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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 10:14 pm
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Originally Posted by ChinTravel
.... Here is my math:
BOS-SFO, about $240 round trip. To hit 1K, you need $240*19 ~= $4600
Segment run, about $30 per segment, To hit 1K, you need $30 * 120 ~= $3600
It seems segment run makes more sense.
Except....
You need to factor in the value of the RDM differential.

The 100K bis yields 200K RDM.
The 120 segs probably yield only 120K RDM

So - what are 80K RDM worth?
United's travel options thinks that they are worth 3 cents each, or $2400. More realistic valuation has them worth 1.5-2 cents each, or $1200-$1600
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