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Old Jan 13, 2011, 10:18 pm
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formersst
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Exclamation Timing is now a major SPG Amex issue

AA (and possibly other major airlines) now requires that points be deposited with THREE days. SPG batches the transfers, and it can take up to two weeks for the points to transfer. If you've booked through AA on an AA partner airline, AA cannot extend the deadline, and you'll lose your reservation after 3 days. The SPG program is otherwise a great program, but it lags its competitors badly in this crucial administrative area (Membership Rewards, for example, transfers more or less instantly). Has anyone found a way to work around this major shortcoming?
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