Tickets, please.

Plane tickets to be precise. I really want to go somewhere!

So, with American Express I have $200 of any plane ticket I buy. At Northwest Airlines, I have almost 30,000 points. That's about $300. So, if I can get at least a discounted plane ticket from Northwest and use American Express to pay for part/all of the rest, where should I go?

Well, I'll tell you right now I really want to go to Aruba. I'm just waiting for a good travel buddy to come along...or to double my rewards points (spend a lot more money) so I can bring a friend.

"Kevin," I say to myself, "you're going to Paris in January and March. Just cool it." But then I tell that little voice to bite me because I want to go somewhere warm...