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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by UpgradeMe: Lots of threads in the CO forum.
Lots of threads in the Amtrak forum. </font>
And, yes it works. You must transfer in 5,000 mile increments with a 25,000 mile per year limit. Usually it takes around three or four days to get the miles from OnePass into Guest Rewards and another week or so to move them from Guest Rewards into Mileage Plus.
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It absolutely works. I've done it myself. My most recent experience is 7 days CO --> Amtrak.
Amtrak does impose a cap of 25k Guest Rewards points moved out of the program to any of its transfer partners in a year (50k is the limit for Amtrak elites). Why? Because it works too well -- and Amtrak has to buy all those darned United miles!
Here's how you do it -- call the Continental One Pass Service Center at (713)/952-1630 (6:30am to 8:00pm Central). Have your Continental and Amtrak account numbers and your Continental password ready. They will move miles to Amtrak in 5000 point increments. The transfer should be accomplished within 10 days.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by arnitaruiz: Why the transfer to Midwest? Why not transfer from CO directly to Amtrak?</font>
Sorry - typo - corrected.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by gleff: NW: credit your miles to CO and transfer --> Amtrak --> United.</font>
I am assuming this only works with new NW flights crediting to OnePass? I have 4,972 "orphaned" NW miles that I'd like to move. Any way to do this?
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ptpinit: I have 4,972 "orphaned" NW miles that I'd like to move. Any way to do this?</font>
Not that I'm aware of.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Racefan6: Does Amtrak let you transfer to any other program other than Continental?</font>
Midwest
Hilton
United
(You can claim certificates/vouchers with other programs.. but can't transfer points to other programs besides the above.)
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mylez2go: Can you go from UA to Amtrak to CO? If so, how long does it take?</font>
You cannot transfer United miles INTO Amtrak.. only Amtrak --> United.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cAAl: And, yes it works. You must transfer in 5,000 mile increments with a 25,000 mile per year limit. Usually it takes around three or four days to get the miles from OnePass into Guest Rewards and another week or so to move them from Guest Rewards into Mileage Plus.</font>
OK, I know this is picky, but does anyone know if the limit on transfers is based on calander year or actually a one year time period? Can I make a transfer on Nov 2003 and then another on Jan 2004? Has anybody tried this?
