Used my AMEX MR Points for a First Class Suite on Singapore

[Kb109]

Wow! That sounds amazing! Glad you enjoyed your trip!

[Anonymous]

Ha.  Somebody hasn't done much flying between America and Tokyo.

As someone who's just gone back and forth across America and Asia 4X over the last few years, I would KILL for some first class pampering / sleeping in a bed during one of those flights.

Job well done, OP.

[mongstradamus]

I may sound snobbish but I will find it hard to go back to economy for long haul flights . the food plus full 180 degree seats/beds are hard to give up .

[CreditScholar]

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@mongstradamus wrote:
I may sound snobbish but I will find it hard to go back to economy for long haul flights . the food plus full 180 degree seats/beds are hard to give up .

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That isn't snobbish, it's being honest. I for one, refuse to fly anything less than J for international or transcon flights. I don't care as much for short-haul domestic flights under 2 hours.

The closest analogy (for those old enough here to remember) is like the difference between broadband and dialup. Once you experienced broadband, you never ever wanted to go back to dialup again (even on 56k).

[core]

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@CreditScholar wrote:

That isn't snobbish, it's being honest. I for one, refuse to fly anything less than J for international or transcon flights. I don't care as much for short-haul domestic flights under 2 hours.

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Now this is the one case where the valuations are honest.  Since you refuse to fly anything less than biz class you obviously pay cash for it when you don't have the points.  So you really did get $5k (making numbers up) or whatever value on your redemption.

But contrast this with the person that only flies J and up when they have the MR points.  That flight isn't worth $5k to them because they just proved it by never paying for it.  Sure, that comfort is worth something to them, but apparently not $5k.  Only that person can decide what they really would have paid for it (the real cpp valuation), but it sure ain't the price listed on the airline's site.  The real cpp for that person is going to be above the statement credit value but likely far less than the advertised fare.