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Old Dec 30, 2015 | 8:08 am
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Originally Posted by HIDDY
I earn my Avios/Miles for nothing so I don't get the calculator out when redeeming them in order to squeeze as much value out of them as I can.

Forget about value, consult your family and let them choose the routing.
I don't. Whilst I earn a lot of miles from being on flights, a lot also come from credit card spend. Therefore those miles have a "cost" as I could be earning cash instead via a cashback card. Plus things like the 241 have a very real cash cost. As such, I need a benchmark valuation mark to ensure I'm not better off paying cash for flights and using those miles for hotels.
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