1. Is there a trip? Dates + destination (flexible is fine).
  2. Is space bookable now at a rate you’d take?
  3. Does the bonus help that trip (not a theoretical someday)?
  4. Transfer trip-sized amounts (+ small buffer). One-way is forever.

No trip + no space = leave points in the bank. “Just in case” is how balances get stuck.

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