E-rewards [Master Thread]
Jun 1, 2015, 11:31 pm
#1831
Join Date: Feb 2001
Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, BW Diamond Select, Accor Silver, Marriott Gold
Posts: 4,228
If you go by the average value of points on Hotel Hustle, then Accor is by far the best for hotels. If you can get double the average value out of one of the others (Hilton, IHG, Carlson), then they can be better for you.
If you value all air miles about the same, then BA Avios is best, as you get 42% more of them than AA/AS/UA.
If you value all air miles about the same, then BA Avios is best, as you get 42% more of them than AA/AS/UA.
Jun 2, 2015, 7:48 am
#1832
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: Delta Gold, Alaska Gold 75K, LATAM Black
Posts: 3,393
E-rewards [Master Thread]
Crazy how much my use of erewards has changed. Last year, i 95% of the time took the surveys off the website and maybe 5% off the app, now I take 95% of the surveys from the app and barely login to the main website
Tip: if you click "find a survey" on the app and it says no surveys available, try again two or three more times: it almost always finds you another survey even if the first time it does not.
Tip: if you click "find a survey" on the app and it says no surveys available, try again two or three more times: it almost always finds you another survey even if the first time it does not.
Jun 2, 2015, 9:25 am
#1833
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Minneapolis, originally from Cincinnati
Programs: Diamond with Delta, Hyatt and Hilton. 2 MM and Plat with America (thank you citi:))
Posts: 2,345
Has the Starbuck's redemption period always been every six months? I thought it was only 90 days in the past. I'm trying to redeem for a $50 gift card and it's stating one redemption every six months.
It's getting irritating lately that I have been spending 10 minutes answering questions giving them all kinds of data to get the message that I don't qualify for the survey or that they already have maximum number of participants.
At least with the government surveys I get 500 points every time
It's getting irritating lately that I have been spending 10 minutes answering questions giving them all kinds of data to get the message that I don't qualify for the survey or that they already have maximum number of participants.
At least with the government surveys I get 500 points every time
Jun 2, 2015, 1:19 pm
#1834
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, IHG Platinum, Accor Silver, Choice Privileges Gold
Posts: 2,070
Jun 8, 2015, 1:14 pm
#1835
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,018
If you go by the average value of points on Hotel Hustle, then Accor is by far the best for hotels. If you can get double the average value out of one of the others (Hilton, IHG, Carlson), then they can be better for you.
If you value all air miles about the same, then BA Avios is best, as you get 42% more of them than AA/AS/UA.
If you value all air miles about the same, then BA Avios is best, as you get 42% more of them than AA/AS/UA.
Jun 8, 2015, 1:29 pm
#1836
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
That's because you're selectively picking your redemptions, whereas that data set was talking all hotels into consideration, whether or not it was a good deal.
Hence the min, max, median values. You are only looking at the max end of the scale.
I for one will never redeem a short haul flight living out on the West Coast - rather drive to Portland than fly.
Hence the min, max, median values. You are only looking at the max end of the scale.
I for one will never redeem a short haul flight living out on the West Coast - rather drive to Portland than fly.
Jun 10, 2015, 12:02 pm
#1837
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,018
Just an fyi - I redeemed for IHG rewards points and they took 6 calendar days to post. Much better than the confirmation email which stated it would take 4-6 weeks.
Jun 12, 2015, 1:13 am
#1840
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: London
Programs: SK Gold, ITA Executive, Sixt Diamond, Hertz PC, Avis PC, IHG Platinum
Posts: 5,163
Jun 13, 2015, 10:06 pm
#1841
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,268
Thanks for giving the heads up on the mobile surveys. I seem to be getting two of them per 24 hour period, which is adding up faster than the e-mail ones ever did.
One note- my mobile app has fewer redemption options than the web site does. Noticed that BA is missing on my phone but still there on my laptop web browser.
One note- my mobile app has fewer redemption options than the web site does. Noticed that BA is missing on my phone but still there on my laptop web browser.
Jun 16, 2015, 7:10 pm
#1843
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Miami, FL
Programs: UA 1MM, AA Plat, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG ♢ Amb, Hilton ♢, Hertz Pres
Posts: 6,018
Thanks for giving the heads up on the mobile surveys. I seem to be getting two of them per 24 hour period, which is adding up faster than the e-mail ones ever did.
One note- my mobile app has fewer redemption options than the web site does. Noticed that BA is missing on my phone but still there on my laptop web browser.
One note- my mobile app has fewer redemption options than the web site does. Noticed that BA is missing on my phone but still there on my laptop web browser.
Jun 17, 2015, 9:38 am
#1844
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: About 45 miles NW of MCO
Programs: Acapulco - Gold, Panama - Red, Timothy Leary 8 Mile High Club
Posts: 29,249
I was actually going to dump E-rewards, but the pace has picked up quite a bit. I've accumulated about $75 in the last 6-8 weeks. And I'm still using the website. Imagine if I downloaded the app.
Jun 17, 2015, 10:04 am
#1845
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Posts: 10,003
This is a first for me -- the firewall at work blocked a survey site that e-Rewards redirected me to because of "pornography." I am not sure of the exact subject matter because I had just gotten redirected there after answering screening questions at a different URL. But from the screening questions, I am sure there was nothing of a NSFW nature. Here is the first part of the URL that got blocked. Note that the letters "s e x" are part of the domain name. I am sure that that is why the blocking occurred.
URL: https://surveys.qsext.com/Projects/...
URL: https://surveys.qsext.com/Projects/...