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You could easily get the equivalent of more than 1.5 c/p if you used 1:1 mile transfers and booked flights carefully. Southwest values its points at around 1.7
by vinay427 10y ago
You could easily get the equivalent of more than 1.5 c/p if you used 1:1 mile transfers and booked flights carefully. Southwest values its points at around 1.7 if I recall correctly, and most that don't have fixed rates are higher.
- ghaff 10y agoValuing mileage and hotel points is tough. The rule of thumb used to be 2 cents per mile but programs have been degraded sufficiently that it's probably lower now. In practice, I find that the things that give me the most theoretical bang for the buck are things like first class international travel or room upgrades that I wouldn't have necessarily paid face cash value for. And travel rewards often require longer term planning than I find I can easily do. I get a lot of miles and hotel points anyway so I usually end up taking the very fungible 1 cent per dollar spent when I have the choice.