Originally Posted by
ricktoronto
...I assume for some charitable purpose, it makes more sense to do so with cash and that goes for gift cards and anything else. Plus, subject to correction, donating points for charity earns no tax deduction. Cash does.
good point, but donating points to a charity ( if used for charitable flights) can be a good use of points. yes, no tax deduction, but the points are a loyalty gift, so you're kinda just 're-gifting' your gift i guess. donating $$ to the charity is good too.
