On the other hand, Southwest (which is a Chase transfer partner) has a fixed -
value redemption system where their Rapid Rewards points are worth 70 to 80 points per dollar, which comes out to 1.43 cents per point at best.
Southwest uses a revenue - based, fixed -
value redemption system in which the number of points you need to redeem for your ticket is proportional to the cash value of that ticket.
Not exact matches
The new program will have an easy - to - remember
redemption system, with 10,000 points
valued at $ 10, 20,000 points at $ 20, and so on, to a maximum single transaction
redemption of $ 500.
Virgin Atlantic offers a route - based chart for Virgin America
redemptions which, depending on airfare prices at any given time, can make for better
redemptions than using Virgin America's fixed - point
value system.
The
value of these Fixed Value Closed System points can also change, as Citi recently did, dropping the value of one TYP from 1.33 cents to 1.25 for travel redemp
value of these Fixed
Value Closed System points can also change, as Citi recently did, dropping the value of one TYP from 1.33 cents to 1.25 for travel redemp
Value Closed
System points can also change, as Citi recently did, dropping the
value of one TYP from 1.33 cents to 1.25 for travel redemp
value of one TYP from 1.33 cents to 1.25 for travel
redemption.
Also, the
redemption values of points will not vary as much as with zone - or distance - based
systems, so you have a good idea of what your points are worth.
There is great
value on Virgin America however, which uses a
value - based
redemption system for its own flights, but can be booked on a distance - based chart through Hawaiian.
One of the worst ways to use your Hawaiian miles is with Jet Blue, which operates its own award program on a
value - based
redemption system that pegs the price in TrueBlue points to the current
value of the ticket.
Since Virgin America has a cash - based earning
system, rather than the usual miles - flown formula, it should come as little surprise that
redemptions are also
valued according to the current cash
value of the desired itinerary at the time of booking.
Due to its cash fare - based
redemption system, there aren't any particular routes or regions that give a better mile
value than others.
Iberia used to have a strange
redemption system that used a different miles
value than most (i.e., you used to earn something like 10 or 20 points on short domestic flights), but since the airline merged with BA in 2010, things have taken a much more useful turn.
I felt I understood in theory how to get
value out of the program, but Delta's lack of upkeep for their award
redemption systems were what infuriated me.
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