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Old May 18, 2017 | 12:40 am
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Originally Posted by ricculus
Honestly, I think that is the essence of my question to the board.
Actually, my question was a rhetorical question.

The value of points/miles is determined at the time when they are used. They are not futures or options you can really predict. Beside - points/miles have a destiny to devaluation. It is only a matter of when.

(This is the part you should never trust anyone who claim this values that...)

I asked you:

Originally Posted by garykung
Another question for you to consider - do you believe you can do better than 1.5?
What I actually meant was can you use UR to book a trip that can worth close to 2. If yes, then it is not a good use. If not, you know what to do.
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