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Old Apr 17, 2018, 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by paolo64
Correct but as per the example in the original post, to earn 25000 air miles under the previous earning rate required $20000 spend, but with the lower rate it now requires $30k spend, ie 50% more.
Yeah they are the same. 33.3% decrease in point value = 50% increase in point cost to transfer
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