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y2chen Feb 3, 2012 9:34 am

I just saw United checkins post to both CO and UA accounts (I had my CO linked originally, then switched to UA, thus why points have posted to both). The posting dates seem to indicate that the points at least include everything up to yesterday. My December points look whole, but it's odd because I have a whole batch from most of January missing.

savingstar Feb 8, 2012 11:19 am


Originally Posted by MTHTravel (Post 17852347)
Topguest hasn't posted my PC points for days. Is it just the case for me?

I haven't had any PC points post since Dec 28 :confused:

Should I just keep waiting or do I need to send an email or something??

any help is appreciated,

neuropanda Feb 8, 2012 11:49 am


Originally Posted by savingstar (Post 17976596)
I haven't had any PC points post since Dec 28 :confused:

Should I just keep waiting or do I need to send an email or something??

any help is appreciated,

I have had PC points post regularly, including just yesterday.

mfkne Feb 9, 2012 12:23 pm


Originally Posted by savingstar (Post 17976596)
I haven't had any PC points post since Dec 28 :confused:

Should I just keep waiting or do I need to send an email or something??

any help is appreciated,

Exactly the same here. Did get e-mail notifications though saying I had received points, but apparently they haven't transferred to PC.

satz Feb 9, 2012 12:35 pm

I think it says it may take up to 6 to 8 weeks. Some of my points did take at least 6 weeks to post.

lpatron Feb 10, 2012 3:14 pm

My PC points have been posting every day - just double checked my account and 1/21 was the last date I had a double post (meaning the 1/20 check-in did not post that day).

Some it takes a few hours after the FS check-in to get the confirmation e-mail from TG but they have been very consistent lately!

bearcat74 Feb 13, 2012 1:34 pm

Just had a big slug of Choice points post today (over 1K) - maybe that finally catches it up to when Choice left the program. Have no way to know as you can't see your Choice total in the TG site anymore, but at one point was several thousand behind in them posting to Choice.

monkey99 Feb 13, 2012 1:50 pm


Originally Posted by bearcat74 (Post 18008086)
Just had a big slug of Choice points post today (over 1K) - maybe that finally catches it up to when Choice left the program. Have no way to know as you can't see your Choice total in the TG site anymore, but at one point was several thousand behind in them posting to Choice.

+1. I also had my choice points post.

DBCme Feb 16, 2012 9:26 pm

Took several weeks for the miles to start posting... but then they all hit. Now the daily check-ins net me 50 miles usually the next day. Sometimes faster than my flight miles post!

mitelsp Feb 17, 2012 10:01 am


Originally Posted by mfkne (Post 17983671)
Exactly the same here. Did get e-mail notifications though saying I had received points, but apparently they haven't transferred to PC.


I am in same boat nothing since December 28 but emails keeps coming and also points showed up in Topguest.I guess one day eventually they will show up in PC account.

airride Feb 17, 2012 10:25 am

i joined topguest yesterday and they posted the Hilton and PC points today, but when i check in today, it doesnt show the points in the history and each time i try to check in it is asking me to input the HH and PC membership no...

(i cant type the numbers everyday, anyway it can remember)

i also tried the foursquare and in that it asks me to register on topguest and doesnt automatically work)

can someone point me to any guide of how topguest works?

jackiesyu Feb 17, 2012 3:35 pm


Originally Posted by airride (Post 18034217)
i joined topguest yesterday and they posted the Hilton and PC points today, but when i check in today, it doesnt show the points in the history and each time i try to check in it is asking me to input the HH and PC membership no...

(i cant type the numbers everyday, anyway it can remember)

i also tried the foursquare and in that it asks me to register on topguest and doesnt automatically work)

can someone point me to any guide of how topguest works?

I use topguest with foursquare. The membership number is entered in topguest, in "PROGRAMS" option. I started doing this about 2 months back and as long as you have the correct "Member ID" for the corresponding program, I had not had any issue. Although, I have to say that topgust and foursquare had been acting strange recently, where points dont post to TOPGUEST for a day or two, and then some of them all posted later, and some just do not show...I am not sure it is an issue with which, but as long as it is posting 80%+ of the time, I am not going to spend more time tracking these issues.

Stubtify Feb 17, 2012 4:08 pm


Originally Posted by jackiesyu (Post 18036157)
I use topguest with foursquare. The membership number is entered in topguest, in "PROGRAMS" option. I started doing this about 2 months back and as long as you have the correct "Member ID" for the corresponding program, I had not had any issue. Although, I have to say that topgust and foursquare had been acting strange recently, where points dont post to TOPGUEST for a day or two, and then some of them all posted later, and some just do not show...I am not sure it is an issue with which, but as long as it is posting 80%+ of the time, I am not going to spend more time tracking these issues.

I've been having these issues on and off. It is more of a "hiccup" type issue, where all points stop, and then all of a sudden they email multiple times to say I received 50 points. Points then are correctly reflected in my topguest profile, and a month or so later they transfer over to my actual program accounts.

Just started doing the United checkins... have not seen any emails. Am I doing something wrong? I'm just checking in at LAX, only done it twice in the last week no points yet.

jackiesyu Feb 17, 2012 5:03 pm


Originally Posted by Stubtify (Post 18036331)
I've been having these issues on and off. It is more of a "hiccup" type issue, where all points stop, and then all of a sudden they email multiple times to say I received 50 points. Points then are correctly reflected in my topguest profile, and a month or so later they transfer over to my actual program accounts.

Just started doing the United checkins... have not seen any emails. Am I doing something wrong? I'm just checking in at LAX, only done it twice in the last week no points yet.

For United checkins, it had been very consistent of receiving email right after check-in, even 2 months back when no points showing up in my United account. However, in the past week, it has been lagging behind and email notification showed up random time after. Also the miles posted to United was really quick like some other FTer said earlier on this thread...

If you check-in from foursquare, be sure that you are really check into an airport venue -- I have seen many sites with airport symbol, but not really the airport. Of course, I dont know whether those terminal check-ins would be counted in this case or not. Anyway, dont over-do your check-ins to cause suspicious and I did get a warning 4 weeks back which I had no clue on what's the trigger, but I am trying to be more careful about not over-doing it.

Stubtify Feb 18, 2012 12:19 pm


Originally Posted by jackiesyu (Post 18036638)
For United checkins, it had been very consistent of receiving email right after check-in, even 2 months back when no points showing up in my United account. However, in the past week, it has been lagging behind and email notification showed up random time after. Also the miles posted to United was really quick like some other FTer said earlier on this thread...

If you check-in from foursquare, be sure that you are really check into an airport venue -- I have seen many sites with airport symbol, but not really the airport. Of course, I dont know whether those terminal check-ins would be counted in this case or not. Anyway, dont over-do your check-ins to cause suspicious and I did get a warning 4 weeks back which I had no clue on what's the trigger, but I am trying to be more careful about not over-doing it.


I've seen that too, where someone just makes up a place, and calls it whatever they want. I've checked into a "fake" holiday inn and gotten points for it. I think right now they're not too picky in their giving of points. I hope that continues. I'm trying to be as careful as possible, I check in to one place at a time, wait a few hours and then check in again. I like to leave random comments, like "picking up Susan here."

What was your activity pattern that generated the "warning" and what was in the warning?


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