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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: MCI
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AS MVP, UA Silver, WN A-List, Marriott LT Titanium, HH Diamond
Posts: 53,010
I've bailed a day early on a Travel Package a couple times before...it's still the best award in the MR program, even taking a conservative valuation on the hotel portion.
The stealth devaluation to me is in the category creep...not so much the airline miles conversions that were always bad to begin with.