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Redemption

The act of using miles or points to book a flight, hotel, or other travel.

Full definition

A redemption is the completion of a points transaction — spending accumulated miles to get a ticket or room. Good redemptions have high CPP; bad redemptions have low CPP (usually below the program's benchmark rate).

Counting CPP alone isn't enough: a redemption that gets you on the flight you wanted with the people you wanted beats a higher-CPP redemption that doesn't fit your plans.

Related terms

Cents Per Point (CPP)
The value of a points redemption, calculated as (cash price minus taxes paid) ÷ points use...Sweet Spot
A specific award redemption that offers outstanding cents-per-point value (usually 3¢+).

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