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Nov 1, 2025 | 3:36 pm

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Adam Smith

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Originally Posted by YYJ _SLF

I have no idea how the new AP points regime will impact the dynamic pricing of AP redemptions going forward.

My WAG is that SEs will get a larger share of the total points pool than they did in the past but I don't know if the total pool will be larger or smaller than it was in the past which will drive redemption costs.

My intuition is that the total pool will be smaller and that redemption costs will drop in absolute terms going forward but I could be completely wrong.

Most points are issued for credit card spending, not flying. I doubt the new earning regime is going to have a material impact either way (say, no more +/- 20%), but it doesn't matter because flying is still a drop in the bucket.

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