You know, that's a great idea. Why wouldn't it count as a charitable contribution equal to the value of the magazine? I know that business related magazines automatically count as a deduction. I already deduct for several subscriptions which I will now renew through valuemags! I looked through the site and noticed that they offer a *lot* of esoteric magazines... there's a very good selection.

I converted 2000 Gold Points to 500 AA miles for the 20/20 promotion this summer. No problem, took about 3 weeks.

Empress,

Where did you find the quote on redemption rules? I can only find the 5000 points for 500 miles from the Goldpoints site. Thanks.


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Good God people - this information has been covered so many times!

You can either:
1) Join goldpoints (AKA gold rewards) thru the www.radisson.com site and get a 4-1 redemption value. The 4-1 info is at:
http://www.radisson.com/RAD/Gold_Rew...?P0=&P1=redeem

OR

2) Join goldpoints thru some other method (like TGIFridays) and get a 10-1 ratio on fewer airlines.

So, obviously, do #1. And yes, it works!

You actually call GoldPoints.com customer service for point->mile transfers. They can tell your GoldPoints number was created thru Radisson rather than TGIFridays by the start of the number, so you *will* get the 4-1 ratio (ask if you are worried). You can also set up automatic point transfers when threshholds are reached (2K minimum points must be transferred).

I just dropped $2450 on magazines for friends, family, etc. Ya know I was thinking about doing a run on AA for EXP. Being able to upgrade that will make it a LOT easier.

hey http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

let us hear how you make out!

firefly

Thanks - I just signed up at Radison.
On to Gold points.
SO much to do-- who has time to work?



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TANSTAAFL - but if you work it right, FF miles comes pretty close.

Man, how can you people afford to spend upwards of $1000 on magazines? I could see if you were already planning the trip, but that is still some serious coin that has yet to show that it all works.

Before I get flamed, I know everybody is showing the links, but has anyone seen the points post to their airline accounts yet?

I could see donating the magazines to get the deduction, that would make sense.

I've had points sent both to UA and AA, and in each instance (4 transactions total), it took less than ten days to post.

Mike

I can't afford some of the dollar amount mentioned here either. However, I can shift purchases I would have made elsewhere to worthy magazines. For an example, instead of giving a toy for Christmas to a child who has everything already, I'm giving a subscription to National Geographic World.

i can't afford any of this.

i HAVE to fly YYZ-SYD for school.

the way i looked at it, i prepay for 4 years worth of flights, get business class and save 90% off regular business class fare. with interest rates so low (and my bank manager giving me prime+0.5%), i can borrow money. sometimes it makes sense to borrow.

cheers

oh - and giving the stuff away to hospitals/charities (regardless of tax deductions which i won't get because i'm canadian) is always a good reason to spend money.

If you join Goldpoints by mistake (instead of Radisson Goldpoints), the people at Goldpoints will convert your account to a 'Radisson' account.

They did it for me back in the summer.

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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous

What a confusing promotion. Anyway, bottom line...what is the minimum amt. of $$$ that must be spent in order to actually transfer miles?

Good grief!