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October 24, 2022

Is inflation affecting travel points and miles?

  • This year's increased value of points and miles isn't enough to keep pace with inflated cash prices for hotel stays and flights.
    • By SAM KEMMIS
    NerdWallet

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    As long as prices remain high, travelers can nab outsized value from their points and miles — assuming they use them for high-value redemptions.

    After years of unusually low prices on airfare and vacation rentals during the pandemic, travel prices have taken off in 2022. And while travel price inflation has cooled with slowing demand and falling fuel prices this fall, it continues to affect travelers' plans and budgets.


     
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