Originally Posted by
sigma6
I don't understand why airlines don't target families and their annual summer/winter vacations. I fly 1-2 year but were are a family of 3. If we spend 30-50k a year on gas, groceries, eating out, back to school with new laptops etc, that all gets translated to points. Even at the lowest 1x .01 value, that's $300 going to the airlines instead of amazon or best buy at the end of the year. Of course, if you dangle premium seats for a little more I might save them for a big trip.
That is one of the reasons I chose Hilton for a credit card. I don't travel much (didn't really get much paid time off before, and now I can usually take a week off at a time/do not travel for work). So the categories of groceries and drugstores (while available) helped accumulate points. And at the time, I would have been able to redeem for some big trips, just through spend. Then the devaluation happened. Make it too available and it hurts all.