Reality check
Practical value beats fantasy value
The most useful number is often not the highest one. Discount transfer value if the partner, route, or award inventory is unlikely to match how you really book travel.
Estimate practical redemption value before you assume your points are worth a headline cents-per-point number you may never actually use.
Higher upside, discounted for real-world usability.
The most useful number is often not the highest one. Discount transfer value if the partner, route, or award inventory is unlikely to match how you really book travel.