Yeah, I pulled the trigger last night at 11:59 for the not-great ones (after requesting they extend the hold, but they wouldn't because there were no more), and am kinda regretting it this morning ... but, I guess there are bigger problems to worry about than almost-free tickets to SXM! And I still have one Euro trip in the bank, which might have to wait until 2014.
I hope that cc promotion for 100k miles on BA comes around again - and hope anyone who sees it will post here. I don't visit FlyerTalk very often, and haven't been a savvy, dedicated ff user - but AA was perfect for going to Italy last fall (Alps, Venice, Rome) for free, balances helped by opening a couple of cc's, and there were plenty of flights available, and not very far in advance.