Originally Posted by
paris1000
This current offer from FB at maximal value is $0.0177 per mile, which isn't bad relative to recent offers from AA ($0.0181) and AS ($0.021).
For an example, on 5/22 AF 66 CDG-LAX (J) is $7,255, or 119,500 FB miles. For someone intent on that direct flight on that day, paying $2,115 for those 119,500 (if that person had zero miles in their FB account, which isn't likely) miles isn't a horrible proposition.
I think it is not fair to judge the mile's value in a one-way ticket.
The R/T with CDG-LAX on 5/22 then return in 5/29 is only showing $2459 USD. In this case, if someone redeems a ticket at 180k miles R/T plus around $500 tax, the value per mile comes down to $0.109. Even with the lowest redemption (125k miles R/T) will still be $0.0156 per mile.
The only way to achieve a higher redemption value is the promo award, like last month's YUL-CDG at 53k miles R/T + $560 tax ($750 CAD), the lowest ticket price was $3700 CAD (~$2800 USD), thus the value per mile can go up to $0.0422.
There is also the MIA-PAP-PTP-FDF-CAY shuttle can usually have a decent value (in economy, $1200 ticket price at 25k miles R/T).