E-rewards [Master Thread]
Nov 6, 2019 | 8:27 am
#3901
Join Date: Nov 2019
Programs: Avios, Flying Blue, Aeroplan
Posts: 1
Avios "Out of Stock"
Afternoon all,
My e-Rewards Reward Centre is showing Avios as "Out of Stock", and offers no other options for redeeming my opinion points. Is this something that happens regularly, and they always come back in the end? Or have I just wasted hours of my life completing surveys that I'll never get Avios for?
Thanks in advance for any reassurance or reality checks!
Filbert
My e-Rewards Reward Centre is showing Avios as "Out of Stock", and offers no other options for redeeming my opinion points. Is this something that happens regularly, and they always come back in the end? Or have I just wasted hours of my life completing surveys that I'll never get Avios for?
Thanks in advance for any reassurance or reality checks!
Filbert
Nov 6, 2019 | 10:49 am
#3902
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM MM; GE; Bonvoy Titanium; IHG Diamond
Posts: 2,389
Welcome to FlyerTalk, mrfilbert!
If you use the search this thread feature, you'll find many posts regarding Avios. Many of them are very old - I found 11 pages of them - so I'd recommend going to the last page and working your way back. This link should take you there: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/sear...11&query=Avios
I have never redeemed for Avios but I know from reading this thread that many others have had various issues with them.
If you use the search this thread feature, you'll find many posts regarding Avios. Many of them are very old - I found 11 pages of them - so I'd recommend going to the last page and working your way back. This link should take you there: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/sear...11&query=Avios
I have never redeemed for Avios but I know from reading this thread that many others have had various issues with them.
Nov 6, 2019 | 3:52 pm
#3903
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: CNF
Programs: Priority Club, TAM Fidelidade, BAEC, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,205
I see out of stock too. But this almost never happened before with Avios, I just made a redemption 1 week ago and been doing it regularly for years...Hope they fix it soon.
On another account the Multiplus points have been out of stock for probably a year or more though...
On another account the Multiplus points have been out of stock for probably a year or more though...
Nov 6, 2019 | 6:56 pm
#3904
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Platinum, Delta SM, Atmos Silver, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 8,164
While past performance is never a guaranteed predictor of future actions, e-rewards has typically given at least a month's notice of the loss of a major redemption partner and when your original partner has been permanently eliminated, other redemption offers have been substituted.
Nov 7, 2019 | 10:19 am
#3905
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,844
BA Avios is also "out of stock" - given that it is the ONLY redemption partner, it doesn't bode well.
As a side note - one account shows 3500 points -> 1000 Avios as max, another account shows 6500 -> 2000 Avios as max.
E-rewards is getting more and more of a scam, so I just try to cash out all points and begone.
As a side note - one account shows 3500 points -> 1000 Avios as max, another account shows 6500 -> 2000 Avios as max.
E-rewards is getting more and more of a scam, so I just try to cash out all points and begone.
Nov 8, 2019 | 6:33 pm
#3907
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 259
Invites Are Going Out - Travelzoo
Yay. Hubby received an invite link today. It was at the bottom of a Travelzoo email. He often just deletes the emails without reading them but this one was a specific offer of a golf card.
Email is targeted I believe as I didn't get it & I'm a Travelzoo member too.
Didn't purchase but signed up via link for erewards & completed a survey. No bonus but he sees Alaska, United & Hilton amongst a few others for his future redemptions.
Email is targeted I believe as I didn't get it & I'm a Travelzoo member too.
Didn't purchase but signed up via link for erewards & completed a survey. No bonus but he sees Alaska, United & Hilton amongst a few others for his future redemptions.
Nov 12, 2019 | 11:54 am
#3909
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,844
and worse, I cannot even connect to e-rewards (over VPN) - neither can awardwallet... I have 4k Avios worth of points now unreachable. Is it the much heralded "new" e-rewards? Total scam, stay away!
(and Hilton redemption from 20/Oct still not posting)
(and Hilton redemption from 20/Oct still not posting)
Nov 12, 2019 | 1:57 pm
#3910
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VS Red, HH Gold, IHG Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG Basic, Alitalia Status Match
Posts: 1,183
My account and wife's account (both UK registered) now have the new site. I haven't looked around thoroughly, but the points balances look right and all redemption options are still there with the values unchanged. These were the 2 aspects I was most concerned about. I haven't tried to redeem so can't say if this is working. I clicked on one survey only to be told I didn't qualify for it, despite answering no questions, so it looks like the dodgy targetting remains, just with a slightly prettier site sitting behind it!
Nov 12, 2019 | 3:30 pm
#3912
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAC GfL; TK Elite; FB Platinum; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 7,796
Possible theory on the new redemption levels on the BA version - is it possible the amount increases to the old 6500/2000 avios after 30 days? It would certainly be vexing if there was a 1000 avios a month limit.
Nov 12, 2019 | 4:08 pm
#3913
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Platinum, Delta SM, Atmos Silver, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 8,164
Still on the old site and USA-based- United redemption today was instant like it usually is but BA and Iberia remain Out of Stock. Here's hoping BA comes back for me by the 25th when I'm set to redeem for Avios again
Nov 12, 2019 | 9:29 pm
#3914
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,844
This has been the case for a while now (since the Avios scheme was folded - e-rewards made a sneaky devaluation then) It's not only 500 points more for 2k Avios, but in effect they cut the yearly early potential by 50% with the 30 days redemption interval in place. So a couple of years back it was 24k Avios/account/year for 78k points, lately it's been 12k Avios/account/year for 43k points.
Nov 13, 2019 | 2:53 am
#3915
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 222
I think they have shot themselves in the foot.
I will now be doing less surveys, as once I get to the 3500 points mark(1000) avios I will stop doing surveys, as there is no incentive to do more than that a month.Previously, I would do enough surveys to redeem(on average) 6500 per month.I am currently sitting on enough points that under the new system will take me three months to redeem.So there is no reason for me to do any surveys until the new year.
I will now be doing less surveys, as once I get to the 3500 points mark(1000) avios I will stop doing surveys, as there is no incentive to do more than that a month.Previously, I would do enough surveys to redeem(on average) 6500 per month.I am currently sitting on enough points that under the new system will take me three months to redeem.So there is no reason for me to do any surveys until the new year.