For the Amex cards, the 2 cents
per point valuation comes in the form of a 50 % rebate, so you'll need double the number of required points in your account in order to make redemptions with half the points returned afterwards.
Using the 1.25 cent
per point valuation through the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal, this bonus is the equivalent of $ 687.50 to spend on travel.
But because the 72 cent
per point valuation only happens on the base fare portion of the ticket cost, you'll see differing amounts of ACTUAL value.
Maybe, but when I can get 3x ThankYou points for travel, 2x for dining and entertainment, 9 transfer partners including Singapore Airlines, and a guaranteed 1.6 cents
per point valuation on any American or US Airways airfare, I'd say it pretty much evens out.
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).
I don't even know if the 1.75 cents
per point valuation is applicable to these cards, or if it is only for the former Wells Fargo Visa Signature card.
Using that 1.8 cent
per point valuation, without exploiting any bonus categories we'd have to spend roughly $ 5,277 to earn $ 95 worth of UR points.
Unlike the CSR, you won't be able to transfer the points out to partners, meaning you're capped off at the 1.5 cents
per point valuation.