It's Baack: AmEx MR Transfer w/25K MQM's
#61
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SRQ-NYC-DCA
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#62
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Besides having a great website and a heart as big as FT, among other things, Ingy (Rick) is probably best known as the one who put together the Chicago DO last year. It was an incredible 2-day event with over 400 FTers. Ingy volunteered hundreds of hours to make sure everyone else had a great time. While others also put in volunteer time, it was Ingy who coordinated everything and FTers much appreciate all his efforts.
#64
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta DM, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, MTA Rust, Hertz Five Star something or other
Posts: 2,858
Wow- surprised to see this back again- even if it is only for "first time" transfers.
A couple things to note:
1) you can link anyones delta to your amex membership rewards so creating a fake persons skymiles account and transferring for the 50% bonus should work. If you are feeling risky, you may be able to get them to merge a dupe account but I bet they'll be on the lookout for that
2) if you have a delta Amex, I recommend applying for a brand new platinum card, which you can get approved for separately.
3) once you have a platinum account, you can advance yourself up to 60,000 points instantly for free. The rules say you have to be a member for 6 months but the advance feature will work online
4) the gold card had a 25,000 signup bonus and np annual fee. You can advance yourself 15,000 miles with a gold card and buy extra Amex points for 2.5 cents a piece.
A couple things to note:
1) you can link anyones delta to your amex membership rewards so creating a fake persons skymiles account and transferring for the 50% bonus should work. If you are feeling risky, you may be able to get them to merge a dupe account but I bet they'll be on the lookout for that
2) if you have a delta Amex, I recommend applying for a brand new platinum card, which you can get approved for separately.
3) once you have a platinum account, you can advance yourself up to 60,000 points instantly for free. The rules say you have to be a member for 6 months but the advance feature will work online
4) the gold card had a 25,000 signup bonus and np annual fee. You can advance yourself 15,000 miles with a gold card and buy extra Amex points for 2.5 cents a piece.
#65
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: PHX & PPT
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But exactly what good does have miles in a "fake person's skymiles account" do? Is the plan to then transfer those miles somehow into your own account?
#66
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 9
This could not have come at a better time- I'm booking a RTW trip soon and with barely 180k miles, this will let me sit in business rather than coach!
#67
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NYC
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You can book an award for any from any account. Create a skymiles account in your dogs name and then book the award in your name. You won't get the MQMs, but it's still a easy way to the 50% transfer bonus
#68
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 99
Wonderful, I just got approved for amex rewards card. So it was so instant that as soon as I clicked submit button, it showed congrats message almost within 5 seconds (existing member of costco amex and delta gold amex and logged in my a/c for applying, so nothing much to fillup there). Not sure whether amex really pulled my credit or not.
Still pretty good deal after that big annual fee. Thanks all.
Still pretty good deal after that big annual fee. Thanks all.
#69
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NYC
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I personally can't put a price on the value of being able to top up a number of my FF accounts instantly.
#70
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SJU
Programs: Amex FHR elite travel agent, Ritz Stars, Hyatt Prive, Four Seasons Preferred Partner and others
Posts: 1,519
I'd conservatively value 50k Amex MR at $1k. There are some amazing transfer values like roundtrip Upper Class Virgin Atlantic NY-LHR for 63,000 points when transferring to ANA. Amex sells points at 2.5 cents a point if you need more for an award.
I personally can't put a price on the value of being able to top up a number of my FF accounts instantly.
I personally can't put a price on the value of being able to top up a number of my FF accounts instantly.
Even in this case if you were to buy them you would get 75k delta miles for $1250 and 2 years of status. Not a bad deal at all.
#71
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 167
This deal sounds interesting. I assume buying the coins is a method to easily cancel out the $1,000 purchase without incurring S/H charges, etc. For people who have done this, how does that work? You get the coins and you just bring them to your bank and ask them to deposit them?
#72
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHF,ORF
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also, someone mentioned $200 worth of airline fee reimbursements, where is this mentioned on the amex site?
#73
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This deal sounds interesting. I assume buying the coins is a method to easily cancel out the $1,000 purchase without incurring S/H charges, etc. For people who have done this, how does that work? You get the coins and you just bring them to your bank and ask them to deposit them?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...-shipping.html
#74
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHF,ORF
Programs: AA Gold, MR Plat
Posts: 467
where do you see info about this free companion ticket? the only mention I saw was if you purchase an int'l business class ticket through the amex platinum travel service.
also, someone mentioned $200 worth of airline fee reimbursements, where is this mentioned on the amex site?
also, someone mentioned $200 worth of airline fee reimbursements, where is this mentioned on the amex site?
#75
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where do you see info about this free companion ticket? the only mention I saw was if you purchase an int'l business class ticket through the amex platinum travel service.
also, someone mentioned $200 worth of airline fee reimbursements, where is this mentioned on the amex site?
also, someone mentioned $200 worth of airline fee reimbursements, where is this mentioned on the amex site?
http://www201.americanexpress.com/ge...p-reward-cards
The $200 reimbursement was started last year. Don't see it listed in the benefits but it is nice though there are some limitations. I'll post the link that explains it if I can find it on their site.