Fast, easy, cheap way to earn 5400 points
Dec 9, 2013, 7:56 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r
Posts: 838
Fast, easy, cheap way to earn 5400 points
I needed 6000 points early this year to complete my 110,000 points for Companion Pass. I bought Choice Hotel points to do so. The conversion rate was 3:1 so I needed to buy 18,000 points. [The points were transferable in 6000 point chunks only] I actually ended up buying 17,000 points for $187 as they had a 10% bonus deal at the time. They were credited quickly to my new Choice account, and the conversion was equally fast and easy. You can only buy a maximum of 10,000 points at a time, so it took 2 purchases. I ended up with 5400 SW points using the Choice points and the last 600 were easy enough from ordinary purhcases. I got my Companion Pass in early Feb, 2013.
The 10% bonus is currently available:
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-....7ioVOg1BvM.11
The 10% bonus is currently available:
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-....7ioVOg1BvM.11
Dec 9, 2013, 12:46 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,036
I needed 6000 points early this year to complete my 110,000 points for Companion Pass. I bought Choice Hotel points to do so. The conversion rate was 3:1 so I needed to buy 18,000 points. [The points were transferable in 6000 point chunks only] I actually ended up buying 17,000 points for $187 as they had a 10% bonus deal at the time. They were credited quickly to my new Choice account, and the conversion was equally fast and easy. You can only buy a maximum of 10,000 points at a time, so it took 2 purchases. I ended up with 5400 SW points using the Choice points and the last 600 were easy enough from ordinary purhcases. I got my Companion Pass in early Feb, 2013.
The 10% bonus is currently available:
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-....7ioVOg1BvM.11
The 10% bonus is currently available:
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-....7ioVOg1BvM.11
Or you could just buy VR $6K. You would only be spending $47.40 vs $187
Dec 9, 2013, 5:09 pm
#6
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r
Posts: 838
I don't know what VR is or how it works. You are saying that you can buy 6000 points or are you saying you put $6000 dollars on the card and then use the card to pay for other things? And the cost of the latter is $47.40. And that would presume you have $6000 cash to do this???
Dec 9, 2013, 5:35 pm
#7
Join Date: Oct 2001
Programs: LTP, PP
Posts: 8,699
http://millionmilesecrets.com/2012/1...-reload-cards/
It's not terribly easy to understand / setup at first but if you have a place to buy the cards, can be a cheaper way to "spend" $6,000 and earn the 6,000 points on your WN Chase card, putting you over the top. Best hurry though..
It's not terribly easy to understand / setup at first but if you have a place to buy the cards, can be a cheaper way to "spend" $6,000 and earn the 6,000 points on your WN Chase card, putting you over the top. Best hurry though..