $45 roundtrip
RDU -> LAX -> HKG 34k $54 September
RDU -> LAX -> AKL 57k $57 November
RDU -> JFK-> ARN 23k $45 May
GSO -> JFK -> MXP 27k $45 October
Is the problem with redemptions that people are looking for specific dates?