Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
its not a scam... thats how their system works, and to me that makes it worthless
plus, lack of international first class.
its clearly your fault for not understanding that, even though you could say they were somewhat misleading.
Let's be nice. The orignal poster is new to Flyer Talk.
Yes. The program works as follows:
a. 1 point per $ spent
b. 2 points per $ spent at grocery stores, etc.
c. Each point that is earned can be matched by a flight point.
d. If you keep flight points laying you effectively earn:
2 pt = 1 purchase pt + 1 flight pt per $ spent
4 pt = 1 purchase pt + 1 flight pt per $ spent at grocery stores, etc.
On average, this is comparable or better than all Citi Thankyou Cards except for Chairman Card. (For some people, other cards may be better.)
These points are great except that they cannot be used for upgrades. I primarily use the points for purchasing gift cards. This guarantees a 2-6% earning per $ spent on my Chairman Card. In your case it would be a 2-4% earning on your PP Elite. That is pretty good these days.
ThankYou points are useful for Domestic coach travel.