Originally Posted by sperberj
OK, so help me out here.
Now, I am faced with the following dilemma
Trip to Europe - DL Skymiles 50,000 coach, 90,000 business
Cost - About $700 coach, $3,800 business (just quick Orbitz price checks)
700 / 50,000 = 1.4 cents per mile
3,800 / 90,000 = 4.22 cents per mile
Perhaps answering my dilemma, I should pay cash for the coach ticket But, if I want to go business, I would be wise to use miles. The higher cents per mile, the better.
Right?
The question is what will an upgradeable ticket cost. If it was say $1,400 you would be saving $2,400 for 40000 miles. That is about 6 cents per mile and you would also be earning say 8,000 miles. Valued at 1.6 cents that is worth $128. If they will be used for international travel they are worth 2 to 6 cents. You can add these values to your savings/point value calculations.