A one zone (1005) deluxe sleeper award takes 10,000 points to redeem. If you assumed: 1)that you are a Select Plus member earning 2.5 rail points per dollar spent and 2) that all points used for an award were rail related and not hotel, etc.; then: 3) you would have to spend $4,000 to earn a 10,000 mile award; and 4) a hypothetical free $1,350 one zone award ticket (rail fare and accomodation) would represent a return of 34% on the $4,000 spent. Not a bad perk for frequent travelers. The ratios would vary for Select and standard AGR members.