Clarification Re: New Mileathon
#46
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Registration and confirmation w/o a hitch !
#47
Join Date: Apr 2005
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ill be getting a chase debit card through wamu (now chase) at the end of october....
how do i sign up for the debit card to get the award points??? i am sure chase is going to have their way ; but do i have specifically go through continental's site or something??
how do i sign up for the debit card to get the award points??? i am sure chase is going to have their way ; but do i have specifically go through continental's site or something??
#48
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You don't have to do anything with CO. Just give Chase your OnePass number when you open the account or get the debit card on an existing account.
#49
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I also find it strange that my $3,000 A fare gets me nothing while a non-Y/B fare still pays out. Sorry, not going to pay $9,000 for a J fare IAH-LHR.
#50
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#52
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Thanks, Scott. Just got home from my trans-con flight and I was able to register for Mileathon.
Now, how about including A fares?! It makes no sense that much of a spend is left off the table.
Now, how about including A fares?! It makes no sense that much of a spend is left off the table.
#53
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#54
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Is it just the day of registration that matters? For example, I bought two tickets this morning and then registered for the Mileathon this afternoon (I know, bad idea). From the wording it sounds like as long as I registered on the same day, I should be fine. Thanks!
#55
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The bad news and good news about A fares...
If you're buying an A class fare for travel a little further out, there's some good news. Next month, we'll be retiring the letter A from our fare class lineup, and the fares currently sold as A class will turn into Z class for travel on or after Oct. 25, 2009. This means if you buy an A class fare for Oct. 25 or later, your booking will be converted into Z class and you'll get the corresponding Z class Mileathon credit. If you're traveling Oct. 24 or before, however, you're out of luck.
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#57
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Hi Everyone, sorry for the false start. You should now be able to register for this promotion at continental.com/mileathon.
#58
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#59
Join Date: May 2009
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economics of participating in the mileathon
This is my first time participating in the mileathon and so I ran through the potential benefit for me from the program. Let me note all my travel is personal and funded by me. I saw that the discounted fare classes are not included in this promotion. I did some research to see if there was a benefit to buying up to a fare class within the promotion to earn points.
My example:
I am flying PHL-IAH-AUS roundtrip the last weekend in September (Fri-Mon) at $220 ai (fare class L, not included in the promo).
As a Gold elite I will earn ~6,000 RDM's for the trip. I priced a few options if I were to buy up to another class to also earn mileathon points (not sure about the change fee, but I am going to disregard it at this point)
Granted it is closer to the travel date but the lowest fare I found within the promotion is $437 ai on a U fare, a difference of $217. Let's say I buy up to earn points...if I am correct I will earn 8 for the ticket, 2 for booking on co.com, and 2 for checking in online for a total of 12 points.
If that was the extent of my travel during the promo I would gain 6,000 RDM's from my trip and 1,000 bonus RDM's from the promo.
However, lets say I decide to use the $217 and fly a second trip PHL-IAH-DFW in the middle of October. I priced the trip at $277 ai on a T fare, so I would have to pay an additional $60. But in doing so I would earn ~6,200 RDMs.
If I participate in the mileathon I will net ~7,000 RDMs
If I do not participate I will net ~12,200 RDMs
Sorry CO I understand the reasoning behind not including deeply discounted fare classes, but I don't think I will participating this time around. Yes, I am sure for the people who travel far more than me and will potentially gain 25,000+ bonus RDM's this promo makes perfect sense, but for someone like me, not so much.
My example:
I am flying PHL-IAH-AUS roundtrip the last weekend in September (Fri-Mon) at $220 ai (fare class L, not included in the promo).
As a Gold elite I will earn ~6,000 RDM's for the trip. I priced a few options if I were to buy up to another class to also earn mileathon points (not sure about the change fee, but I am going to disregard it at this point)
Granted it is closer to the travel date but the lowest fare I found within the promotion is $437 ai on a U fare, a difference of $217. Let's say I buy up to earn points...if I am correct I will earn 8 for the ticket, 2 for booking on co.com, and 2 for checking in online for a total of 12 points.
If that was the extent of my travel during the promo I would gain 6,000 RDM's from my trip and 1,000 bonus RDM's from the promo.
However, lets say I decide to use the $217 and fly a second trip PHL-IAH-DFW in the middle of October. I priced the trip at $277 ai on a T fare, so I would have to pay an additional $60. But in doing so I would earn ~6,200 RDMs.
If I participate in the mileathon I will net ~7,000 RDMs
If I do not participate I will net ~12,200 RDMs
Sorry CO I understand the reasoning behind not including deeply discounted fare classes, but I don't think I will participating this time around. Yes, I am sure for the people who travel far more than me and will potentially gain 25,000+ bonus RDM's this promo makes perfect sense, but for someone like me, not so much.
#60
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wondering what will i get out of this.
i have 2 pers. chkng accts. with chase and one at key bank.all non-co branded debit cards.if i switch them all over will i get 20 for each or there is some limit....
my second quest. is -to receive the 30 points for cont. credit card does it have to be a new one-or can i switch my freedom into a continental credit card(w/o a new acct. pf course)and receive those points.
wondering what will i get out of this.
i have 2 pers. chkng accts. with chase and one at key bank.all non-co branded debit cards.if i switch them all over will i get 20 for each or there is some limit....
my second quest. is -to receive the 30 points for cont. credit card does it have to be a new one-or can i switch my freedom into a continental credit card(w/o a new acct. pf course)and receive those points.