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Oct 29, 2012 | 12:34 pm

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eknock007

Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: LAX

Programs: Peon status: last row in economy and the occassional upgrade at roach motels.

Posts: 617

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Originally Posted by stupidzbu

I've never dealt with UR or TY points .... what is considered a good valuation for them?

At 1:1 with most airlines, I guess that puts them around .02/point?

Depends on how you earn and how you spend them. We earn through both CC and banking. My wife and I use our ThankYou points to buy airfare only. You can't transfer them to airlines but they are good for discounted or free airfare (depends on where you are going and how you want to fly). If you have a Citi Premier card your points are valued at 33% more so a trip that cost $399 will cost you 30K points (30000x1.33=39900). You can also do partial redemptions. You can only booked through the ThankYou website which I believe is powered by Expedia.

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