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Oct 22, 2014 | 2:11 pm

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roki

Join Date: Feb 2012

Location: LAX

Programs: AA, TY, UR, UA, US, WN, MR, SPG

Posts: 1,453

Quote:

Originally Posted by pooter03

Roki,
The 5% cash back on restaurants is better than the 5 points on the Forward (which probably comes out closer to 3 or 4%.)

I don't get how this is the case, unless you truly are strictly a CASH rewards person. You can redeem TY points 1:1 on Travel, Gift Cards, Student Loan Payments, and Mortgage Payments. Pair in a Premier or Prestige and you can get a 25%-60% bump if you redeem for travel.

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