US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - mypoints/points.com

Hi
I've just discovered points.com and think there may also be a web site called mypoints.com.
I was wondering if you guys could advise which is best or if they are worth using. We are mainly working on points for USAirways and Marriott rewards athough have miles in at least 3 other airlines/hotels/clickrewards etc.
Thanks.

First, Points.com is only good for transferring points between various programs, and as with most such transfers, you lose a lot in the process. Right now, they only have limited participation also, and points are not universally transferrable (some programs can not transfer to some other programs). Also, you do not get unlimited free transfers.

As for MyPoints.com, that's an excellent program for earning opportunities, but their travel partners are somewhat limited. Alaska Airlines is the only airline partner for miles now, and Marriott and Hilton participate for points. I usually transfer to Hilton as soon as I reach 1,000, but that was also partly because I expected them to go out of business any day. They were recently acquired by a subsidiary of UAL however, so I expect they'll be around for a while longer yet, and I do recommend them. Also, if you do sign up, please feel free to use me (username is Beckles there too) as your referral http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif.

Welcome froggy70!

Even better than mypoints IMHO is http://www.ClickRewards.com . They have many airlines and hotel companies for partners, and the great customer service there for mile transfer blows away that of mypoints!

(Oops, just noticed you already participate in ClickRewards--I still believe they're the best of the bunch among greenpoints, mypoints, and other mile/point earning opportunities.)

[This message has been edited by TribeFlyer (edited 06-21-2001).]