How to use the following Calculator:

1. Look up the actual cash cost of the ticket/hotel stay you are looking to exchange for points, and enter into the “cash cost” line
2. If there are any additional fees, surcharges, taxes, or out of pocket costs you have to output, enter them in line 2
3. Input the amount of points you plan to spend
4. Get your result & recommendation!
5. See the guide below the calculator for a quick overview of where you want your point redemptions to be

Note: Treat this as a general “guideline.” There are many different things beyond actual cost that dictate the “value” you get from your redemption, and while our metric of getting 2 cents per point is a great baseline, only you can decide truly what the value of your redemption is and if you should go for it or not.

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