Fastest way to have CPQP post?
Aug 27, 2014, 12:24 pm
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Fastest way to have CPQP post?
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Is there any way to ensure that I can post ~2k miles to my Southwest account within a week?
I'm ~2k points short of the CP. I have a flight booked for 9/4, for which I was planning to use my newly acquired CP. Unfortunately, there was a mix up with Chase and my CC statement won't cut until a week after the flight. I've initiated a transfer from my Hyatt account, but I'm not banking on it hitting my Southwest account in time. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Is there any way to ensure that I can post ~2k miles to my Southwest account within a week?
I'm ~2k points short of the CP. I have a flight booked for 9/4, for which I was planning to use my newly acquired CP. Unfortunately, there was a mix up with Chase and my CC statement won't cut until a week after the flight. I've initiated a transfer from my Hyatt account, but I'm not banking on it hitting my Southwest account in time. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Aug 27, 2014, 12:32 pm
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Is there any way to ensure that I can post ~2k miles to my Southwest account within a week?
I'm ~2k points short of the CP. I have a flight booked for 9/4, for which I was planning to use my newly acquired CP. Unfortunately, there was a mix up with Chase and my CC statement won't cut until a week after the flight. I've initiated a transfer from my Hyatt account, but I'm not banking on it hitting my Southwest account in time. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Is there any way to ensure that I can post ~2k miles to my Southwest account within a week?
I'm ~2k points short of the CP. I have a flight booked for 9/4, for which I was planning to use my newly acquired CP. Unfortunately, there was a mix up with Chase and my CC statement won't cut until a week after the flight. I've initiated a transfer from my Hyatt account, but I'm not banking on it hitting my Southwest account in time. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Aug 27, 2014, 12:46 pm
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Hotel stays and car rentals are pretty fast to post, in general. But not guaranteed.
I bet you'll be OK with the Hyatt transfer (when did you make it?), but not sure. You could also transfer in Choice/Amtrak/Diners/whatever as a backup if you have some.
I bet you'll be OK with the Hyatt transfer (when did you make it?), but not sure. You could also transfer in Choice/Amtrak/Diners/whatever as a backup if you have some.
Aug 27, 2014, 12:53 pm
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Thanks for the suggestions. I've heard that the Hyatt points usually post within a week, but I was hoping someone would have a magic bullet that I wasn't aware of. I tried calling Hyatt and SW, but both were exceedingly unhelpful. Epic planning fail on my part. At least there are no change fees if I decide to move it back a few weeks...
Aug 27, 2014, 12:53 pm
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Aug 27, 2014, 8:50 pm
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RR shopping can be pretty fast, but no guarantees. I'm 3 for 3 on speed so far (less than a week). Still, $2k is a chunk of spending unless there's a crazy promo happening.
Aug 28, 2014, 11:22 am
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I did a chase>hyatt>sw transfer earlier this year. Less that 2 days from start to finish.
Aug 28, 2014, 12:26 pm
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Aug 28, 2014, 12:48 pm
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Just got off the phone with Chase. Turns out that the rep who told me my account wasn't going to cut until the 15th was mistaken, and my statement will cut on the first (as I requested back in June), making my whole transfer of the 5k UR > Hyatt > SW unnecessary and wasteful. BUT Chase gave me 2k UR for their mess up 
Not ideal, but I'm only out the 3k UR, which I turned into 2.5k RR. Considering I'll use them on WGA fares with a CP, I'm not losing any sleep on the inefficiency.
Not ideal, but I'm only out the 3k UR, which I turned into 2.5k RR. Considering I'll use them on WGA fares with a CP, I'm not losing any sleep on the inefficiency.
Aug 29, 2014, 7:43 am
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Just got off the phone with Chase. Turns out that the rep who told me my account wasn't going to cut until the 15th was mistaken, and my statement will cut on the first (as I requested back in June), making my whole transfer of the 5k UR > Hyatt > SW unnecessary and wasteful. BUT Chase gave me 2k UR for their mess up
Not ideal, but I'm only out the 3k UR, which I turned into 2.5k RR. Considering I'll use them on WGA fares with a CP, I'm not losing any sleep on the inefficiency.
Not ideal, but I'm only out the 3k UR, which I turned into 2.5k RR. Considering I'll use them on WGA fares with a CP, I'm not losing any sleep on the inefficiency.
Aug 29, 2014, 8:25 am
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BTW that can take a few days to post as well. Typically my statement closes and then 2 days later the points post to my RR account. It looks like my statement closes on the 27th and points post on the 29th so you'll be cutting it close but you should be able to make it. I didn't notice that one month took 5 days, but I believe that was my first month with the card. Let us know if everything posted okay before the flight.
This was a flippant decision and I really didn't plan very well. But for 19k points RT for 2 without change fees, I figured I'd book and pray