Well, just did this again...
Had my account from which I redeem to my mileage account and my wife's, from which I redeemed to hers mileage account. I changed the name of her e-rewards account to mine and redeemed to my mileage account - and the e-rewards account was closed. Then redeemed from my e-rewards to the same mileage account and it was also closed. Both times the miles posted though. This definitely didn´t happen before.
So beware.

Is anyone else finding a lack of surveys in the last few weeks?

Yup. If I check regularly I can manage 600-800 points a day which is less than it used to be.

It seems to come and go. My wife and I normally cash in $100 each month. To months ago I had $200 for the first time, and last month she had $200 - we're over 70 and dn't work... But this month it's time to redeem and we are both stuck at $80. I've had several surveys - but qualified for very few.

Same question. I used to transfer e-rewards points to avios.com and further to BAEC. Since all native avios.com accounts are now closed, what to enter when redeeming at e-rewards? The avios.com chat told me to switch to "Rewards for Thoughts" because avios.com are no more partnered with e-rewards, however e-rewards is still listed on avios.com and redeeming on e-rewards to Avios is possible.

There are a few different ways it could go. My e-rewards invitation was by way of Delta, and when they ended participation, I was given all the redemption options, both transportation and hotel, available in my country. On the other hand, I think the ex US Air participants just got moved over to having American as their sole transportation redemption option.

Hopefully the former Avios participants get both BAEC and Iberia redemption options at a minimum.

Q: Today I got a redeemable avios total in my account but then discovered my avios account had been closed. So I opened a Vueling account to move the avios to but by mistake I put my wife's Vueling account number in.
I have tried to save the day by changing my accounts name to my wife's, do you think this will be O.K as I changed the name after the redemption but I know it can take a week or two to hit the avios account.

Well, they have not closed ALL native avios.com accounts, my wife's is still there.
Anyway, you can sign up to Aer Lingus, FlyBe, Vueling and will end up with an avios.com account, so no problem using that, even if e-rewards do nothing in the meantime

I've changed the name after the redemption before and it worked

Thanks for the quick reply, I didn't want to lose this account and those avios. Is it fine to change the names back after I see the redemption hit my account or is it best to leave it a while?

I think so. It was ok before, but they have certainly become much more strict recently and quite quick to close accounts...

Cheers NM, got my 750 Avios into Vueling account today. I think I will leave it until I rack up enough points to make a redemption then change names back.

How long are Hilton redemptions taking at the moment? It Used to be a few mins to a few hours but I redeemed this morning but still not arrived yet?

From 1-2 minutes to 6 hours (never more)

Thanks, has anyone done a Hilton redemption since the update of their systems last weekend I think it was?
Strangely, I received an email today about how I had made changes in my account to guest info which I had not. I called CS to be advised lots of calls been received since the changes made with similar emails, I was also advised there are some issues with points being credited to accounts and if my points do not arrive to call HH complaints dept in Glasgow to get credited.

I redeemed $100 for 7,000 Hilton points on Wednesday, October 31st and they haven't posted as of this morning (and they normally post within minutes of my redeeming) but had I been aware of Hilton's I/T update, I would have waited until it was completed. It appears that Hilton is still playing catch-up so I'm going to give it 2 weeks and then contact both E-Rewards and Hilton for an update

How long for IHG points to post
 

Last night (more than 14 hours ago) I redeemed for IHG points, but they have not posted yet. Is this normal for IHG points? I haven't redeemed for IHG points in a few years, but I am accustomed to other e-rewards redemptions posting basically immediately. tls

IIRC, IHG points are a weekly sweep of the system and commonly show up late Tuesday/early Wednesday depending on your time zone

is there a consensus on where to move some of these points if you just want to clear out your account? I read stuff about a year ago (maybe more recent too) about accounts being shut down. I've been using the service for years with no problems. But I do not want to lose my points either.

I was leaning towards Hilton or United. Again the move is speculative, nothing on the horizon I am looking to book but I have enough status with Hilton/United that the miles wont expire. I am tempted by Jetblue too in case I want to do any quick domestic hops (I live in NY) but its been a few years since I've flown jetblue because their schedule never seems to match up with my needs. Oh and if I go Hilton it seems the best ratio is the smallest transfer amount, is that normal?

Is there also a cap on how many redemption you can do in a certain time period?

Lastly, I signed up via Hilton but I am also spire ambassador with IHG but I do not see IHG as an option for me. If I google erewards and IHG I get a page which shows 3 transfer options. Are those not available to me?

Generally, you either sign up for a specific hotel program and get only that hotel program plus all the transportation (airline/rental car) options, or sign up with a specific transportation option and get only that transportation option plus all the airline options. The people who have all possible options are the ones who signed up with a program that no longer participates with e-rewards, most notably the folks who came in via a Northwest or Delta sign up link.

Different programs have different redemption time allowance ranging from once per quarter like Hertz to unlimited like IHG or Accor. I haven't hit a cap in the number of unique programs per 30 days, and I've probably done five different programs in a month when the surveys were unlimited this summer.

Thanks - that is why I do not see IHG so makes sense. so I am really in the dark on this and I have a lot of points, I mean a lot. I always thought I could transfer over in 1 big swoop and get a free ticket somewhere. I just finished booking a trip and went darn it, I should have used some of those eRewards points, but now I am seeing there may be a cap on how many I can transfer so I am guessing I should follow other's leads and I guess just proactively move some over to accounts I use often? That is what puts me on the fence with United vs Hilton vs Jetblue. If so I picked United and hilton, would I be capped on transactions per month?

Thanks a bunch, Beachmouse! tls

Another data point
If you have used a telephone number to verify an account and they have closed that account, you CANNOT use the same number again in another account.

Surprising/interesting that your transfer ration is "inverted," so to speak, rather than getting more points for more miles. From comments over time, it seems like most people have had it the other way, where you get more if you redeem in larger chunks. In my own case. for example, values range from 1000 points for $25 (40/$) to 7000 points for $100 ($70/$), with $50 and $75 intermediate in value. Mrs FTF joined later and her top redemption costs more ($125), but it's still a better value as you spend more.

But by all means get your e-rewards dollars to work in some account because you never know what the future holds in this program.
FTF

Worth repeating if you have a habit of not paying attention
 

Anyone holding a "high" balance in an e-rewards account is gambling, whether you know it or not. That program is NOT something you can depend on or forecast with any reliability, and if something happens (to your account or to some program you are focusing on for redemption) you likely will have no recourse but to pray to the eReward gawd and that's not a prayer I'd wanta make. You may be saying to yourself, "I'll cash out when I just get $50 more...", you may live to regret that decision. if you are fortunate to have accumulated a good balance, redeem it and get it OUT.

btw, rest in peace, e-miles.

Not sure where you get that idea. The smallest transfer amount is the worst ratio, i.e., 1,000 HH points for $25 = 2.5 cents per point; 2,500 points for $50 = 2 cents per point; 4,500 points for $75 = 1.67 cents per point (the best deal); and 7,000 points for $125 = 1.79 cents per point. Maybe your redemption prices are different from what I posted?
This info is provided on the erewards website when you do the transfer, BEFORE you finalize it. Right now, it says the following for HH: "Redemption of this Reward is limited. You may claim one Hilton Honors Reward per 60-day period per Hilton Honors account and/or e-Rewards Member account."

Note that the limitations change from time to time. HH has in the past required 90 days between redemptions, and they also later removed any restriction on frequency, but at the moment, it is 60 days.

Hi - FYI, I'm getting 7k HH points for $100. You had me worried for a minute but I just checked :)

Anyone having trouble getting Hilton Points?
 

I did a $125 E-Rewards Transfer for 7K Hilton Honors Points on Nov 2, unaware of that Hilton website maintenance. It hasn't posted as of today Nov 12. Sent 5 emails to Hilton, got runaround that they will post soon - for 4 of them, only 1 said to call. Someone give that 1 correct response from Hilton a reward. But we all know this reward is an instant posting + my number was typed correctly in E-Rewards----I checked with my number in hand before going forward. I'm gonna have to call Hilton about this----this week. That's 7000 Points!

Signup link?
 

I redeemed for 7000 Hilton points on 11/6 and they still have not yet appeared in my account either.

It's been covered in this thread. Bottom line, there is no guaranteed way to find a signup link. It doesn't hurt to keep looking, though.

Lucky you! ;)

The points posted today. So it took about 6 days, although per one of the above comments, that may have related to the point in the week that I redeemed. tls

When did you redeem and how long did it take for your HH points to credit in your account?
I was under the impression that no HH points were crediting at present due to their IT systems update.

Haven't redeemed recently. (I did do a "dummy" redemption, where I started the process but cancelled it, just to check the current restrictions on redemption frequency.)

Same here. I'm just short of $100 & keep hoping I'll get enough to redeem while I keep seeing 7k H points for a $100.

Anyone else noticed that there are more and more surveys that ask you all the questions, and when one should get rewards, one gets notice that unfortunately one does not fit into the survey? Had two such encounters just today.