Originally Posted by IlliniDude

If you don't fly, the Premier Pass isn't for you, although even an occassional flight would give you a decent amount of flight points to convert.

I have a Citi Diamond Preferred Rewards card that pays 5 TY points per dollar at gas, grocery, drugstores and 1:1 everywhere else. I average 3-4 pts/dollar with it as I use it almost exclusively at those places and have other cards I use at restaurants and for travel. I actually just got the Premier Pass Amex (which only gives you 1 flight point/3 miles flown) so I can make 2% back at Costco (pairing a purchas pt with a flight pt) instead of the 1% I get with my current Amex.

In addition, if you shop online with Thank You Merchants, you can get 3-10 pts per dollar spent.

But where the real benefit comes in is the fixed price flight options. There are no blackout dates, so during a busy travel season when most airlines have no award availability, you can call TY network and get a flight, no matter how much the cost. If you want to book a domestic flight that would cost you $500, Thank You will book it for 25,000 points. So upon redeeming the points, you get 2:1, and that's on top of the earning ratio I described above.