Originally Posted by
synergistic
That factor actually makes it difficult for me to decide which flights to use points on - the points are worth more on short flights, of which we take many, but those are the same flights I'd prefer to pay cash for to earn segments for A-List. Decisions, decisions...
Pay cash until you reach your segment count target: 25, 50, or 100. Then use points for cheap flights and pay cash for expensive flights.