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Dec 3, 2002 | 7:35 am

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ql2112

Join Date: Sep 2002

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">American, Delta, United: 1.04 cents
Continental, Northwest: 1.116 cents
Alaska, America West, Hawaiian: 1.13 cents
Southwest: 1.63 cents (1 segment = $16.30)
US Airways wasn't on the list.

Hotels:

Marriott: .37 cents/point
HHonors: .31 cents/point
Priority Club: .39 cents/point
Starwood wasn't on the list.</font>

We've had many discussions on this board about the value of airline and hotel miles/points. Bottom line is that it is impossible to put a number on them that is acceptable to everybody: it's personal.
Yahoo suggests a accuracy (by using very exact numbers with several decimals) that simply is not possible. If a decision is based on Yahoo's calculation I think the wrong decision will be made.
The value of GoldPoints is ridiculous IMHO.

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