Comments on: WestJet Air Miles Gold Card http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/04/20/westjet-air-miles-gold-card/ Not just another (Canadian) financial blog Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:22:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/04/20/westjet-air-miles-gold-card/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Canadian Capitalist Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:31:36 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/04/20/westjet-air-miles-gold-card/#comment-300 Dave: You are right. The table compares points to gift card conversion and you might be able to get a better deal on flights (because the price varies so much). The table is just a rough guide :) Dave: You are right. The table compares points to gift card conversion and you might be able to get a better deal on flights (because the price varies so much). The table is just a rough guide :)

]]> By: Dave http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/04/20/westjet-air-miles-gold-card/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Dave Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:44:40 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/04/20/westjet-air-miles-gold-card/#comment-284 True, that is for an iPod or a gift card for some retail outfit right? The value for flights varies drastically because the price of flights varies so much yet the miles are constant (except for the variation between peak and low seasons). Your technique is excellent for comparing the value of points between different programs but I need to compare points directly to cash. It seems to be anywhere between $0.11 and $0.23 when looking at flights. Looking at your table, my rewards rate is even lower because I get one Mile for every $40 spend on my credit card and that is how I think we get most of our Miles. :-) True, that is for an iPod or a gift card for some retail outfit right? The value for flights varies drastically because the price of flights varies so much yet the miles are constant (except for the variation between peak and low seasons).

Your technique is excellent for comparing the value of points between different programs but I need to compare points directly to cash. It seems to be anywhere between $0.11 and $0.23 when looking at flights.

Looking at your table, my rewards rate is even lower because I get one Mile for every $40 spend on my credit card and that is how I think we get most of our Miles. :-)

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/04/20/westjet-air-miles-gold-card/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Canadian Capitalist Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:50:12 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/04/20/westjet-air-miles-gold-card/#comment-283 C = $0.13, according to the table below. <a href="http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2006/02/16/comparing-loyalty-programs" rel="nofollow">Link</a> C = $0.13, according to the table below.

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