earning miles while booking award tickets
Mar 14, 2011 | 2:31 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO, UA, AA, WN, DL Gold
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Mar 17, 2011 | 4:00 pm
#4
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 437
In general, miles aren't earned for award tickets. However, the occasional lucky circumstance yields the exception to this rule.
On two occasions, I've had award flights cancelled on the day before the departure and replaced by flights with non-award booking codes. In such cases, full miles are earned. But you can't really count on this happening!
On two occasions, I've had award flights cancelled on the day before the departure and replaced by flights with non-award booking codes. In such cases, full miles are earned. But you can't really count on this happening!
Mar 21, 2011 | 11:54 am
#5
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: Far too many
Posts: 316
Mar 21, 2011 | 1:51 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,739
I seem to remember seeing some card changes, and I think the Citi PP cards may be going away. I don't see any mention of flight points on the web site anymore.
Mar 21, 2011 | 2:07 pm
#7
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Swamps of Jersey
Programs: US Silver, Club Carlson Gold
Posts: 376
I booked my first award flight on CO, and paid the taxes with my CO OnePass Plus M/C. On the reservations page, if I look at "print itinerary" it contains this line:
Upon completion of this itinerary, you will earn up to 3,936 OnePass miles.*
Not sure where that came from...
Upon completion of this itinerary, you will earn up to 3,936 OnePass miles.*
Not sure where that came from...
Mar 21, 2011 | 7:13 pm
#9
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 30,343
This is actually well-known for years. Any flight ticket you charge to the Citi PremierPass card (even just a few dollars in award taxes/fees) will earn you the full amount of flight points per the distance of the flights, which can later on be matched 1-1 with purchase points (so, 2 points total per miles flown, if you have the purchase points to match).
I seem to remember seeing some card changes, and I think the Citi PP cards may be going away. I don't see any mention of flight points on the web site anymore.
I seem to remember seeing some card changes, and I think the Citi PP cards may be going away. I don't see any mention of flight points on the web site anymore.
Details in the Other Credit Card forum. Citi is doing a wholesale credit card conversion. Things are very different now.
Mar 21, 2011 | 9:19 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,739
Not any more. It seems $50 is a cut-off level since last year. I have a revenue ticket which I paid $34.xx for fare difference and it did not earn flight point despite that revenue ticket has a new ticket number which never has any flight point posted.
Details in the Other Credit Card forum. Citi is doing a wholesale credit card conversion. Things are very different now.
Details in the Other Credit Card forum. Citi is doing a wholesale credit card conversion. Things are very different now.
It seems like much of the reward programs have changed.
Mar 22, 2011 | 3:50 pm
#12
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: AA, Marriott rewards, United, AA, Delta
Posts: 150
Mar 22, 2011 | 6:37 pm
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 30,343
25% discount in flight redemption. 15% discount when calling to book flights (not redemption) with a 3rd party provider. flight pts match stays but EDS now only earns 1.2pt versus 2 pt before.
PP no longer earns flight points.