Miami to New York in a roomette for 2 travelers for 15,000 points is a far more palatable option than two
coach redemptions for 5,500 points each, for example.
Coach redemptions start at the equivalent of 70,000 AmEx MR points round - trip, which isn't too bad, but round - trip redemptions start at 225,000 for business class.
The exception is for transcontinental flights to Europe, where the front cabin is sold as «Business Class,» so those cabins cost only 2 times as much as
a coach redemption.
You'll get the best value for your miles for
coach redemptions.
Your 1.5 TBV becomes 1.6, your 1.6 TBV becomes 1.8, and your 1.7 TBV becomes 1.9 — very close to the 2:1 value we seek on
a coach redemptions with traditional frequent flyer programs.
I've seen another blogger that assigns values, but those values seem to be inflated because he bases them on premium redemptions rather than
coach redemptions.