Originally Posted by Dave Noble
If they are converting on a 1 - 1 basis ( as it seems to suggest) then it seems incredibly generous of ICH ( 10,000 points => USD20,000 ) Dave
I'm not so sure they are being so generous...they don't explicitly say they are converting it on a 1:1 basis. On doing a quick a search, post Sept 11, they were offering the following:
http://frequentflier.com/reliefmiles.htm
Six Continents Hotels
Members of Six Continents' Priority Club Worldwide can donate Priority Club points in increments of 2,500 for a $10 cash donation to the American Red Cross. Priority Club Worldwide will match each point donation. Call the Priority Club Worldwide Service Center at 1-800-447-3418 (reference code NB199)
So if they are following the same conversion rate this time, 10000 points will be converted to US$80...better than nothing but not nearly as generous.
One other important point: Cash donations are tax deductable whereas, airline / hotel point donations are not!
And from here, not all progarms are converting them to cash.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/annou...ouncementid=57
...so I personally will be sticking to donating cash
