Posts Tagged Under: frequent flyer

What is the Value of ANA Miles?

The schedule to earn ANA international flight awards is somewhat complicated. Here are some of the basics of how it all works:

  • Unlike many other frequent flyer programs which base their mileage redemption requirements on the region you are flying to (for example, flying from the US to Europe

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What is the Value of Delta SkyMiles Points?

At a high level, estimating the value of Delta Skymiles® is a 3-step process:

  • First, obtain the miles redemption schedule from Delta…easily done.
  • Next, make some assumptions around what portion of travel will be done during periods of low, moderate and high demand, as the Delta Skymiles® program charges different amounts of points

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What is the value of JetBlue’s TrueBlue points?

In September, 2009, JetBlue announced some major changes to its TrueBlue frequent flyer program, requiring GetDebit to completely re-evaluate our estimate of the worth of JetBlue’s TrueBlue points. Previously, we had estimated JetBlue points to be worth about $0.0120 per point. With the changes to the program, that

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What is the value of American Airlines Advantage Miles?

The American Airlines AAdvantage (“Advantage”) Rewards program is the 1st and world’s largest frequent flyer program, or so their website claims. Travelers earn miles when they fly on American Airlines, American Connection/Eagle, or more than 20 other airline partners. The American Airlines Advantage program offers several different types

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