Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
Agree.. the redemption thresholds don't look very attractive. For example Europe in economy.. median points is 60,000 @ $1,300, only just north of 2.1 cents per point possible.
After December 31st, 2013, no conversion to AE points possible, which makes it even less attractive.
AE points aren't worth 2.1 CPM.
800/35000 is 2.3 CPM which may be useful for longer/more expensive transcons.