I have 3,150 Priority Club Rewards Points - anyway to trade them?
Apr 4, 2008, 6:02 pm
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I have 3,150 Priority Club Rewards Points - anyway to trade them?
I have 3,150 Priority Club Rewards Points - anyway to trade them?
I don't stay at those properties unless my regulars (Hilton or Starwood) are booked.
I went on the Priority Club Rewards website but you really need at least 5,000 to get anything (and then all you're getting is a bad music CD).
I tried Points.com but it says I don't have enough to trade.
Any thoughts?
I don't stay at those properties unless my regulars (Hilton or Starwood) are booked.
I went on the Priority Club Rewards website but you really need at least 5,000 to get anything (and then all you're getting is a bad music CD).
I tried Points.com but it says I don't have enough to trade.
Any thoughts?
Apr 5, 2008, 1:27 am
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http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/...rateCode=IVANI
Apr 5, 2008, 2:17 am
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Buying 2k points and using them for a Points Break night is probably your best option. You could also transfer IN to Priority Club through points.com if you have a surplus in other programmes, although the rates are not great.
Although, at the end of the day, 3000 points is next to nothing in PC. They'll never expire, so the easiest route is to totally forget about them. One day in a few years you'll find yourself at an PC hotel and you can add to the total.
Although, at the end of the day, 3000 points is next to nothing in PC. They'll never expire, so the easiest route is to totally forget about them. One day in a few years you'll find yourself at an PC hotel and you can add to the total.
Apr 5, 2008, 4:04 pm
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If U or a friend is a member of MyCokeRewards, use 625 Coke points to get 2000 PC points into your acct.
Or wait until U (or your friend) really wants to stay at a certain PointBreaks hotel, then buy 2K points for $25 cash. Or $77 for 7K points if U want room costing 10K points!
Or wait until U (or your friend) really wants to stay at a certain PointBreaks hotel, then buy 2K points for $25 cash. Or $77 for 7K points if U want room costing 10K points!
Apr 7, 2008, 4:39 pm
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Apr 9, 2008, 4:07 pm
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Cindylu, 9K Hyatt points = about 20K Priority Club points. Also, Hyatt points can be transferred fee-free into a friend's acct., while PC charges a transfer fee of half the value of the darn points & the OP doesn't have enough for a room night.
Jul 23, 2008, 9:31 am
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i searched this forum and this thread is the closest i found to someone addressing it....
need to transfer some in asap for a stay for next week, but if it's not going to happen quickly (and it's a big ol' chunk of points - 75k), i will find another hotel...
regads,
katherine
Jul 23, 2008, 10:08 am
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If you've not done the transfer before it can take over a week as the accounts have to go through some sort of reconcilation process, I think. Subsequent transfers are quicker.
Jul 23, 2008, 10:10 am
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thank you - that answers it!
thanks for the feedback.
Jul 23, 2008, 10:21 am
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What you can do to ensure that is book the reward nights through the Amex MR site. That will make the transfer happen at the same time you make the reward reservation. It really is pretty slick. It's called the "Membership Rewards Roomfinder" and can be accessed here: http://www.membershiprewards.com/cat...randId=4092&N=
Jul 23, 2008, 10:43 am
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Holy Crap!!!
IME, the transfers were instant from Amex MR to PC.
What you can do to ensure that is book the reward nights through the Amex MR site. That will make the transfer happen at the same time you make the reward reservation. It really is pretty slick. It's called the "Membership Rewards Roomfinder" and can be accessed here: http://www.membershiprewards.com/cat...randId=4092&N=
What you can do to ensure that is book the reward nights through the Amex MR site. That will make the transfer happen at the same time you make the reward reservation. It really is pretty slick. It's called the "Membership Rewards Roomfinder" and can be accessed here: http://www.membershiprewards.com/cat...randId=4092&N=
ok i'm done now.
seriously. i've been an amex member for years, had platinum, now gold business, had gold personal, have spg amex. membership rewards is my main currency, is what i'm trying to say. and i never heard of this rewards roomfinder.
let me tell you how ALREADY it has saved me hours of work: i am looking for a room in the outer banks for certain dates. the dates keep changing day to day as we are working on a road trip itinerary. so every day, i have to re-search each hotel web site (hhonors, priority club, etc.) to see what points are required for their hotels on certain dates.
NOW, with this new tool, i just searched for all hotels near duck, nc - not just priority club - and it popped them all up with the various pointages required.
this is a very long post just to say 'thank you' but i just have to say, i can't believe i didn't know about this sooner and i am astonished at how much time this is saving me.
regards,
katherine