OK, it seems I missed out on the whole Goldpoints fiasco -- both the good and the bad. Looking to pick up some extra miles, I sauntered over to their website. According to what they have posted there, 5,000 miles translates into 500 miles on Delta, US Air, and Northwest ONLY.
I've seen a lot of posts about people transfering points into AA and UA miles... naturally, I'm perplexed and confused. Was that a special partners promotion that Goldpoints was running? Thanks for bringing me up to speed.
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"What do you mean you didn't get miles for that?!"