✈ Updated Points and Miles Valuations, Don't Let Your Flight Leave Without You & More News From TPG ✈

Also: How to use Google Flights to find cheap airfare September 9, 2023 [THE POINTS GUY]( [View in browser]( [TPG Daily NEWSLETTER]( [THE POINTS GUY]( New data-driven valuations are here by Nick Ewen, Director of Content [TPG | Hero Image] One of the most challenging aspects of points and miles is figuring out when to redeem them. Sure, you can sign up for [new credit cards]( to earn large welcome bonuses or take advantage of [limited-time promotions]( to boost your account balances, but actually putting those rewards to use isn’t always easy. How can you make sure you’re not leaving value on the table? That’s where our [monthly valuations]( come in handy — and yesterday, we [launched our newest methodology]( for valuing six of the most popular airline currencies and the five major [transferable points programs](. This new approach leverages unprecedented data (over 23,000 individual data points, in fact) to identify the value that travelers should aim to get for the following programs: - [Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan]( - [American Airlines AAdvantage]( - [Delta Air Lines SkyMiles]( - [JetBlue TrueBlue]( - [Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards]( - [United Airlines MileagePlus]( We then used this data to help update our credit card valuations, looking across the programs’ various redemption options and [transfer partners]( to calculate just how valuable these currencies are. But we’re not done yet. In future months, expect to see even more content to help you decide when to redeem your hard-earned rewards (versus when to pay cash), along with further data-driven work to ensure that TPG’s valuations empower you, our readers, to make the most of your points and miles — whether that’s to jet-set around the globe or simply improve your household’s bottom line. 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