Quick OnePass question...
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:13 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2004
Programs: OnePass, Marriott
Posts: 100
Quick OnePass question...
Wife and daugther want to go to London this summer.
I have the 75k in miles to get them one ticket [25k outbound and 50k home].
Wife has 25k in her account now, and we should have her 50k Amex promotion miles to transfer over within the next 30 days to cover the the rest.
Question is, can we book this now even though she has a deficit in miles?
For the 150k in miles we save ~$2500 in cash, not a terrible trade off...
Thanks,
Steve
I have the 75k in miles to get them one ticket [25k outbound and 50k home].
Wife has 25k in her account now, and we should have her 50k Amex promotion miles to transfer over within the next 30 days to cover the the rest.
Question is, can we book this now even though she has a deficit in miles?
For the 150k in miles we save ~$2500 in cash, not a terrible trade off...
Thanks,
Steve
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:17 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SVG
Posts: 550
Miles are deducted at the time of booking.
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:18 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,077
OnePass awards are booked each way. So you could have four accounts with 25k in them and book 2 r/t. However, you still pay the taxes which on many coach fairs is more than the fair. Best bet is to save them for something else.
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:23 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2004
Programs: OnePass, Marriott
Posts: 100
Thanks - thought so... guess we will just have to wait for those Amex miles to post.
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:28 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,077
If you have 75k in OnePass and your wife has 25k you can book two coach saver tickets now.
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:37 am
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: PVD
Programs: Priority Club Plat
Posts: 12,312
If one can, then many people with just 12,500 miles in their account can claim tickets.
If that's really true, please substantiate.
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:43 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 3,077
Are you serious about that? Onepass awards can only be claimed as roundtrip. I don't know how you can use miles from two account to book one r/t.
If one can, then many people with just 12,500 miles in their account can claim tickets.
If that's really true, please substantiate.
If one can, then many people with just 12,500 miles in their account can claim tickets.
If that's really true, please substantiate.
Jan 15, 2007 | 7:49 pm
#8
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 259
$2500 savings for 150k miles.... Sure, maybe not a "terrible" tradeoff, but I'd go at least as far as "bad tradeoff." You're getting less than 1.7 cents per mile, even if you completely discount the ~8000 miles (each!) given up by flying non-rev.
If it's what you'd like to do, it's perfectly reasonable. Just keep in mind it's possible to redeem miles for a LOT more value (even on coach tickets).
If it's what you'd like to do, it's perfectly reasonable. Just keep in mind it's possible to redeem miles for a LOT more value (even on coach tickets).