Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC (Primarily EWR)
Programs: UA 1K / *G, ALL Accor Diamond, IHG Platinum Elite, Marriott Bonvoy Gold, Avis PC, Hertz PC
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I also found out while trying to book that the person who has the points has to be on the itinerary as well. Clearly it’s been a long time since they introduced these features, and because it basically didn’t work for years, I have completely forgotten about them!