Transfer points?
Dec 11, 2011, 8:03 pm
#1
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Transfer points?
Can someone please guide me on the transfer of points from U.S. Airways to Continental? I have recently moved from Philadelphia, a US Air hub, to Houston, a Continental hub. How can my 250,000 US Air points be maximized with Continental? Thank you.
Dec 11, 2011, 9:01 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Since US Airways is a Star Alliance carrier, you can use your US Airways miles to book awards on Continental/United or any other Star Alliance carrier.
I don't believe you can transfer miles from US Airways to Continental, unless you want to use points.com and lose a huge percentage of the value (which I would never recommend). You can still credit miles earned on United/Continental to US Airways if you choose. Or you can start accumulating miles and status on United/Continental.
I don't believe you can transfer miles from US Airways to Continental, unless you want to use points.com and lose a huge percentage of the value (which I would never recommend). You can still credit miles earned on United/Continental to US Airways if you choose. Or you can start accumulating miles and status on United/Continental.
Dec 11, 2011, 9:01 pm
#3
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But as Continental and USAIR are both Star Alliance, you can book continental award flights with your USAIR miles through USAIR. Call them up and ask for details.
Dec 11, 2011, 9:09 pm
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P.S. Welcome to FlyerTalk, OP!
Dec 12, 2011, 7:29 am
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Caution, I am not familiar with some of the points transfer strategies. however, you might try moving your points from US Airways thru a hotel program and then to UAL's program. As an example (perhaps poor), Amex doesn't allow conversion to AA miles. Recently I moved Amex points thru SPG to AA to pick up 50,000 miles. Not sure if it was very efficient or how your math might work, but you might try some combinations.
Dec 12, 2011, 11:26 am
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Dec 12, 2011, 12:01 pm
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Burn them on First Class trips on Thai Airways for 1 trip and the other trip on Lufthansa! Or do multiple trips to Europe/South America/Asia/Caribbean in economy. DON'T TRANSFER TO HOTELS!
Dec 12, 2011, 2:07 pm
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Very few airline programs offer the ability to transfer miles to any other program. Does US even offer this option, except through Points.com (which would involve about an 80% loss of value, if I recall correctly)?
Dec 12, 2011, 3:51 pm
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I stand corrected - did the math for a theoretical move of points within the hotel programs I'm involved and one airline program that I rarely use and agree with previous posters. Stay away from move through hotel.