Originally Posted by cincypix
OK I am an IRS employee in my day job as a contact rep on the biz hotline ...
so here's my .02
USING CARDS TO PAY YOUR TAXES IS A RIPOFF IF YOU WANT MILES!....
cincypix:
Sorry - but you are wrong.
I got 5,000 + 5,000 (bonus... today) = 10,000 Starpoints for $124.50 .. That is 1.245 cent/point.I can exchange this to airmiles and
get 25% (20,000P = 25.000M),
AND: You can receive (another) 30% more BA Miles when you transfer your hotel points to BA Miles between April 20 and July 20, 2006.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...ct=RD_HOTELPTM
Even with Starwood it's a good deal: I pay $124.50 for a nice hotel, which would have cost $200+...OK, I don't get points for that night, but I kept $5,000 for another month 'in my pocket'