i think that value is all in the mind of the ff member....whats it worth to you....

i always figured the mi's from company paid trips were free & that those i got from personal travel [80% or so of my totals] only cost the difference between my choice and the lower cost ticket....and of course, mr's cost what they cost, which people do when they perceive that it's worth it....of course, i have tweaked both personal and company [when i wasn't taking co time] trips...

most of the miles we used were for int'l ug's or awards for j travel....you can say that say that a 50k mi ug to a $1k coach fare for a $6k j fare makes each mi worth 10 cents, but i wouldn't have bought the $6k fare....so what's the value? i didn't save $5k but enjoyed the trip....

however, we all would like to get the lowest price per mi on a mr....so you spend a lot of time trying to find a low price /mi/pt or whatever...but in the end, it's up to you to decide the value....except for bragging rights on ft....

people rarely assign the value of their time to the cost/mi on a mr...


so, do what makes sense to you...

edit to add.....there are lots of threadsthat talk about this...

some of the recent 1's say $.02/qmi
is fantastic today....

rdm's depend on tier status and promo's

what do you think?