Originally Posted by
BenSenise
the percentage return is only accurate when you get a ticket at the maximum price allowed. If you get a ticket that had a base fare of let's say $200, then your return is 6.7%
BUT, do you have to pay taxes & fees on these tickets or do the points cover the whole cost? in the latter case the return could potentially be even higher than 10%. i've never used fixed price redemptions of this kind before, like RBC Rewards and Air Miles to name a couple.
You have to pay taxes, fees
and career surcharges (like YQ). You can book a flight which is more expensive than the maximum in which case you pay the difference (so the ticket is not free at all but at least you get the maximum credit from the points)