VS Redemption Devaluation
Nov 20, 2012 | 8:15 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: MRY
Posts: 436
Wow. That is quite a change. Previously if one wanted to fly SFO-LHR-SYD and return, it was 140K miles. Now it looks like it is 320K miles? That is quite an inflation rate. And just SFO-LHR has gone up from 100K to 160K it appears.
Nov 22, 2012 | 7:38 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: LAX
Programs: UA Plat (farewell DL :-<),Hilton Gold, Starwood Gold
Posts: 244
So I would speculate that this will lead a lot of people to convert their HA miles to Hilton to take advantage of the 1:2 exchange rate. I think this exodus might cause that exchange rate to be revised so get out while you can!
Nov 26, 2012 | 9:14 am
#7
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 18,230
Jeez, I guess I've just been royally hosed on this one.
My wife and I got the 2 Hawaiian air credit cards to get the 70,000 points for the 2 worldwide Virgin coach tickets. We were going to go next Thanksgiving, and I was going to book in a few weeks.
I suppose there's absolutely no recourse on this one, even though Hawaiian provided no notice. Has anyone thought to complain? I'm thinking of sending them a letter. It really is unfair to provide no notice of changes to reward levels.
My wife and I got the 2 Hawaiian air credit cards to get the 70,000 points for the 2 worldwide Virgin coach tickets. We were going to go next Thanksgiving, and I was going to book in a few weeks.
I suppose there's absolutely no recourse on this one, even though Hawaiian provided no notice. Has anyone thought to complain? I'm thinking of sending them a letter. It really is unfair to provide no notice of changes to reward levels.
Nov 27, 2012 | 2:19 pm
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,458
Jeez, I guess I've just been royally hosed on this one.
My wife and I got the 2 Hawaiian air credit cards to get the 70,000 points for the 2 worldwide Virgin coach tickets. We were going to go next Thanksgiving, and I was going to book in a few weeks.
I suppose there's absolutely no recourse on this one, even though Hawaiian provided no notice. Has anyone thought to complain? I'm thinking of sending them a letter. It really is unfair to provide no notice of changes to reward levels.
My wife and I got the 2 Hawaiian air credit cards to get the 70,000 points for the 2 worldwide Virgin coach tickets. We were going to go next Thanksgiving, and I was going to book in a few weeks.
I suppose there's absolutely no recourse on this one, even though Hawaiian provided no notice. Has anyone thought to complain? I'm thinking of sending them a letter. It really is unfair to provide no notice of changes to reward levels.
Remember if it doesn't work out you can always transfer to HH?
Dec 7, 2012 | 11:13 am
#10
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: BUR
Programs: AA, DL Platinum, AS, AF/KL, UA, VS, HA, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 1,933
Could somebody please link the details of this devaluation? Flying HA in F soon and am wondering if I should bother throwing the miles to my VS account.
Dec 7, 2012 | 5:45 pm
#12
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: BUR
Programs: AA, DL Platinum, AS, AF/KL, UA, VS, HA, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 1,933
Dec 7, 2012 | 7:07 pm
#13
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,458
I thought the original link to the article would remain in my previous posts. Apparently not.
Dec 8, 2012 | 3:02 pm
#14
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NYC/HNL
Posts: 459
