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Jan 13, 2022 | 2:11 pm

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Originally Posted by DreAAmliner

I just booked a hotel and selected the room that was $25 more to get 1,000 more miles.
then on the checkout screen, they let me buy an additional 1,000 miles for $25.

I will report back if they all code as base or not. Seems like RocketMiles was able to figure that out....

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Originally Posted by chitown85

I have also seen 2,000 extra for $40. Maybe it varies based on the room or stay type. Either way, seems like a good value for both the RDMs and the LPs combined. I probably wouldn't opt to do it if LPs weren't part of the value proposition. Great tool to top up status later in the year without having to get on a plane.

It has already been reported that the extra miles post as "bonus" miles, and will most likely not count as LPs. You are paying more than 2 cents for each of those miles which are purely RDMs. Not a great deal.

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