Originally Posted by camachinist
So, what is a "reasonable value" for MR points? In the above two examples, the hotel could be worth a median of about 2.5 cents per point (based on the lower room rate) and the airfare about 7.5 cents per point. Obviously, this wildly variable but thought I'd share from the actual research I did for an upcoming trip option list.
I would say that 1.5-2 cents per point would be acceptable to me and I will look for values in that range or above.
Pat
It is true that utilizing the travel packages with hotel and FF miles, and choosing a property like the Paris Marriott and business class airfare maximizes the value of both the MR points and the included frequent flyer miles. However, to those who never accumulate the necessary MR points for such a reward, or choose to cash in their points for a hotel stay or to trade in their points for miles only, the value of MR points is probably closer to a penny a point, with exceptions. For example, a common MR award would provide 1 FF mile for about 3 points. A common measure of the value of FF miles is $.02. In this instance, the MR point would be worth just under a penny.