"Cash + Points" as a new other form of payment
Apr 30, 2024, 3:56 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: ATL
Posts: 1,930
"Cash + Points" as a new other form of payment
Too confusing for me to figure out the value, and I need to spend cash to earn CP and AL+. Just booked a flight with a Flight Credit and saw this option for the first time
Apr 30, 2024, 4:22 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
Posts: 8,712
Penny a point. Better than "miles and more" gifts cards (.67 cent per point) and less than the 1.3 penny per point (a somewhat accepted general value here - not sure if that's changed recently).
Not sure why to use them this way except to burn off low balance accounts.
Actually could be a $50 off gift to the millions of infrequent travelers thrown billions of points after the meltdowns. But who will tell them?
Not sure why to use them this way except to burn off low balance accounts.
Actually could be a $50 off gift to the millions of infrequent travelers thrown billions of points after the meltdowns. But who will tell them?
Last edited by joshua362; Apr 30, 2024 at 4:54 pm Reason: typo, extra thought.
Apr 30, 2024, 9:02 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: AS MVPG, WN A-List
Posts: 104
Penny a point. Better than "miles and more" gifts cards (.67 cent per point) and less than the 1.3 penny per point (a somewhat accepted general value here - not sure if that's changed recently).
Not sure why to use them this way except to burn off low balance accounts.
Actually could be a $50 off gift to the millions of infrequent travelers thrown billions of points after the meltdowns. But who will tell them?
Not sure why to use them this way except to burn off low balance accounts.
Actually could be a $50 off gift to the millions of infrequent travelers thrown billions of points after the meltdowns. But who will tell them?
May 1, 2024, 8:27 am
#4
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,869
I had to go check this, can hardly believe it's true. I'm a segment qualifier, very grateful for this bone being thrown!
May 1, 2024, 10:27 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 72
May 2, 2024, 8:46 am
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Nashville -Past DL Plat, FO, WN-CP, various hotel programs
Programs: DL-MM, AA, SW w/companion,HiltonDiamond, Hyatt PLat, IHF Plat, Miles and Points Seeker
Posts: 11,084
Anything less that $.01 per point is foolish. Okay for someone that has some orphaned points, but in general...
