Largest MR Rewards Claim
Jun 6, 07, 9:12 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: IAD, DCA, SAN
Programs: UA 1K, Hertz PC, AMEX PLAT
Posts: 1,236
Largest MR Rewards Claim
Has anybody had a significant rewards claim beyond an international flight segment upgrade? Beyond 100,000 points. I have read lots about upgrades, but have never read on here about anybody getting a private jet membership voucher or plasma TV. Does anybody have an interesting points claim or amazing vacation paid entirely by points?
Come on Platinum and Centurion Card holders, you must have some stories about exotic rewards.
Come on Platinum and Centurion Card holders, you must have some stories about exotic rewards.
Jun 6, 07, 9:33 am
#2
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: IAD/DCA
Posts: 31,595
plenty of people on FT redeem for large numbers of RT F and J tickets. SQ is an example of being very easy to burn. someone recently said they just got 2 270K tickets.
private jet awards arent bad
by invitation only redemptions are becoming a lot more reasonable
paying for a vacation with the 1% cashback isnt the greatest use, even a lot of the retail stuff is better than that. even transferring to starwood is probably better in many instances.
there are also some really great deals for retail/events now too, i linked it somewhere recently. like by invitation only redemptions it was a case of the discounts increasing, not a new category etc being added.
private jet awards arent bad
by invitation only redemptions are becoming a lot more reasonable
paying for a vacation with the 1% cashback isnt the greatest use, even a lot of the retail stuff is better than that. even transferring to starwood is probably better in many instances.
there are also some really great deals for retail/events now too, i linked it somewhere recently. like by invitation only redemptions it was a case of the discounts increasing, not a new category etc being added.
Jun 6, 07, 10:46 am
#5
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: IAD, DCA, SAN
Programs: UA 1K, Hertz PC, AMEX PLAT
Posts: 1,236
Originally Posted by mikeinseattle
Someone got a Mercedes ML-350 for under 1.1 Million MR points via Frontier's More Store Auction launch.
There is somebody who knows how to use points.
Jun 6, 07, 2:35 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: IAH
Programs: AA Plat,Delta Plat, WN A-list & CP,SPG Plat, HiltonH DM,Hyatt Plat,Amex Centurion, Hertz Plat
Posts: 123
Not necessarily the best bang for points, but definitely a lot of fun!
5 people first class Continental to Hawaii (peak season 2006) ( Delta & MR points, 375k)
2 upgraded rooms for 12 nights each, 24 nights total (Hilton & MR points, 700k)
Free car rental.
CES Show 2007 Vegas, room’s premium price.
14 tickets RR Southwest (224 credits, 336k MR points)
6 rooms 5 nights each, 30 nights total (SPG points, 240k points)
(listed may not be exact points, but you get the point)
5 people first class Continental to Hawaii (peak season 2006) ( Delta & MR points, 375k)
2 upgraded rooms for 12 nights each, 24 nights total (Hilton & MR points, 700k)
Free car rental.
CES Show 2007 Vegas, room’s premium price.
14 tickets RR Southwest (224 credits, 336k MR points)
6 rooms 5 nights each, 30 nights total (SPG points, 240k points)
(listed may not be exact points, but you get the point)
Jun 9, 07, 12:04 pm
#11
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NYC
Posts: 69,204
Originally Posted by climbermom
I hope someone will post if there's another good deal like the MB. I'm currently sitting on more than 1M MR points, waiting for the 25% transfer bonus to CO.
Don't hold your breath. CO Insider stated over on the CO board that he doesn't expect the transfer bonus to happen this year.
