You all might find the "Rewarding Your Loyalty" article in this month's Sky magazine interesting. This link should hopefully take you to the first page.
http://msp.imirus.com/Mpowered/book/vds2015/i8/p14
As for redemptions, I'm planning to make my next redemption to Europe for next September as soon as the dates are bookable. Checking routes for patterns in order to help with my search when the time comes to book, I'm seeing plenty of low J availability at 62.5k as long as you continue to follow the adage of booking partners and being prepared to get to the international gateway on your own dime. While the second part isn't ideal, it certainly isn't new.