Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Bregenz, Austria
Programs: AA, BAEC, Alaska, Flying Blue, United, IHG, Hilton
Posts: 2,950
I tend to value miles and points conservatively for two reasons:
1. I don't value premium class flights or "aspirational" awards as highly as many do.
2. If I value the points too highly, I miss opportunities to use them, then get hit by devaluations. So I told to work on the "bird in the hand" principle.
My current values are:
AS: 13 USD/1,000 (higher than others due to stopovers on awards)
AA & UA: 11 USD/1,000
DL: 9 USD/1,000
BA: 10 GBP/1,000 (higher valuation because I am more adept at using them than other miles)
Flying Blue: 9 EUR/1,000
Hilton & IHG: 5 USD/1,000 (and falling)
Wyndham: 6 USD/1,000
Choice: 6 USD/1,000