Originally Posted by Kacee

Not only have earnings on cheaper tickets dropped significantly, but the value of the miles is way down as well. It used to be relatively easy to redeem UA over 2 cpp; now it's a challenge to get over 1 cpp. Bottom line is that frequent flyer programs, especially UA, have been massively devalued over the past decade. This was inevitable as publicity from bloggers publicized the outsized values that could be obtained. All good things come to an end.