Originally Posted by
vurban
Just wondering, most of these mileage run bring in free upgrades to the elite members. So, say you pay $1000 for 16000 base miles, you'd get a mileage run of 6.5 cents a mile. But when you factor in (4) 500 upgrades ($200 per if your an elite member) it brings the mileage run to 5 cents a mile. And if your one to buy miles at the end of the year (maybe for that 1st class SYD ticket next year?) the trip would net you 16000 plus your elite bonus ( 4000-16000 depending) which would run $700 to $1000). That would effectively bring the mileage run to 0 cents a mile!
Ain't Rationalization Grand?
Rationalization ought to relie on what is rational. Most MRers would not impute a value of $50 to a 500-miler for various reasons, including that they are time-limited and either burn altogether or roll over into 500 of RDM. (And this is MR Discussion, not MR Deal, stuff.)