Originally Posted by
MarkOK
I find the whole tracking miles and segments and dollars all a big headache, especially when it comes to the various ways in which you can get EQM -or- EQD bonuses (but not both). For the last several years, my metrics all co-tracked, so I don't participate in tracking EQM bonuses on my citicard, for example, but it is completely meaningless without also finding the EQDs to go with it.
So, I really wouldn't mind simplification to just EQD just from the logistics standpoint of tracking targets.
Nor, would I mind mileage redemptions to be simpler. I don't have time to spend hours sorting through all of the mileage choices to see if there is any values that aren't a complete torture trip by adding a 9 hour overnight layover, and an extra stop 800 miles in the wrong direction. Of course, they could make them simpler in a way that ruins any chance of finding a good redemption, so I might just shut up now...
The future is this but not in a good way. Mileage redemptions are just going to be whatever they tell you it is without any standard to compare against so lax-nyc could be 80,000 miles, 150,000 miles or 1,200,000 miles on any given day and that’s just what it is. Come back hours or days later and it will change again. That’s pure dynamic pricing. Sure you might save a few thousand miles on a short haul but they aren’t doing it for your benefit. It’s designed to extract maximum miles for minimum value given.