Hotel Points Axis B group for points transfer

[drsel]

What is the best option to transfer points to Axis group B?

Air France--KLM Dutch 10--25p (high tax)
Quantas Australia 53 paisa
Air Asia 19p (0.01 MYR)
Air India 50p domestic, 43p international
Vistara 75--90 paisa (not available)
Spicejet 30p
ITC hotels Rs.1 (60p after discounting)
Marriott 40p
IHG hotels 42p

2 ITC Green Points = 3 Marriott Bonvoy points
Minimum redemption value of 2,000 Green Points per conversion, up to a maximum of 10,000 Green Points per member per quarter in a calendar year. To place a point conversion request, login to your Club ITC account or email clubitc.care@itc.in
So Marriott points are worth 2/3rd of ITC points

3 ITC Green Points = 2 Club Vistara Points
A minimum conversion of 600 Green Points is required per conversion request and thereafter in multiples of 150 Green Points.A maximum of 60,000 Green Points may be converted per member per calendar year
So ITC points are worth 2/3rd of Vistara points

This explains the fair value of the points of all 3,
Vistara, ITC and Marriott --
If Vistara is 90 Paisa then ITC is 60 paisa and Marriott is 40 paisa (even Amex sells their Amex reward points at 40 paisa, with 1:1 conversion into Marriott hotel points. No 30% bonus points for converting to Marriott in 2024

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[sourpai]

One can always argue that we use reward points to make travel more luxurious.

For example, if you have ample MR points, then you can prefer Marriott over normal hotel, or if you have ample Accor points, you will prefer Pullman/Fairmont over Novotel or Ibis etc. Same goes with argument of business class vs economy class

If you we behave as if we are doing all revenue bookings despite having miles, the life will be too dry no?

 

[drsel]

Just that you won't be dry on the flight there is plenty of alcohol, even in economy class

 

[sonuyos]

to calculate the value of the airtickets --
if the point is 67 paisa for an economy seat, then the economy flight ticket comes to 9000+6000=15000
And the business class ticket comes to 26000+5000=31000.
If you are willing to pay 16000 more (over 100% more) for business class, then only go for it

Business class is 75k. Not 31k. I am not willing to pay 75k for a 15k econ flight, but given the option of econ or business, I would pick Business any day. especially for a red-eye, 5.5hr flight.

 

[Sriim]

2 ITC Green Points = 3 Marriott Bonvoy points
Minimum redemption value of 2,000 Green Points per conversion, up to a maximum of 10,000 Green Points per member per quarter in a calendar year. To place a point conversion request, login to your Club ITC account or email clubitc.care@itc.in
So Marriott points are worth 2/3rd of ITC points

3 ITC Green Points = 2 Club Vistara Points
A minimum conversion of 600 Green Points is required per conversion request and thereafter in multiples of 150 Green Points.A maximum of 60,000 Green Points may be converted per member per calendar year
So ITC points are worth 2/3rd of Vistara points

This explains the fair value of the points of all 3,
Vistara, ITC and Marriott --
If Vistara is 90 Paisa then ITC is 60 paisa and Marriott is 40 paisa (even Amex sells their Amex reward points at 40 paisa, with 1:1 conversion into Marriott hotel points.

@vaibhav111 can OP select his own answer as solution? @BVC

 

[drsel]

ITC and Vistara/air India is better option to me

One can always argue that we use reward points to make travel more luxurious.

For example, if you have ample MR points, then you can prefer Marriott over normal hotel, or if you have ample Accor points, you will prefer Pullman/Fairmont over Novotel or Ibis etc. Same goes with argument of business class vs economy class

If you we behave as if we are doing all revenue bookings despite having miles, the life will be too dry no?

Business class is 75k. Not 31k. I am not willing to pay 75k for a 15k econ flight, but given the option of econ or business, I would pick Business any day. especially for a red-eye, 5.5hr flight.

Which is the best to convert in B group--
Air India points worth 50p for economy seats
or
ITC followed by international travel house (0.8)?

1 lac edge points becomes 80000 ITC which becomes 64000 international travel house physical vouchers, which you can use to pay for flights and hotels, but you have to go to their office personally and submit the physical vouchers.
International travel house rates for air tickets and Hotels are also substantially inflated

 

[sonuyos]

Which is the best to convert in B group--
Air India points worth 50p for economy seats
or
ITC followed by international travel house (0.8)?

1 lac edge points becomes 80000 ITC which becomes 64000 international travel house physical vouchers, which you can use to pay for flights and hotels, but you have to go to their office personally and submit the physical vouchers.
International travel house rates for air tickets and Hotels are also substantially inflated

ITC & Air India any day. Even at 0.5Rs per point, it values atleast 6%.

 

[drsel]

ITC & Air India any day. Even at 0.5Rs per point, it values atleast 6%.

You misunderstood, ITC or Air India?

 

[sonuyos]

You misunderstood, ITC or Air India?

 

[drsel]

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Alright I will put some in Air India (depending on the points required for specific Air India tickets) and the rest in ITC, to be converted to ITH vouchers for booking flights of other airlines.