Both times I've booked award tickets with GlobalPass in the past year they sent out my tickets within a week or so of when I called them. Very nice service. The travel dates were many months in the future. I didn't ask for them in a hurry and they didn't ask for an expedite fee.

When I booked two sets of trips two weeks ago, following this same model Daniela said I'd get the tickets the following week. These haven't arrived, and on reading the above posts I called GlobalPass this morning. As milesrus reported, they're now saying that they'll mail the tickets several weeks before the travel date, and that I can't expedite them at this point.

Another mid-course policy shift by GlobalPass. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the tickets will eventually arrive.

Today I learned that the blackout is only for South American desitination but I can book for Central America. I reserved SFO/GUA business tickets with no problem.
They told me that the closing for South America will last another 2 weeks.
It seems Taca is now blocking the expencive flights for SA and opens relatively low cost flights for Central America for GP award, so that they can get reasonable benefit.
We can researve the flight up to Panama, but not farther than Panama.

As I mentioned in another GP thread, I was able to book tickets Chicago to La Paz, Bolivia today without any problems.