I would agree with this. Of the e-rewards airline partners, BA is popular due to the sheer number of routes available to people flying from the UK (especially London), covering short-haul and long-haul options.

The new "Premium" survey offers sure seem to be worthless to us (wife and I) so far. We have both received 6/7 "Premium" offers (although I don't know why a $1.50 survey would be Premium) and so far we have never got beyond the first screen before we were routed to a different survey. As a side note I now have 3 pending issues with e-Rewards with surveys freezing on the last page - "Survey complete, so you have any comments (optional)" - and when you click next there is no next. I had a high dollar two part survey yesterday, got the survey complete notice but it said I had been "re-routed" to a different place because something went wrong and nothing was credited. I have screen shots etc on all of them so just have to wait out the customer service built in delays hoping I'll just go away :-)

BA Avios is $35/1000. United MP is $50/1000. My redemptions on both put those two currencies at similar value, so paying 43% more for UA MP miles doesn't make sense to me. (While I value them about the same, their uses are very different. Avios is only worthwhile for direct flights under 2000 miles, while MP is best for multiple connections over long distances.)

I think most of us would advise that if you've got $900 saved up, you should start spending them IMMEDIATELY! (caps for emphasis). This long thread is filled with sad stories from people who found their accounts locked and closed (some because they abused, others for mysterious reasons) and their e-rewards currency gone forever. It doesn't pay to keep your bank full, because unlike real money, there is no "deposit insurance" and no recourse if it goes away.

FTF

Are you a regular reader of this thread? If so, guess you don't believe lightening can strike you, regardless if you [think you] cross your t's and dot your i's...

+1 here. After a half dozen emailed offers I have still not been given the opportunity to complete a single Premium survey.

And in a similar vein, here's a totally outrageous screw up from SSI Surveys. I was taking a survey on Home & Family, which turned out to be questions about the purchase of entertainment-branded merchandise, i.e. T-shirts with Marvel or Disney characters on them. After truthfully indicating that I had not purchased any of these items, the next screen said "The R qualified for the terminate in the previous question and however the R will be allowed to continue the survey till the end of the screener questions and terminated at the end of the screener." Meaning we've already disqualified this guy, but we'll just let him answer the remaining screener questions anyway. Out of curiosity I answered the next few, and after each answer the same screen showed up. So essentially they are admitting (in fractured English) that they're going to waste your time answering questions with no chance of qualifying for the survey. Just wow.

I'm in a similar situation ... has anyone had any Hilton points posted recently ?

Nope Have been waiting (impatiently) over a month.

Me too. Into the 5th week of waiting😱

Did the 2nd 2000 post? (after the 1000)

Im still waiting

Not yet, but it usually takes a little while. Would expect them by midweek.

Plus, many of the rewards are limited.

e.g. If you want to transfer "$900" to Avios, it'll take 26 months from whenever they make Avios available again, assuming you transfer exactly on the right day.

I've been waiting since Sept 29th

Arrived this morning. So that's 5000 avios in one calendar month over the change period, which I'm very happy with.

Mine also; not sure how you made 5000!