Pay cash. If you wait for a sale you should get tickets for around $500-600 return. A total waste of points by the time you have to pay taxes and fuel surcharges the value will be very little.
I agree. A lot of the daily deal web sites are running offer after offer for Asian flights and accommodation including Bali so best not to waste your points at the moment.
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