Asia Miles extension -- does redeeming and canceling "reset" the expiry clock?
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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Asia Miles extension -- does redeeming and canceling "reset" the expiry clock?
Hi gang -- just realized I've 100,000 AM expiring in January 2021. Don't expect to be on a plane between now and Jan 2021, so I'm thinking of ways to keep my miles alive (nope, I don't want to redeem my AM for swag).
Been reading about CX's current offer of free, unlimited changes to tickets. Was thinking of making a random long-haul booking for up to 100,000 AM, issuing the ticket, then cancelling it.
Questions if I go down this path:
1) If I redeem, issue the ticket, and then cancel, do the 100k AM go right back into my account?
2) Does the "extension clock" on my 100k AM reset? What does it reset to?
3) Do I need to actually issue the ticket, then cancel it for this to work? Or can I just make a redemption booking, then cancel that booking?
In short, am thinking if this the best way to keep AM miles alive -- group opinions or alternative ideas most welcome
Been reading about CX's current offer of free, unlimited changes to tickets. Was thinking of making a random long-haul booking for up to 100,000 AM, issuing the ticket, then cancelling it.
Questions if I go down this path:
1) If I redeem, issue the ticket, and then cancel, do the 100k AM go right back into my account?
2) Does the "extension clock" on my 100k AM reset? What does it reset to?
3) Do I need to actually issue the ticket, then cancel it for this to work? Or can I just make a redemption booking, then cancel that booking?
In short, am thinking if this the best way to keep AM miles alive -- group opinions or alternative ideas most welcome
#3
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Issue a ticket before January 2021 say, for flight(s) in March 2021, pray for the flight(s) be cancelled, then you can request a refund of the ticket without penalty, those miles will then have an expiry of January 2022, assuming the refund is done after Jan 2021.
#4
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: HK
Programs: CX Gold
Posts: 163
But what do AM/CX expect their customers to do with all the miles? Turn it into wine? Without doing something, they will essentially be zeroing millions of AM and expect us all to come back next time and not remember that?
#5
Join Date: Sep 2018
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you should feedback CX/AM and let us know what AM/CX thinks.
#7
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Hi gang -- just realized I've 100,000 AM expiring in January 2021. Don't expect to be on a plane between now and Jan 2021, so I'm thinking of ways to keep my miles alive (nope, I don't want to redeem my AM for swag).
Been reading about CX's current offer of free, unlimited changes to tickets. Was thinking of making a random long-haul booking for up to 100,000 AM, issuing the ticket, then cancelling it.
Questions if I go down this path:
1) If I redeem, issue the ticket, and then cancel, do the 100k AM go right back into my account?
2) Does the "extension clock" on my 100k AM reset? What does it reset to?
3) Do I need to actually issue the ticket, then cancel it for this to work? Or can I just make a redemption booking, then cancel that booking?
In short, am thinking if this the best way to keep AM miles alive -- group opinions or alternative ideas most welcome
Been reading about CX's current offer of free, unlimited changes to tickets. Was thinking of making a random long-haul booking for up to 100,000 AM, issuing the ticket, then cancelling it.
Questions if I go down this path:
1) If I redeem, issue the ticket, and then cancel, do the 100k AM go right back into my account?
2) Does the "extension clock" on my 100k AM reset? What does it reset to?
3) Do I need to actually issue the ticket, then cancel it for this to work? Or can I just make a redemption booking, then cancel that booking?
In short, am thinking if this the best way to keep AM miles alive -- group opinions or alternative ideas most welcome
#8
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#11
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Location: Hong Kong
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So there will be a refund due to cancellation of award ticket. Question I have is "How long does it take for refund to happen after cancellation? Immediately?" I am asking since in the case of poster above, his miles expire at the end of Dec 2020. What if he cancels on 30 or 31 Dec 2020? Will the miles only have a day before expiration? Does not make sense. Thank you.
#12
Join Date: Sep 2018
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So there will be a refund due to cancellation of award ticket. Question I have is "How long does it take for refund to happen after cancellation? Immediately?" I am asking since in the case of poster above, his miles expire at the end of Dec 2020. What if he cancels on 30 or 31 Dec 2020? Will the miles only have a day before expiration? Does not make sense. Thank you.
#13
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
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Posts: 6,437
So there will be a refund due to cancellation of award ticket. Question I have is "How long does it take for refund to happen after cancellation? Immediately?" I am asking since in the case of poster above, his miles expire at the end of Dec 2020. What if he cancels on 30 or 31 Dec 2020? Will the miles only have a day before expiration? Does not make sense. Thank you.
#14
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I'm in a pretty similar situation as the OP. Anyone have advice on which routes get cancelled most often? Majority of my travel (when COVID isn't happening) is US domestic, so I don't have a good sense of what CX's operations look like these days.
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