Originally Posted by
rucksack
I have two FNAs: one good for up to 40k points and one up to 50k points.
I'm looking at a Category 5 ski hotel for a 2 night stay. The hotel is available for either $380/night incl. taxes/fees or 30,000 points/night. I'm planning to burn most of my remaining points on an aspirational stay before the switch to dynamic award pricing, so using points isn't really an option. Given this context and the uncertainty with the impending devaluation, do you think this is a good usage of these FNAs or not?
I faced a similar decision recently with a 50k cert v. $250/nt+tax and decided to use the cert.
How confident are you that you will use the free nights before June 30? In my case I was not confident at all given that I cannot make firm travel plans due to the pandemic. So I'd rather burn the cert and save almost $300 cash rather than risk potential expiration of my option.
In your circumstance the ROI for 30k is very good (>1 cent per point) but that's not an option. So I'd burn the certs for sure.