Business Platinum Card from American Express
130,000 MR points
Points Valuations by Prince of Travel
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Business Platinum Card from American Express
- Earn 90,000 MR points upon spending $15,000 in the first three months
- Plus, earn 40,000 MR points upon making a purchase in months 14–17 as a cardholder
- And, earn 1.25x MR points on all purchases
- Also, receive a $200 annual travel credit
- Transfer MR points to Aeroplan and other frequent flyer programs for premium flights
- Unlimited airport lounge access for you and one guest at Priority Pass, Plaza Premium, Centurion, and other lounges
- Credits and rebates for business expenses throughout the year with Amex Offers
- Bonus MR points for referring family and friends
- Qualify for the card as a sole proprietor
- Annual fee: $799
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How are you determining these valuations?
You can find a justification for each valuation on the Points Valuations page itself: princeoftravel.com/points-valuations
I see the justification for some, like BMO, and HSBC, etc., but there’s little in the way of Aeroplan, Avios, and other points programs.
That’s because those programs don’t have any kind of fixed value, so the value is dependent on what you redeem for.
Valuing these points is therefore an exercise in estimating what the average user (who’s willing to put some effort into maximizing their points) might get on average across all their redemptions.
I see, I see. With that being said, what do you calculate as the upper bound of valuation for those non-fixed programs? AP in particular.
Finding an upper bound is a easy enough goal, but you’ll probably end up finding an even higher bound. And what would you do with an upper bound? Only redeem if it’s higher than that?
One high value case will be 16 Aeroplan segments in first class on specific dates between specific cities that are expensive. If you’re not available to fly on those dates, have no interest in going to those cities or don’t enjoy first class, what good is it?
I think part of a good point valuation is if you’d pay cash for the ticket vs. using points. At that equilibrium point, that would be the real cash value of a point.
Your future IHG & Hilton would be important comparisons to Marriott & BW
Look into porter airlines points
That’s quite possibly the first time I’ve heard anyone say that! 😉
Is the only way to earn VIPorter points to fly Porter? If so, it’s going to be very hard to collect enough points for a meaningful trip for those not flying Porter. I tend to prefer credit card welcome bonuses and transferable points. 🙂