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Jan 18, 2011 | 8:12 pm
#136
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
I contacted Mypoints to ask why the 10k Mypoints for 5 UA miles was no longer there, and if it would be coming back. Below is the response I received:
Thank you for contacting Member Services.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in the Redeem Points portion of the MyPoints Program. At MyPoints, we strive to have a variety of vendors available to maximize Point-spending opportunities for our members. Unfortunately 5,000 United miles rewards are not available for redemption at this time. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the "Redeem" section of the site to see great offers that are currently available. In addition, please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
Thank you for contacting Member Services.
We sincerely appreciate your interest in the Redeem Points portion of the MyPoints Program. At MyPoints, we strive to have a variety of vendors available to maximize Point-spending opportunities for our members. Unfortunately 5,000 United miles rewards are not available for redemption at this time. Offers on the MyPoints site may change from time-to-time, and we apologize for any inconvenience. Please be sure to check the "Redeem" section of the site to see great offers that are currently available. In addition, please let us know if you have any questions.
Thank you for your valued membership.
Sincerely,
Jan 18, 2011 | 8:21 pm
#137
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: New Berlin, WI, USA
Posts: 4,101
This might have been in no small part due to a redemption that I had made in August. They researched the redemption several times and ultimately found out that UNited was no longer honoring requests from MyPoints. I finally got the points refunded in December, but United confirmed that they do not currently have a partnership in place anymore with MyPoints. Not sure how temporary or permanent this is.
Jan 18, 2011 | 11:26 pm
#138
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
Uh oh. I wish you better luck than I had. Maybe something changed in the last couple of weeks. It took MyPoints 3 months to recognize a problem, and another month before they refunded the points back into my account.
Jan 19, 2011 | 10:20 am
#139
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 8,720
This might have been in no small part due to a redemption that I had made in August. They researched the redemption several times and ultimately found out that UNited was no longer honoring requests from MyPoints. I finally got the points refunded in December, but United confirmed that they do not currently have a partnership in place anymore with MyPoints. Not sure how temporary or permanent this is.
C/R -- you will note that I mention the MyPoints option in the United thread for the 1,000 mile bonus.
Furthermore, the UA website itself indicates that Mypoints is an earning partner for UA - with a 750 point bonus signup if you are a new member.
I sincerely doubt that it is no longer a partner as has been reported to you -- what you have reproduced in writing says nothing of the sort -- only that the 5,000 mile option is no longer available.
I redeemed 5,100 MyPoints for 2,500 UA miles in late October 2010, and it has hit my UA account, so I very much doubt that its demise has occurred.
Jan 19, 2011 | 2:00 pm
#140
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Gold, AA, DL, IHG Platinum Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,690
That's the good news. ^
The bad news is that it posted as of January 1, which means it can't count toward the 1,000 mile bonus.
Jan 20, 2011 | 8:15 am
#141
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Norway, Maine
Programs: United Silver and HH Diamond
Posts: 1,538
I did one today as well. In fact, I did one on November 15 for 5000 United miles. So, I don't know what they are talking about. We'll see what happens.
Jan 27, 2011 | 1:45 am
#143
Join Date: May 2003
Location: 1 hour from Khao Yai, Thailand. No longer Bangkok, China, Taiwan , Palm Coast, FL, LA, or Chicago though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,574
And I redeemed on 1/15/11 and 2500 miles just posted today, so 12 days.
Jan 27, 2011 | 4:30 am
#144
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Either at the shooting range or anywhere good beer can be found...
Posts: 52,788
I wish that MyPoints emailed Amazon.com certificates like many other rewards sites do. It's faster, more convenient for members and you'd think they'd want to cut down on the snail-mail/paper overhead.
In somewhat related news, they now have a PayPal cash redemption option (at least for some). Point/dollar rates are horrible, but it's cash and it's quick. I ordered $50 on January 12th and it was fulfilled today, the 17th (a holiday, so turnaround of five calendar days, two business days). No paper to worry about (welcome to the 21st century, MyPoints).
But a close relative informs she doesn't have the same option. No PayPal listed in her "Rewards" section at all...
In somewhat related news, they now have a PayPal cash redemption option (at least for some). Point/dollar rates are horrible, but it's cash and it's quick. I ordered $50 on January 12th and it was fulfilled today, the 17th (a holiday, so turnaround of five calendar days, two business days). No paper to worry about (welcome to the 21st century, MyPoints).
But a close relative informs she doesn't have the same option. No PayPal listed in her "Rewards" section at all...
Jan 27, 2011 | 5:50 am
#145
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: New Berlin, WI, USA
Posts: 4,101
Jan 27, 2011 | 10:51 am
#147
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 974
Could someone provide details about the 1,000 mile UA bonus that is being referred to ? I did a search on the United forum but wasn't able to find anything.
Thanks very much.
Jan 27, 2011 | 2:01 pm
#149
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: UA Premier Gold, AA, DL, IHG Platinum Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,690
I figured that there must be a MyPoints discussion somewhere on FlyerTalk. But I just stumbled on this thread last night. Never looked in S.P.A.M. before, lots of good information.
Could someone provide details about the 1,000 mile UA bonus that is being referred to ? I did a search on the United forum but wasn't able to find anything.
Thanks very much.
Could someone provide details about the 1,000 mile UA bonus that is being referred to ? I did a search on the United forum but wasn't able to find anything.
Thanks very much.
More info: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ner-spend.html
Jan 28, 2011 | 12:16 am
#150
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Pennsylvania
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Choice Privileges Gold
Posts: 2,088
And another change, Hyatt certificates are no longer offered. You used to be able to get $25, $50 and $75 certs. They first dropped the $75 (which was the best offer, per point), and now all are gone.
Someone said it earlier in the thread, but just wait around, and the rewards will change. tls