April 05 report on converting PC points to AA miles
Apr 2, 2005, 9:56 am
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April 05 report on converting PC points to AA miles
I was 4,000 miles shy of a business class ticket to the Middle East, so I decided to transfer 20,000 PC points to 5,000 miles. Award is 10,000 for 2,500 miles , did 2 of them over the phone.
Based on past experience, I knew they advise you it will take 4 to 6 weeks, but that was never true.
I submitted the PC points on March 25, and this morning, April 2, the miles are showing up in my AA account. And best of all, surprise!, an extra 1000 miles bonus for the transaction.
Every so often this question pops up on the board, so I thought I would share. As always YMMV.
Thumper
Based on past experience, I knew they advise you it will take 4 to 6 weeks, but that was never true.
I submitted the PC points on March 25, and this morning, April 2, the miles are showing up in my AA account. And best of all, surprise!, an extra 1000 miles bonus for the transaction.
Every so often this question pops up on the board, so I thought I would share. As always YMMV.
Thumper
Apr 2, 2005, 10:36 am
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Thanks for the update, it's good to know the miles can show up quickly.
Wasn't there a promo through March with a 20% bonus for converting points to AA miles? That could be where the extra 1000 miles came from, though I'm surprised it would work over the phone as well.
Wasn't there a promo through March with a 20% bonus for converting points to AA miles? That could be where the extra 1000 miles came from, though I'm surprised it would work over the phone as well.
Apr 9, 2005, 1:25 pm
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Originally Posted by aku
Wasn't there a promo through March with a 20% bonus for converting points to AA miles? That could be where the extra 1000 miles came from, though I'm surprised it would work over the phone as well.
From:
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/...nts/us/rr.html
I quote:
"You must call 1-888-211-9874 to take advantage of the following offers from our travel partners."
Ie, there is no way to redeem PC points for airline miles online. You can ONLY redeem over the phone! So for the 20% bonus promo to work (and yes, there was one through the end of March, if you registered in advance for it), it HAD to work when redeeming over the phone!