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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 8:25 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mkincaid:
Originally posted by yevlesh2:
How long does it usually take to transfer miles from CO to Amtrak. Assuming that I call CO on Monday, how likely is it that I will be able to redeem points for a ticket on 8/21 ? If I am not mistaken, Amtrak requires a 2 week advance notice.</font>
That'll be no problem at all. Usually they'll leave the CO account the same day and arrive in the Amtrak account in a few business days (a week, at worst).
CO sends a tape to Amtrak at the end of each week; Amtrak normally performs the data dump by noon Monday.



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