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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,579
Hmmm ... you're right ... that is an even better value, and actually I would argue that the best reward regardless of cost is:
20 free nights (2 10-night certificates), 4 round-trip coach tickets anywhere in the world (served by Marriott's airline partners) and 11 free days on a 4-door full size rental car.
That is probably the best award ... even when you factor in the cost of 425,000 points, that's only $42,500 of spend.