Originally Posted by
nomiiiii
This trick to cash out portal points generally works, but not always.
People should always use it at their own risk - I haven't yet figured out a pattern on when it works and when it doesn't so far. The best bet is to book a fully refundable ticket if you want to cash out the portal points.
Actually, in my experience, if you have a fully refundable ticket, that's when they'll want to credit it back to the original form of purchase, and not to your wallet. That very circumstance has caused me to first change to a non-refundable ticket, then cancel and put it in my wallet.