Rocketmiles to keep Copa Connectmiles Active
Apr 10, 2017 | 12:36 pm
#1
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BOS, PVD, HYA
Programs: MR, TYP, AA, B6, DL, WN, HH, MB, 2V
Posts: 658
Rocketmiles to keep Copa Connectmiles Active
So, I have 5,000 Connectmiles expiring this summer. I do plan on hanging onto them, for intra-Colombia flights sometime next year. Looking at my options, I figure Rocketmiles will work. I need to book a hotel for next week anyway, price isn't significantly different through Rocketmiles. Anybody know when those miles would post?
I don't have any car rentals through their partners to earn miles that way. I could do some SPG > Marriott > Copa, but it seems I'd be losing a lot of value that way...
Any other good ideas?
I don't have any car rentals through their partners to earn miles that way. I could do some SPG > Marriott > Copa, but it seems I'd be losing a lot of value that way...
Any other good ideas?
Apr 10, 2017 | 1:03 pm
#2
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BOS, PVD, HYA
Programs: MR, TYP, AA, B6, DL, WN, HH, MB, 2V
Posts: 658
Scratch that. Rocketmiles must make a killing on selling airline miles! Still, I think I'd lose less value booking with them than sacrificing SPG points. I don't currently have any Marriott, so I'd have to transfer from Starwood.
Apr 19, 2017 | 4:11 pm
#3
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: In between PTY, MEX and CPH
Programs: Flying Blue Plat, SAS Eurobonus Silver, Connect Miles Gold, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Hyatt Disc.
Posts: 599
I had 3 rocketmiles stays in March posted to my CM account.
It took 2 weeks approx.
Marriott/SPG conversion can be good value for money depending on your redemption patterns/destinations. I do a lot of private travelling to destinations where revenue tickets are usually steep, while redemption is very cheap. So having award miles for me is usally a very good deal. I also stocked up when they had their recent award miles sale.
It took 2 weeks approx.
Marriott/SPG conversion can be good value for money depending on your redemption patterns/destinations. I do a lot of private travelling to destinations where revenue tickets are usually steep, while redemption is very cheap. So having award miles for me is usally a very good deal. I also stocked up when they had their recent award miles sale.
Apr 20, 2017 | 5:24 pm
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BOS, PVD, HYA
Programs: MR, TYP, AA, B6, DL, WN, HH, MB, 2V
Posts: 658
I had 3 rocketmiles stays in March posted to my CM account.
It took 2 weeks approx.
Marriott/SPG conversion can be good value for money depending on your redemption patterns/destinations. I do a lot of private travelling to destinations where revenue tickets are usually steep, while redemption is very cheap. So having award miles for me is usally a very good deal. I also stocked up when they had their recent award miles sale.
It took 2 weeks approx.
Marriott/SPG conversion can be good value for money depending on your redemption patterns/destinations. I do a lot of private travelling to destinations where revenue tickets are usually steep, while redemption is very cheap. So having award miles for me is usally a very good deal. I also stocked up when they had their recent award miles sale.
I'll be looking for the Copa miles to post in a few weeks.
Apr 21, 2017 | 12:12 pm
#5
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: YVR
Programs: OZ Diamond, Jiffypark Manhattan Gold
Posts: 4,784
Those rocketmiles are a ripoff from the prices I've seen in the past, better to just book a hotel that copa partners with, or rent a car for a day. I kept my AA miles alive by renting a car and just making sure I credited it to AA instead of AP.