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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone mentioning points always neglect that there's always taxes and fees you still have to pay, especially for flights. 12,000 points plus $400 in tax and fees is typical for a cheap points ticket on economy to London using British Airways and Virgin as examples. Using one cent to the point, it's marginally cheaper than booking with cash. So the 50,000 points plus $200 in taxes and fees if flying to Paris or Amsterdam on KLM also isn't as great of a deal either (all assuming you use cash back as the alternative use for points).
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You are correct that cheap tickets to Europe can be had for cash, but you are not comparing apples to apples.  Points tickets are fully refundable with a standard luggage allowance, and you can select seats a few days before you fly.  Many cheap cash tickets are based on a "basic economy" standard - fees for luggage, not refundable etc.  So it's all right to compare, but compare like with like, which would be a fully refundable standard luggage allowance cash ticket. [/quote]

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