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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 12:25 am
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Carolinian
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Originally Posted by azepine00
In theory considering the falling hotel and airfare prices and rising dollar 2009 should be a point/mile earning not burning year.

The same Hilton Venice mentioned by OP was going for $350+ 18 months ago when I spent my points there but it's $150-200 right now.

For the same reason now is a great time to buy a car, invest in stocks etc etc

Of course if one's personal travel (or any other) budget is non-existent the point is moot.
Will the falling value of DL/NW miles, which are becoming the Zimbabwe dollars of the sky, it is a time to BURN BABY BURN if you have the misfortune to be holding them. On other programs, earning may be a better bet.
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