CC Companies taking their miles back. Is this true?
May 18, 2011, 8:46 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: New York
Programs: AA, BA, CO
Posts: 402
CC Companies taking their miles back. Is this true?
I just read somewhere that if you close your cc account before the annual fee hits, some credit card companies take that bonus miles away. This was specifically mentioned with Chase cards.
So am I risking taking my 100K BA miles and closing card 10 months into the account life?
ever had you miles taken back?
So am I risking taking my 100K BA miles and closing card 10 months into the account life?
ever had you miles taken back?
May 18, 2011, 8:53 am
#2
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: Marriott Gold, Radisson Silver, AA, Amtrak, BA
Posts: 31
the general rule of thumb is to keep the account open for at least 6 months and then you won't run the risk of losing your miles
personally, I cancelled the BA card after 11 months and still have the miles
personally, I cancelled the BA card after 11 months and still have the miles
I just read somewhere that if you close your cc account before the annual fee hits, some credit card companies take that bonus miles away. This was specifically mentioned with Chase cards.
So am I risking taking my 100K BA miles and closing card 10 months into the account life?
ever had you miles taken back?
So am I risking taking my 100K BA miles and closing card 10 months into the account life?
ever had you miles taken back?
May 18, 2011, 8:59 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: FL
Programs: AA PLAT, HILTON DIAMOND, MARRIOTT LIFETIME TITANIUM
Posts: 616
I closed my BA Chase cards over a year ago, and I cancelled them when I received the bill with the annual fee on it, since they would not waive the annual fee I cancelled the card, I still have all of my BA miles.
May 18, 2011, 9:03 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 78
Same experience here. Closed at 11 months and still have ~116,000 miles in my BA account
May 18, 2011, 9:11 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta DM, SPG Plat, Hyatt Diamond, MTA Rust, Hertz Five Star something or other
Posts: 2,858
The Chase annual fee on the BA card hits right away before you get any miles. If you are talking about losing the miles for not paying the second annual fee, I'd find that hard to believe.
May 18, 2011, 9:11 am
#6
Join Date: Jan 2007
Programs: Many
Posts: 335
I don't think they could
I just read somewhere that if you close your cc account before the annual fee hits, some credit card companies take that bonus miles away. This was specifically mentioned with Chase cards.
So am I risking taking my 100K BA miles and closing card 10 months into the account life?
ever had you miles taken back?
So am I risking taking my 100K BA miles and closing card 10 months into the account life?
ever had you miles taken back?
May 18, 2011, 9:49 am
#10
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: HHonorsDiamond
Posts: 665
Capital One will...
I haven't ever had miles or points taken from AA, SPG or Hilton...as they "transfer" those to the hotel or airline program. But I do always wait at least 6 months...
I did read that you want to use up your "miles" in Capital One before closing....as those you will lose once you close your card...
I did read that you want to use up your "miles" in Capital One before closing....as those you will lose once you close your card...
May 18, 2011, 12:11 pm
#11
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 395
I often close my CC accounts the month after the miles post, putting me in the best position to churn should a new offer become available. The only time I ever had a problem was with a Chase United card. They told me that if the account was open for less than 6 months that they would take the miles back. I couldn't find any such language in the T&C, but kept it open the required 6 months anyway. Never had any issue with any other card.
May 18, 2011, 12:33 pm
#12
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Shanghai
Programs: BAEC (Gold), PC (Plat), HH (Gold), MR (Gold)
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May 18, 2011, 12:38 pm
#13
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Traveling some where hopefully
Programs: AS, AA Gold, and Hilton
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I haven't ever had miles or points taken from AA, SPG or Hilton...as they "transfer" those to the hotel or airline program. But I do always wait at least 6 months...
I did read that you want to use up your "miles" in Capital One before closing....as those you will lose once you close your card...
I did read that you want to use up your "miles" in Capital One before closing....as those you will lose once you close your card...
May 18, 2011, 1:20 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA PLT / 2MM
Posts: 2,113
Does any third party miles provider have the authority to easily "pull" miles from your account, and is it just some easy automatic thing they do without the airline having to investigate it? Seems like it could be messy.
May 18, 2011, 1:37 pm
#15
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 700
I have also generally waited 10-11 months before closing, makes it even more important to keep a good record/tracking sheet of when annual fees are due so you can be prepared.
