Originally Posted by aviators99

Yes, this does make it interesting. When I think about using points, I always start out thinking as though it was a legacy program. I want the ticket cost to be as high as possible, so that I am getting the most value for the points. With elevate, it's the opposite. You want the fare to be as *low* as possible! The points are worth .0215 no matter what the fare is. There's no reason to not use them for short hauls, for example.

The problem, though, is for flights like SEA-FLL, where it's $1100 each way for F. You need 55,000 points for one way! Disregarding credit card bonuses, you need to spend $11,000 on air travel to get a one-way ticket in F, within 18 months. Most people don't do that, let alone $22,000 for a round trip.