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Old Jul 2, 2019, 12:57 pm
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jsloan
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
You’re easily getting $4000+ back in rebate from $12,000 of your own money spent on air travel? That must be some very interesting and selective travel purchase habits you have.
Not really. If you value GPUs at $400 each, RPUs at $150 each, and miles at $0.01 each, a 1K flyer is getting a minimum of $4,320 in value. You can quibble about the specific amounts, but it's not an unreasonable valuation for passengers who are able to use the certificates.
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