If I book and pay with points for a reservation that totals $5,000 (or more) on my business platinum card -- where I earn 1.5x for large purchases -- how many points do I get?
Using $5000 as an example would this be c
rrect?
$5,000 charged to the account
500,000 points deducted
$5,000 posted to the account for pay-with-points
25,000 points earned for 5x spent on airline tix
2,500 bonus points for the extra 0.5x based on $5000 or more in a single purchase
250,000 posted to the account after ~30 days
Net payment (I'm still in 50% land): 225000 points