Frequent Miler on the Air What are points worth? Reasonable Redemption Values Explained | Coffee Break Ep97 | 3-17-26
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Mar 17, 2026 They explain a standardized way to estimate how much points and miles are worth using Reasonable Redemption Values. They discuss data sources and how RRVs drive card valuations and welcome-offer comparisons. Transferable currencies and partner differences get special attention. They warn RRVs are conservative and suggest tailoring values to your own travel habits.
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Point Value Depends On Redemption
- Points have no single fixed value and their worth depends entirely on the redemption used.
- Greg and Nick contrast 100,000 miles for international business class versus domestic economy to show wildly different cents-per-point outcomes.
Use RRVs To Compare Offers
- Use Reasonable Redemption Values (RRVs) as a pragmatic midpoint to compare different point currencies and offers.
- RRVs estimate what you can reasonably expect without extreme effort and power card comparisons and first-year values.
Airline RRVs Come From PointsPath Data
- Frequent Miler derives airline RRVs from PointsPath data that maps cash fares to award prices across millions of searches.
- They typically use the median (or a midpoint of median and mean) to represent typical airline mile value.