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Originally Posted by econgdon
I think the citi platinum " take flights" is the absolutely best rewards. Firstly you get 1 point per dollar or even more if you sign up at an airport giving a promo .. redemption is for any airline .. forget transfering your points to Qantas on a one for one basis for example , because if you book your flight using your citicard, you then apply for redemption at 1 point = 1cent.. so an $80 flight costs 8000 points.. whatever airline.... so if you get an interstate cheapy with Jetstar for example your Qff will cost you 8000 points plus taxes, yet the cash price coud be as low as $50 or less at times, which is only 5000 points using the citibank points which if you transfer them to your Qff will be redeemed at 1 for 1. Better to keep them !! I have booked airlines in Ukraine, German Wings etc and all have been redeemed using my citibank Platinum points.. The only limitation is the ceiling of 120,000 points per year. But it beats lots of cards which cost about $90 and only allow a worthless accumulation like ANZ.. better to buy a flight for that money and forget the credit card !!!
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If you're like me and you value points with Krisflyer (and therefore *A) then transferring them to Krisflyer is a good example. Only 95,000 points (less 15% for online bookings) plus taxes for SYD-LHR economy makes it 80750 plus taxes, which with the conversion is $121125 spent on a Citi Platinum card - the same points would only buy you a $1200 ticket with "Take Flight". It's even better value with Business Class flights
I guess it comes down to what you want the rewards for - domestic economy, there's no value in the frequent flyer programs, but Krisflyer perfect for the flights that I want.
Now all I need is Virgin Blue to be a part of Star Alliance and I'd ditch QANTAS all together!
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