Beefnot
TUG Member
The decision whether to join seems to incorporate one of the following:
(1) The cost of joining DC plus the annual program fee is less than the a la carte fees you currently pay today, amortized over some reasonable time horizon (e.g., 15 years)
(2) Although the cost of joining DC plus the annual program fee is greater than the a la carte fees you currently pay today, amortized over some reasonable time horizon (e.g., 15 years), the differential is negligible enough such that rationale (3), (4), or (5) are deciding factors
(3) The amount of travel provided using the DC exceeds that available through other current traditional methods
(4) Having the flexibility of the points system outweighs the cost of joining DC, and you plan to exercise the option
(5) Having the flexibility of the points system outweighs the cost of joining DC, even if you never exercise the points option
(6) The time And effort spent assessing whether to join or not join is really a headache, so just make a gut decision and don't look back
(1) The cost of joining DC plus the annual program fee is less than the a la carte fees you currently pay today, amortized over some reasonable time horizon (e.g., 15 years)
(2) Although the cost of joining DC plus the annual program fee is greater than the a la carte fees you currently pay today, amortized over some reasonable time horizon (e.g., 15 years), the differential is negligible enough such that rationale (3), (4), or (5) are deciding factors
(3) The amount of travel provided using the DC exceeds that available through other current traditional methods
(4) Having the flexibility of the points system outweighs the cost of joining DC, and you plan to exercise the option
(5) Having the flexibility of the points system outweighs the cost of joining DC, even if you never exercise the points option
(6) The time And effort spent assessing whether to join or not join is really a headache, so just make a gut decision and don't look back
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