E-rewards [Master Thread]
Mar 18, 2014 | 11:52 am
#1531
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: UA,AA,DL
Posts: 123
The last couple of weeks, surveys have been loading very slowly for me. I have nearly always had to click on the link to click on if the survey fails to automatically load. Anyone else having similar issues? I use a laptop computer with Windows 7 Enterprise and IE 11 with all updates.
What i would try is rolling back to IE10 in Windows Update>Update History>Installed Updates,, or try another browser like Firefox which is quite good and impervious to attempts to smother the best OS ever in its crib.
Mar 18, 2014 | 6:02 pm
#1532
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: CNF
Programs: Priority Club, TAM Fidelidade, BAEC, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,205
Hmm, I wonder if this is new. I too see the "once a quarter" language under Choice Privileges, but I redeemed for these in Dec. & Feb. (redemptions were just under 60 days apart). I didn't think CP used to have any minimum period between redemptions on e-rewards. tls
Mar 19, 2014 | 7:44 am
#1534
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SF CA USA. I love large faceless corporations. And they cherish me in return (sometimes). ;)
Programs: UA Premier Gold/disappointed 1MM, HH Gold, IHG Plat, MB lifetime Gold, BW Diam Sel
Posts: 17,819
Mar 28, 2014 | 3:42 pm
#1537
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: California
Posts: 2,731
I redeemed on 3/17. I just checked today, 3/28, and the miles posted. So yes, faster than 6-8 weeks. Less than 11 days, more than 3-4 (since that's about when I last checked my account.)
Apr 1, 2014 | 3:02 pm
#1538
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,356
I just reached $60 worth of reward points and am looking at the $50 level and can't figure out which is worth more among the airline miles .
Can anyone chime in for input?
for $50 I can get one of these:
1 A+ point ( I presently have 16 that I haven't converted to SW yet)
1,000 Rapid Rewards ( have about 680 points)
1,000 Mileage Plus ( presently have 22K but using my Chase and Freedom card for more miles
1,000 US Air ( presently have 11K and have canceled card earlier this year)
1,000 True Blue ( jet blue have 22K+ points still have card )
Can anyone chime in for input?
for $50 I can get one of these:
1 A+ point ( I presently have 16 that I haven't converted to SW yet)
1,000 Rapid Rewards ( have about 680 points)
1,000 Mileage Plus ( presently have 22K but using my Chase and Freedom card for more miles
1,000 US Air ( presently have 11K and have canceled card earlier this year)
1,000 True Blue ( jet blue have 22K+ points still have card )
Apr 1, 2014 | 3:18 pm
#1539
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Platinum, Delta SM, Atmos Silver, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 8,165
What's your flight goal? If you're willing to use them strategically and have a plan in place, the Iberia Avios can be a quite good redemption option. Same probably goes for True Blue, but I'm not very familiar with that program.
Apr 1, 2014 | 3:38 pm
#1540
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,356
Only flight goal is 2- one way flights from Roc to Mia or FLL in December,
I have enough in both Jet Blue and probably Rapid Rewards once I transfer A+ and will have enough in United after this month's statement.
Looking to see which one is worth more if for example I had to purchase points.. which is more costly.
ETA: ok I figured it out.. went to each site and looked at how much each 1,000 would cost.
1 A+ credit = $39
SW 2kpts =$55 = 1k=$27.50
United 2k miles= $75.25 (1k=#37.63 ish)
USair 1k miles=$35
Last edited by duranza; Apr 1, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Apr 2, 2014 | 4:50 pm
#1541
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Washington, DC area
Programs: Air: Many; Hotel: HH D, HY G, IHG P, MR S, RR
Posts: 527
I just reached $60 worth of reward points and am looking at the $50 level and can't figure out which is worth more among the airline miles .
Can anyone chime in for input?
for $50 I can get one of these:
1 A+ point ( I presently have 16 that I haven't converted to SW yet)
1,000 Rapid Rewards ( have about 680 points)
1,000 Mileage Plus ( presently have 22K but using my Chase and Freedom card for more miles
1,000 US Air ( presently have 11K and have canceled card earlier this year)
1,000 True Blue ( jet blue have 22K+ points still have card )
Can anyone chime in for input?
for $50 I can get one of these:
1 A+ point ( I presently have 16 that I haven't converted to SW yet)
1,000 Rapid Rewards ( have about 680 points)
1,000 Mileage Plus ( presently have 22K but using my Chase and Freedom card for more miles
1,000 US Air ( presently have 11K and have canceled card earlier this year)
1,000 True Blue ( jet blue have 22K+ points still have card )
I don't have Avios.
Only flight goal is 2- one way flights from Roc to Mia or FLL in December,
I have enough in both Jet Blue and probably Rapid Rewards once I transfer A+ and will have enough in United after this month's statement.
Looking to see which one is worth more if for example I had to purchase points.. which is more costly.
ETA: ok I figured it out.. went to each site and looked at how much each 1,000 would cost.
1 A+ credit = $39
SW 2kpts =$55 = 1k=$27.50
United 2k miles= $75.25 (1k=#37.63 ish)
USair 1k miles=$35
Only flight goal is 2- one way flights from Roc to Mia or FLL in December,
I have enough in both Jet Blue and probably Rapid Rewards once I transfer A+ and will have enough in United after this month's statement.
Looking to see which one is worth more if for example I had to purchase points.. which is more costly.
ETA: ok I figured it out.. went to each site and looked at how much each 1,000 would cost.
1 A+ credit = $39
SW 2kpts =$55 = 1k=$27.50
United 2k miles= $75.25 (1k=#37.63 ish)
USair 1k miles=$35
I'm not very familiar with redeeming miles/points on Southwest, Jetblue, or Airtran, but think that between UA and US, UA would be a better choice for you since 1) you are looking to book two one-way flights (USAirways Dividend Miles program does not allow one way redemptions) and 2) you can collect/transfer UR points to UA but don't seem to have a way to build up miles on US now. Of course, longer term, if you have AA miles, they will be combinable with US miles in the future.
Apr 2, 2014 | 6:16 pm
#1542
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 233
I wouldn't select Airtran even though it has the highest cost.
It' kind of floats in mystery land once you convert it to Southwest if you have an odd amount. You already have the 16 credits, the one really won't do much good unless you're going to get 7 more somehow.
You are better off selecting the Southwest points.
It' kind of floats in mystery land once you convert it to Southwest if you have an odd amount. You already have the 16 credits, the one really won't do much good unless you're going to get 7 more somehow.
You are better off selecting the Southwest points.
Apr 2, 2014 | 6:24 pm
#1543
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,356
What would the 1 AirTran point translate to in Southwest rapid rewards?
I have not used points nor flown SW yet and I can't even figure out how I got the 680 points that are there.
I have not used points nor flown SW yet and I can't even figure out how I got the 680 points that are there.
Apr 3, 2014 | 4:12 pm
#1544
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 43
I don't think you can transfer AirTran points directly into SW points. It seems if you transfer it to SW, you end up getting a "rapid rewards credit" which is similar to an A+ point(8 per one way economy redemption). It's a bit confusing but the details are here if you want to read it http://thepointsguy.com/2012/04/movi...nd-vice-versa/
Apr 3, 2014 | 6:37 pm
#1545
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Wine Country, Finger Lakes
Programs: LFFRS BOD
Posts: 1,356
I don't think you can transfer AirTran points directly into SW points. It seems if you transfer it to SW, you end up getting a "rapid rewards credit" which is similar to an A+ point(8 per one way economy redemption). It's a bit confusing but the details are here if you want to read it http://thepointsguy.com/2012/04/movi...nd-vice-versa/