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TWA Fan 1
No, it doesn't have a pretty low value, it has no value, no marginal value, that is, vis-a-vis the standard roundtrip reward.
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I ask you again, who would do that and why? As you think about your answer, we can agree that someone who doesn't know better (aka a dupe) would do this, but I'm interested in who else would opt for this.
If you need a one-way premium reward you can get it at a discount by booking the return in Y. That will provide a discount.
Do you feel that the EasyPass scheme exists to fleece the customers, err, dupes? After all, who would pay double to get on a flight, right?
And, like I said last night, I do not think the folks at HQ are trying to make this sound like a great value. They do not advertise or publicize it at all. They're not encouraging folks to book this way. Most agents apparently are unaware of its existence. Sure, it happens to be an option in the computers for the customer who does need it. But CO isn't going out and trying to sell it as the best thing since sliced bread.
To your SPG "analogy" if I only need one night and that's the going rate then that's what I'd pay. Because that's what it costs. There is no rule that says the ratios have to be linear.