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Old May 21, 2012 | 8:10 am
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AlohaDaveKennedy
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Points.com transactions are generally very unfavorable. The rare exception is when you are getting miles from a promotion for using points.com (say via past US Airways Grand Slam promotions) and your transaction is a minimal exchange. Better to feed all miles into a single *Alliance partner and feed that partner with an allied miles card or a card that can convert miles into the partner.

How's the Merlion fountain looking these days? Was a temporary hotel when last in Singapore.

Originally Posted by singaporequeue
Hi! Brand new here, and I set up an account specifically to ask this question:

UA Mileage Plus site links to something called Points.com where one can apparently exchange miles between (and within) programs, etc.

Has anyone here had experience with this site?

And would it be a cheaper way of joining my Kris Flyer miles, say, with my United miles, since both are in Star Alliance?

Very much appreciate any insight on this Points.com thing!

Thanks!
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