May 10, 2024

What are airline points worth? Transportation Secretary Buttigieg wants to know.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg makes the case for greater transparency in airline and credit card rewards programs.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on credit card points, airline miles and transparency

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Meredith Garretson

May 10, 2024

We'll hear why the Secretary wants to bring more transparency to airline and credit card rewards programs.

Airline miles are "not just perks; they're increasingly something we think of as part of our savings," said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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