Points.com Global Exchange
Nov 10, 2007 | 10:00 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MSP
Programs: AA Plat Pto, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,593
Points.com Global Exchange
I received an email yesterday announcing this enhancement to points.com. From the limited information available it seems that users can post desired trades rather than convert at the points.com rate. Until I find the downside to this I am looking very favorably at it and may actually use points.com for more than the sign up bonus now. I started my mile collecting before alliances were in place so I have orphans everywhere that i can now shed for miles in my preferred programs hopefully. Does any one have more information on how this will work?
Nov 10, 2007 | 12:12 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: EXT, LHR & ORD
Programs: AA EXP MM, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,636
Have had several emails from points.com about this and I too am interested in it but cannot find any other information anywhere about it. I gather too that you can "trade" miles - debating if it will be limited to the amount the airlines set or whether you can trade / transfer say 100K miles to someone which is far in excess of the usual airline limits.
Nov 10, 2007 | 6:40 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 350
I am also interested.
Remember points.com is there to make $'s, not to help us out.
So the question is how will they make money on these trades?
Hopefully someone will post more info soon, I could not find anything more than the advertisement they e-mailed and posted on their site....
Remember points.com is there to make $'s, not to help us out.
So the question is how will they make money on these trades?
Hopefully someone will post more info soon, I could not find anything more than the advertisement they e-mailed and posted on their site....
Nov 11, 2007 | 12:10 am
#4
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: SPG Gold; PC RA Plat; UA 1P
Posts: 260
I am also interested.
Remember points.com is there to make $'s, not to help us out.
So the question is how will they make money on these trades?
Hopefully someone will post more info soon, I could not find anything more than the advertisement they e-mailed and posted on their site....
Remember points.com is there to make $'s, not to help us out.
So the question is how will they make money on these trades?
Hopefully someone will post more info soon, I could not find anything more than the advertisement they e-mailed and posted on their site....
Nov 12, 2007 | 2:27 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 8,224
I hope Global Exchange works smoothly. I figure points.com will shave a commission on each trade.
Warning: With regular swaps, points.com has sometimes taken my points and never completed the swap. No response whatsoever from customer service.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=749152
Warning: With regular swaps, points.com has sometimes taken my points and never completed the swap. No response whatsoever from customer service.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=749152