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Oct 1, 2008 | 11:43 pm

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mvoight

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Originally Posted by anc305

" What is a mile worth " is always very subjective . But one thing that I have not seen on this thread is a reference of exchanging AA miles for points in hotel loyalty programs. I booked a reward that yeilded a rate of 4 cents per mile even after taking into consideration the miles transfer fee and the points I would have gotten from the paid stay in the hotel program.

I used 170K HH points for 6 nights at a hotel going for over $600 per night.
It wasn't a bad deal for the equivalent of 85K AA miles plus $25, so a return of over 4 cents per mile.

I am earning at 1.9 cents per RDM on my trip to Florida later this month.
So, trips like these are cost effective.

I am flying to SEA for 0 cents per mile in a few days, since it is a work trip, giving me 2784 RDM.
So, while I don't get for the hours of my free time that I am away from home, at least on the flight I will make FF "money".

Last edited by mvoight; Oct 1, 2008 at 11:48 pm

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