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Old Jul 2, 2015, 6:41 pm
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josephstern
 
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Originally Posted by JamieDee78
Actually the 10% to 5% sounds worse than it really is. It's really only .1% less. However, the real killer is the $100 minimum redemption limit. Losing the ability to redeem against smaller charges typically under $100, such as taxis, trains, theme parks, award flight taxes/fees and cheap LCC flights really stinks big time. That eliminates a ton of use for many people.
Unless you do what you quoted and make an air reservation that is cancelable, redeem the money, and cancel the flight.
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