Originally Posted by
MikeBOS
I've seen the rates vary by route, date, and class of service, with lower value for Mint and for bookings during peak periods, but with no specific pattern that I've figured out. For Mint in particular I've sometimes seen values lower than 1 cent per point, making it a pretty bad use of points...
I've traveled these routes many times (in economy), and always during peak periods since my kids are in school. This is the first time I've seen this. If JetBlue uses these low redemption rates for peak periods, this would be really bad for my travel pattern.