PointCents
Guides
Written guides on pricing points and miles redemptions — what the published valuations actually say, where they disagree, and which assumptions change the answer most.
Every figure quoted in these guides is attributed to the publisher that printed it and the date they printed it, and every calculation is shown so you can redo it by hand. Where the sources disagree — and on points valuations they disagree a great deal — the guides show the disagreement rather than averaging it away. None of them recommend a credit card, because this site does not carry affiliate links.
The honest answer is a range, not a number — and it depends more on the cash fare you would really have paid than on any published benchmark. Here is how to read your own figure.
Read guide →JUL 2026Why Points Valuations Disagree, and How to Read the SpreadThree publishers value the same mile and get three answers. They are not competing to measure one quantity — they are answering different questions. Here is which one describes you.
Read guide →JUL 2026The Rewards You Give Up by Redeeming PointsPaying cash earns miles and card rewards; an award ticket earns neither. Counting that term drops a typical redemption by a tenth of a cent per mile — and can flip its verdict.
Read guide →JUL 2026The Fare Your Points Have to BeatThe cents-per-point formula run backwards, for the decision you actually face before booking. One threshold per published valuation, because a single break-even fare hides its assumption inside a dollar figure.
Read guide →