dsquared37

When transferring Wyndham points I'm a little confused. At the checkout page there is reference to sending a code to the address listed. I'm assuming the transfer will go through without the need to send anything anywhere, but it would be nice to have confirmation that all is accomplished smoothly.

Also, how long does a Wyndham transfer take?

louie-m

I've never worked out what they are talking about either. It works fine without you doing anything more.

They post on Wednesdays only. Not sure what the cut off day is though.

lkar

There is one report (I think just one but maybe more) that if your account is set to earn miles, and you deposit a 5k PC certificate, it will be transferred to US as 1250 miles and count as a hit.

At this point in the promo, personally I'd be pretty cautious relying on this as a 28th, 32d, 36th, or 40th hit, given some uncertainty and not much reporting on how long it takes or what the posted transaction date is, although maybe those familiar with this trick can post the details.

dsquared37

Well that's a relief. I know it's a surprise but I won't be at my Europe address for quite some time.

louie-m

Out of interest, what's a 5k PC certificate?

lkar

PC gives them out for various reasons -- I think maybe when you become an elite in their program. It's worth 5k points deposited into your account.

travelkid

After I found one confirmed report, I tried it myself, and it worked. Regular transfer time. You will see it also immediately on the conf page as it states 1250 miles, and you wont see any points on your acct.

They are always in the ambassador (and royal ambassador) kits. Frequently traded on CC.

margarita girl

I have a 1000 pt PC certificate that I haven't deposited yet. Is there any reason why this wouldn't work for me?

(I need an insurance hit, as I got 2500 miles for a Sharebuilder account that I was told I was ineligible for! )

mikeef

I think vysean has the right answer. I've addressed the issue in the value of points thread, but it is really a question of what the points are worth to you. I have 150K ICH points that I am never going to use, since I almost never stay in their properties, so they have almost zero value to me. To me, it is a no-brainer to transfer them. For the purpose of the promo, however, I used Lucky's spreadsheet to come up with a value, since valuing them at zero didn't make sense, either. In other words, it is an "expensive" hit for accounting purposes, but will really cost me zero out of pocket.

Mike

louie-m

If 5,000 PC points becomes 1,250 DM then presumably 1,000 PC points would become 250 DM which is below the minimum transfer amount of 850 DM.

lkar

I always struggle with these issues. Let's say you want to stay in NYC and the best price you can find on a comparable hotel is $500. You can get it for 25k PC points. (I know this is not a realistic hypo; just using it to ask the question.) You have exactly 25k in your account.

What is the value of those points to you? One might answer 2 cents per point. On the other hand, you could purchase 25k points for $150, or .6 cents per point and book your reservation.

To me, it feels like the value of these points is only .6 cents per point, regardless of how you use them, because they can be acquired in unlimited quantities at that price.

margarita girl

Face palm! You're right of course. I was thinking of the 200 mile min for hotel stays. Thx

MDtR-Chicago

The cost to do the transfer will be the lowest of these three numbers:

- The cost to purchase the points outright (0.6 cents)
- The cost to earn them somehow (say 1.5 cents by staying a night in a hotel)
- The cash cost you would have avoided by using the points somehow (2 cents in your example)

As soon as you can NOT do one of those options, it's out of the equation. So right now, the value is 0.6 cents.

In other words, even if you use the 25k points to book the hotel, it doesn't matter, because you could just purchase another 10k points at 0.6 cents to use for the transfer. The cost of the transfer and the cost of the hotel redemption are separate and independent.

If, for some reason, you could no longer buy points, the value goes up to 1.5 cents. In other words, you could then "buy" points using a mattress run.

If there were no cheap hotel nights available, you then only have the choice between using the points on your expensive hotel night or doing the transfer. If you do the transfer, then pay for the hotel night, you "paid" 2 cents/point to do the transfer.

vysean

Not sure if this would work for anyone (I have no idea how quickly they post), but it's a ton of points for what might be a relatively inexpensive hotel stay.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/club-...us-points.html

From the posts in the thread, a new member could earn at least 54k points for one stay.

NewArrival

Thanks! GS or not, that's an incredible deal.