Originally Posted by
beachmouse
Generally, you either sign up for a specific hotel program and get only that hotel program plus all the transportation (airline/rental car) options, or sign up with a specific transportation option and get only that transportation option plus all the airline options. The people who have all possible options are the ones who signed up with a program that no longer participates with e-rewards, most notably the folks who came in via a Northwest or Delta sign up link.
Different programs have different redemption time allowance ranging from once per quarter like Hertz to unlimited like IHG or Accor. I haven't hit a cap in the number of unique programs per 30 days, and I've probably done five different programs in a month when the surveys were unlimited this summer.
Thanks - that is why I do not see IHG so makes sense. so I am really in the dark on this and I have a lot of points, I mean a lot. I always thought I could transfer over in 1 big swoop and get a free ticket somewhere. I just finished booking a trip and went darn it, I should have used some of those eRewards points, but now I am seeing there may be a cap on how many I can transfer so I am guessing I should follow other's leads and I guess just proactively move some over to accounts I use often? That is what puts me on the fence with United vs Hilton vs Jetblue. If so I picked United and hilton, would I be capped on transactions per month?