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Sep 11, 2010, 6:24 am
#826
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: Migros Cumulus Platinum Hero
Posts: 1,628
Do I need to fret about this?
After all of the trouble I had getting a points.com transfer to work -- and it eventually did, thanks to all of the help here -- I bought some miles at usairways.com for another hit.
Looking at my account activity, the transaction for the purchased miles says : BUY MILES - POINTS.COM.
Does that mean the transfer I completed at points.com and the purchase of miles at usairways.com won't count for two separate hits?
After all of the trouble I had getting a points.com transfer to work -- and it eventually did, thanks to all of the help here -- I bought some miles at usairways.com for another hit.
Looking at my account activity, the transaction for the purchased miles says : BUY MILES - POINTS.COM.
Does that mean the transfer I completed at points.com and the purchase of miles at usairways.com won't count for two separate hits?
That's how it is @:-)
Sep 11, 2010, 7:47 am
#827
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: PHL
Programs: Marriott Platinum, AA Gold
Posts: 196
Also, I'm not sure Points.com cares about exact matching as long as everything is registered in the same account. I recall getting credit for my PhoneHog account last year even though there's only a first name on the account.
Sep 11, 2010, 8:08 am
#828
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NYS
Programs: Days of Our Lives, General Hospital
Posts: 1,495
Do I need to fret about this?
After all of the trouble I had getting a points.com transfer to work -- and it eventually did, thanks to all of the help here -- I bought some miles at usairways.com for another hit.
Looking at my account activity, the transaction for the purchased miles says : BUY MILES - POINTS.COM.
Does that mean the transfer I completed at points.com and the purchase of miles at usairways.com won't count for two separate hits?
After all of the trouble I had getting a points.com transfer to work -- and it eventually did, thanks to all of the help here -- I bought some miles at usairways.com for another hit.
Looking at my account activity, the transaction for the purchased miles says : BUY MILES - POINTS.COM.
Does that mean the transfer I completed at points.com and the purchase of miles at usairways.com won't count for two separate hits?
Earn 1 Hit when you buy or gift miles at usairways.com or points.com (max 1 Hit per member)
Earn 1 Hit when you swap points or miles into Dividend Miles at points.com – swapping Dividend Miles out does not count (max 1 Hit per member).
Sep 11, 2010, 8:11 am
#829
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: LNK
Programs: US,PC
Posts: 743
"However, I was able to sign up for an S&H Greenpoints account and make the following swap.
53DM -> 18 GP -> 1 DM
"
This worked very smoothly for all accounts.
53DM -> 18 GP -> 1 DM
"
This worked very smoothly for all accounts.
Sep 11, 2010, 8:12 am
#830
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: MCI
Programs: Mega Bus Plaid; Southwest Airlines Ruby and Bates Motel Platinum
Posts: 246
Hotel Hits
I know this has been talked about in regards to car rentals (I'm not sure any conclusion has been reached though), but it seems the same would apply to hotels...any consensus?
My initial assesment was that we could earn hits for any different pairings of hotels. For instance, 2 Best Westerns and 3 Hiltons set to DM would yield 5 hotel hits. However, I'm now a little concerned with the question raised about the car rentals, as the hotel hits use the same verbage. Does this mean we either have to use 6 different hotel chains or one hotel chain, 6 separate times versus the approach above? If so, it would seem much more difficult.
Earn 1 Hit per mileage earning hotel stay with a qualifying partner, up to a maximum of 6 Hits per member. Hits can be earned by using the same hotel partner 6 times or by using 6 different hotel partners. There are 11 qualifying hotel families available:
Sep 11, 2010, 10:28 am
#831
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, AA Plat
Posts: 1,138
I'll leave it up to those who have done an Asia Miles swap to confirm or deny this. However, Asia Miles has an option for how to set up your account name, either Last First (the default which is typically Asian) or First Last (typically Western). So it looks like Points.com is looking for the first default configuration for proper registration but the First and Last Names will still be the same as a DM account.
Also, I'm not sure Points.com cares about exact matching as long as everything is registered in the same account. I recall getting credit for my PhoneHog account last year even though there's only a first name on the account.
Also, I'm not sure Points.com cares about exact matching as long as everything is registered in the same account. I recall getting credit for my PhoneHog account last year even though there's only a first name on the account.
Sep 11, 2010, 11:50 am
#832
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: *G, SPG, OW Sapphire
Posts: 2,565
Has anyone gotten the 21st Century Auto Insurance or Sentry Insurance miles yet? For those of you that have gotten a quote, did you call in as well?
Sep 11, 2010, 12:19 pm
#833
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 140
Nothing here but 21st century took about 3 weeks to post last year. I did receive a snail mail quote a few days later. I did not call in. Don't know about Sentry since it isn't available in my state.
Sep 11, 2010, 12:33 pm
#834
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: CAE,AGS
Programs: AAExP, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, IHG Spire, Marriott Plat
Posts: 3,124
I know this has been talked about in regards to car rentals (I'm not sure any conclusion has been reached though), but it seems the same would apply to hotels...any consensus?
My initial assesment was that we could earn hits for any different pairings of hotels. For instance, 2 Best Westerns and 3 Hiltons set to DM would yield 5 hotel hits. However, I'm now a little concerned with the question raised about the car rentals, as the hotel hits use the same verbage. Does this mean we either have to use 6 different hotel chains or one hotel chain, 6 separate times versus the approach above? If so, it would seem much more difficult.
My initial assesment was that we could earn hits for any different pairings of hotels. For instance, 2 Best Westerns and 3 Hiltons set to DM would yield 5 hotel hits. However, I'm now a little concerned with the question raised about the car rentals, as the hotel hits use the same verbage. Does this mean we either have to use 6 different hotel chains or one hotel chain, 6 separate times versus the approach above? If so, it would seem much more difficult.
It is any six out of 11 possible chains. They can be six different, six of the same or a mixture of any six. So you are correct in your initial assessment.
Sep 11, 2010, 12:45 pm
#835
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: Landry's President's Club, Marriott Silver, Awesomeness EXPLT
Posts: 20,420
Sep 11, 2010, 12:51 pm
#836
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: *G, SPG, OW Sapphire
Posts: 2,565
Same boat, got a snail mail quote and request to call in to get more details, sign-up, etc.
Sep 11, 2010, 12:55 pm
#837
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NYS
Programs: Days of Our Lives, General Hospital
Posts: 1,495
Sep 11, 2010, 2:08 pm
#838
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, AA Plat
Posts: 1,138
Aargh
A 3-day Avis rental from 08/31-09/03 posted today with an activity date of 08/31. Was hoping the activity date would post as 09/03. Is using the rental start date as activity date typical? Any point in calling US/Avis to modify the activity date?
Sep 11, 2010, 2:18 pm
#839
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 1,627
US Airways credit for my Alamo and National rentals dating back several years have been assigned an activity date of the rental pickup (not rental return).
Sep 11, 2010, 2:52 pm
#840
Join Date: Feb 2009
Programs: AA, UA, NWA, SPG, HH
Posts: 353
I did a hertz rental at my local branch for ~$15. I didn't even drive the car - just checked to make sure that the damage was noted on the rental form.
The rental agent was very surprised, but seemed to believe me needing the rental for the miles to go visit my family overseas
So 1 rental down, 5 more to go.
Next week, I check-in (& out) at a $40 SUper 8!
The rental agent was very surprised, but seemed to believe me needing the rental for the miles to go visit my family overseas
So 1 rental down, 5 more to go.
Next week, I check-in (& out) at a $40 SUper 8!