Exchange points & miles free (once).
Sep 14, 2002 | 9:32 pm
#1
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Exchange points & miles free (once).
I clicked a link at AirCanada.ca and it took me to http://www.points.com site. Since it enables numerous point exchanges I'm wondering why I haven't seen it here before. Is anyone using it? If you transfer points to AA do they count towards lifetime 1k?
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Sep 14, 2002 | 10:00 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by emaij:
I clicked a link at AirCanada.ca and it took me to http://www.points.com site. Since it enables numerous point exchanges I'm wondering why I haven't seen it here before. Is anyone using it? If you transfer points to AA do they count towards lifetime 1k?
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I clicked a link at AirCanada.ca and it took me to http://www.points.com site. Since it enables numerous point exchanges I'm wondering why I haven't seen it here before. Is anyone using it? If you transfer points to AA do they count towards lifetime 1k?
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Sep 14, 2002 | 11:03 pm
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Actually now that I think about it, I once purchased AA miles and the AA site sent me to points.com for the transaction. Points.com put it through as a cash advance instead of a normal charge. My credit card then charged me $30.
My calls and emails to points.com were met with promises but no action. It was only when i wrote to AA that points.com did something about it.
I would never use them again for that but I was thinking of doing the one free transfer if anyone here ever had good experience with them.
My calls and emails to points.com were met with promises but no action. It was only when i wrote to AA that points.com did something about it.
I would never use them again for that but I was thinking of doing the one free transfer if anyone here ever had good experience with them.
Sep 15, 2002 | 6:18 am
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I used the free transfer, as did many folks on FT I think, with good result for the AA 20/20 promotion.
The reason they are not talked about much is their transfer rates are horrendous, not worth using.
The reason they are not talked about much is their transfer rates are horrendous, not worth using.
Sep 15, 2002 | 12:49 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Beckles:
The reason they are not talked about much is their transfer rates are horrendous, not worth using.</font>
The reason they are not talked about much is their transfer rates are horrendous, not worth using.</font>
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