Originally Posted by nachspeise
(3) Can you break down the cost problem. Using me as an example you should make a tidy sum. Three trips can be booked, the $99 companion, the $100 off, and the PC passes if you include the PC passes as use for another round trip. I always used them separately. So here's what you'll make:
PP: $136
$100 off $430 ticket = $330
$99 on a $500 ticket = $600
PC coupon trip = $450
Total: $1516
How does this type of behavior figure in to your cost estimates?
My guess is that this type of behavior does not figure at all. If 0.1% of OnePass members purchase the PP, I would say that 0.01% of those actually book three trips (actually four if you count your companion's ticket) just to use up the coupons. That would be like staying ten nights in an expensive hotel just to earn enough points for a free night.
So in your scenario it is more like:
PP: $136
$100 off $430 ticket = -$100
$99 on a $500 ticket = -$401
PC coupon (2)= -$50
7500 miles @ $0.02/mi = -$150
Total: -$565