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Old Nov 25, 2021 | 9:52 am
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Originally Posted by MileTrek
What's the highest possible cash value? I would say an upgrade on a long-haul INTL flight in J for $6K when you paid $1K for Y is about as good as it gets. Say I buy an eligible fare class and upgrade for 40 PP, that would be $5000/40 = $125 per point. That is on the extreme upper end. On the lower end, Kacee has it right and I routinely see those offers all the time.
Agree. I have had good luck clearing directly into TATL PZ on economy/E+ tickets recently, at booking. So, I have been able to book TATL tickets for say <US$2k that would otherwise be $8+k, at a cost of 60-80 PlusPoints for the roundtrip. But i also waitlist all domestic segments and have used 20 PP in lieu of a cash upgrade of $300...
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