Air Miles

[Shilo]

Northwest is offering a cash/air miles deal where you can fly from my part of the US to BKK for $415 plus 20K miles. The cash part is great but it'd cost the 20K of air miles and the loss of the 19K I'd get if I pay on a different offer of round trip plus miles for $785.

 

So my question is wether the 40K of miles is worth the extra $370? I have been saving air miles and I'm up to 65K (with 60K needed for a free trip ;D) But I've been tucking them away for that rainy day when I want to go but don't have the cash or the fares are higher without all the crap that is in the press lately.

 

Shilo

[gerald]

Hi Shilo ....... I don't know if this is going to help, BUT .... on Thai air you can buy air miles and 30,000 is $600.00 US dollars. So going by these prices $370.00 for 40,000 air miles is a good price.

[Emil]

Shilo,

 

I crunched the numbers for you and your better off paying the $785 and getting miles.  Basically for 785 your getting 1.32 trips.  Effective cost of the trip would be $595.  2/3 of $595 = $397, or $18 savings.

 

Emil

[Emil]

Shilo,

 

I forgot to include the additional 370 miles you would get if you bought the ticket on a Northwest credit card.

 

Emil