For anyone still holding "GoldPoints" please check the Radisson board!

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum91/HTML/000228.html (many thanks to RichLond).

Change from 4:1 to 8:1 will become effective on May 1. According to GP's CSR (and confirmed by a supervisor), today's transfers still yield 4:1 ratio.

Thanks for the information. Was there a mailing (email or paper)from "GoldPoints" or Radisson for this and I missed it? I'll check it out and convert my remaining goldpoints by tomorrow. Earlier this year I converted 200,000 gold points to 50,000 AA miles. I would have "lost" half of that!

No, there was no warning given. Apparently, Radisson/GoldPoints is planning on notifying members AFTER the change occurs (in 2 days)...

See the Radisson link above for more info. This is unbelievable, but not unexpected.

If this is really happening (and I believe it is), people need to be notified ASAP. If Goldpoints/Radisson won't do it, maybe Randy/Webflyer could. Any chance of sending out a MilesLink alert on this to all the email newsletter subscribers and/or all registered Flyertalkers?

Thanks, I will transfer my points today.
ALSO I THINK I WILL GIVE UP ON ACUMULATING ANY MORE GOLD POINTS, MAYBE IS NOT WORT IT ANY MORE. FISRT VALUEMAGS IS GONE AND ANOTHER 2 DOZEN OF MERCHANTS...

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600,000 Miles, AAdvantage Platinum - Priority Club. Free Flyer for 8 Straight years.

I just got off the phone with the Radisson Goldpoints redemption desk, I asked if the redemption rate was indeed going to change on May 1 and "John" said that they had received an email from their supervisor this morning saying that the redemption rates wouldn't change with only two days notice, i.e customers would be given ample notice before such a drastic change. Regardless, I'm a a member of the "better safe than sorry" club so I redeemed ALL of my points ...

http://www.goldpoints.com/common/Dis...ns&group=legal

"Gold Points Corporation reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Gold Points Rewards program, to add, delete or change Gold Points Rewards Partners or Affiliates, to modify or limit the use of redemption of any Awards in any respect, to modify or change redemption procedures, including the number of Gold Points required for particular Awards, to modify or limit the collection of Gold Points, including but not limited to imposing time limits and changes in point values, and to alter, limit, modify or add to the Gold Points Rewards Program rules, regulations, terms and conditions. We may make these change to any aspect of the Program, all without notice and even though changes may affect the value of Gold Points already accumulated without prior notice at any time and from time to time. "

Better safe than sorry, I guess.

Mark, a Goldpoints Supervisor, was dealing with another problem of mine and asked if I had seen this issue on the board. I hadn't.

He ASSURED me that Goldpoint points would be taking care of its customers. He asked me to share this with you all.

Let's hope that Goldpoints lives up to his promise. So far they seem to be a decent company to work with in spite of the Valuemags fiasco.

And what does that mean???

FWIW, "special" transfer rates, would it be current 4:1 or the allegedly upcoming 8:1, are benefits of Radisson, not GoldPoints (there is a distinction here!), and "regular" (i.e., for GP members not associated with Radisson) GoldPoints transfer rates are (and always have been) 10:1.

Goldspoints did stop the nice Valuemags offer before the original deadline, so I'm not taking any chances.

I got 6K out today ASAP. Now my husband's account and mine are short of the 2000 for the next redemption. I am going to call my local TGIF later and buy gift certs: $10 (mine) and a $100 (his) for our accounts to bring them up to the 2K level and cash out tomorrow.

Fridays is very accomodating about things like this. I will give my radisson number and the points will post instantly. I will ask them to hold the certs til the next time I drive by.

Then we'll just see what develops at goldpoints and I hope they are worth using in the future. They have been very good to me!

Gosh, our Friday's (La Jolla Village) says no points for GC's. Do all other Friday's give points for GC's?

So what happens if I call up tomorrow and ask to transfer 250,000 points to AA miles. Since this will take 5 days at 50,000 points a day, would the transfers taking place in May get the 10-1 conversion rate, even if requested in April?

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Paradocs, thanks for the GC idea. I have some "orphan" points left too.