Not exact matches
Travel website The
Points Guy lists a
valuation of 1.9 cents per Membership
Rewards point; based on that, the welcome offer is worth around $ 1,140.
These
point valuations put the
rewards rate of this card at anywhere between 1 % and 5 % - skewing closer to 1 %, most of the time.
Based on our
valuation of IHG
Reward Points, we estimate this bonus to be worth $ 512.
You will spend atleast $ 10,000 so that is an additional 10,000 Rapid
Rewards points, which is equivalent to $ 160 worth of travel (1.6 cent per
point valuation).
Get a $ 300 travel statement credit plus the 50,000 Ultimate
Rewards points as a signup bonus (worth $ 1000 at a
valuation of 2 cents per
point.
That's because your $ 2500 in spend will earn you 7500 Ultimate
Rewards points, and at a
valuation of 2 cents per
point, that's $ 150.
For example, The
Points Guy's
valuation puts Capital One
rewards at 1 cent per point, while Chase Ultimate Rewards ® are valued at 2.1 cents per
rewards at 1 cent per
point, while Chase Ultimate
Rewards ® are valued at 2.1 cents per
Rewards ® are valued at 2.1 cents per
point.
However, based on TPG's current
valuations, American Express Membership
Rewards points are worth approximately 1.9 cents apiece.
For better understanding of how this
valuation works, read the first installment: Best and Worst Examples of Using Chase Ultimate
Rewards Points — The Portal.
The notion is that stability is low risk and volatility is high risk, but actually the difference between or the tipping
point between risk and
reward is the
valuation, i.e., what is priced in?
Here are the current August
valuations for miles and
points from The Points Guy when looking at Ultimate Rewards transfer par
points from The
Points Guy when looking at Ultimate Rewards transfer par
Points Guy when looking at Ultimate
Rewards transfer partners.
For better understanding of how this
valuation works, read the first installment: Best and Worst Examples of Using Chase Ultimate
Rewards Points — The Portal.
Note that the $ 0.02 per
point valuation comes from transferring your Membership
Rewards points to travel partners.
Brands vary with their
point valuations, so compare them to the sign - up bonuses and the ongoing
rewards.
Instead, PayPal's MasterCard
points usually translate into less than one cent per
point, so if you're looking to get the best
rewards point bang for your buck, you need to be aware of this lower
valuation.
Depending on the worth you assign to your Membership
Rewards points, your personal
valuations may vary.
Each card can net you 50,000 Ultimate
Rewards for a total of 100,000, which at a
valuation of 2.1 cents per
point, comes out out to $ 2,100 worth of travel.
I'll use a conservative
valuation of 1.25 cents per
point based on their cash value when used to book travel through Ultimate
Rewards» own travel agency.
I value IHG
Rewards points at around 0.6 cents each so, based on that
valuation, each transaction of $ 1,000 or more would earn the card holder an effective rebate of $ 60.
For better understanding of this
valuation, read the Best and Worst Examples of Using Chase Ultimate
Rewards Points — The Portal.
Based on my
valuations of Marriott
Rewards points and AAdvantage miles you get the best value when you convert 270,000 Marriott
Rewards points to a Marriott Category 1 - 5 Certificate and 144,000 AAdvantage miles (including 20 % bonus):
TPG pegs United miles at 1.5 cents apiece in his most recent
valuations, while Marriott
Rewards points come in at just 0.7 cents apiece.
Someone with 100,000 Marriott
Rewards points (which isn't that many) would value their balance at $ 1,000 using the first
valuation method while I would only value it at $ 700 — that's 30 % less.
The other thing I can do now that I have a
valuation for Marriott
Rewards points is decide how good their new «cash &
points» offering is and if / when I should use it.
A mid-tier Marriott would probably fall into Category 6 or 7 (30,000 — 35,000 Marriott
Rewards points / night) so, using what I'd be prepared to pay for one of those hotels, I get a
valuation of $ 0.0064 — $ 0.0083 per
point.
Typical
valuations for Ultimate
Rewards points range from 1.5 to 2.0 cents per
point, which makes this bonus worth between $ 1,500 and $ 2,000.
Using my
valuation of $ 0.005 /
Rewards Point I'm earning $ 5 for around 60 seconds work (includes switching on my computer, logging in, checking the right answer and the sending a tweet) and that's the sort of Math I enjoy.
With a
valuation of 1.8 cents each, that's an additional $ 243 worth of Membership
Rewards points earned.
Even if the gift card never gets used the Membership
Rewards points are still being purchased at a very good price... even with my conservative
valuation of Amex's currency.
You'll realize the best
valuation for your
points by booking flights on the corresponding
rewards travel portal as redemption values can be much greater.
I'm not comfortable transferring
points I value at 1.5 cents into a
rewards program that sells its miles at less than that
valuation.
Plus, this card comes with a decent sign - up bonus that sometimes offers as much as 30,000 Membership
Rewards, which would be worth $ 540 based on a
valuation of 1.8 cents per
point.
Even with a conservative
valuation of 1.5 cents per Ultimate
Reward point, it's easy to calculate if it's worth holding on to the Sapphire Reserve on bonus earning alone.
Based on
valuations of 1.8 cents for both Membership
Rewards and Ultimate
Rewards points I also have included the overall return of... Read more
3,500 Membership
Rewards points are worth around $ 60 depending on your
valuation of Amex
points; meaning if you're just going to make and eat the meals you'll come out ahead of most standard meal costs.
* To value the bonus, we multiplied the number of
points by our
point valuation, which we calculate by looking at the average value of
rewards rooms and flights across dates and locations.
For example, book a room with 10,000 Membership
Rewards points by transferring them to Choice Privileges and you'll obtain a
valuation of 2 cents per
point.
I list Rapid
Rewards points at 1.3 cents apiece in my most recent
valuations, so the bonus is worth at least $ 650.
The card also offers you solid everyday earning of 1.9 % on all purchases (again based on TPG's
valuations), but you can also earn double Membership
Rewards points for all purchases made through the American Express Travel website.
Keep in mind that according to TPG's
valuations, Chase Ultimate
Rewards are worth 2.1 cents per
point, Citi ThankYou
points are 1.6 cents per
point and Amex Membership
Rewards are 1.9 cents per
point.
However, Marriott
Rewards points don't rank as highly in TPG's monthly
valuations, pegged at just 0.7 cents in his most recent version.
If you max out the 5x category on the Ink Plus, you'll be raking in 250,000 Ultimate
Rewards points per year — worth $ 5,250 based on TPG's latest
valuations.
Based on TPG's most recent
valuation of 1.9 cents per Membership
Rewards point, the welcome offer alone is worth $ 950.
Unfortunately, you can only convert Membership
Rewards points into Elevate
points at a 2:1 ratio, but you can still easily get over 2 cents of value out of each
point, hence TPG pegging Elevate
points at 2.4 cents apiece in his most recent
valuations.
However, based on TPG's current
valuations, American Express Membership
Rewards points are worth approximately 1.9 cents apiece.
Get a $ 300 travel statement credit plus the 50,000 Ultimate
Rewards points as a signup bonus (worth $ 1000 at a
valuation of 2 cents per
point.