US miles as low as 1.1cpm (DM Multiplier promo)
Aug 17, 2012, 12:19 am
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US miles as low as 1.1cpm (DM Multiplier promo)
Aug 13 through Sept 12 you get 50% bonus miles on DMM purchases if you actually complete the trip. The lowest you can normally get is 1.6cpm, which gets to 1.1cpm with the bonus miles.
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...ultiplier.html
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...ultiplier.html
Aug 17, 2012, 1:16 pm
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I'm quite familiar with DMM (Dividend Miles Multiplier). How do you get to 1.1 cpm? I can't get a calculation to get me there.
Aug 17, 2012, 1:34 pm
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For the 1.6cpm you need to be booking itins close but below 12,499. Then you pay $399 for 24999 RDM on DMM, which translates to 1.6cpm.
Aug 17, 2012, 1:46 pm
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Aug 17, 2012, 1:48 pm
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Aug 17, 2012, 1:59 pm
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You can do better than that. Including the preferred bonus, get as close as you can to 25,000 without going over. As a gold, I use SFO-TLV. Buy the triple for $599, and you get just under 50,000 miles. That is 1.2 cpm, and with the promo it's 0.8 cpm. Too bad you have to actually fly it to get the bonus!
Aug 17, 2012, 2:27 pm
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You can do better than that. Including the preferred bonus, get as close as you can to 25,000 without going over. As a gold, I use SFO-TLV. Buy the triple for $599, and you get just under 50,000 miles. That is 1.2 cpm, and with the promo it's 0.8 cpm. Too bad you have to actually fly it to get the bonus!
Aug 17, 2012, 2:48 pm
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Aug 17, 2012, 3:25 pm
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Yeah, I did this one twice and they posted immediately. I am not sure how many times you can do this and cancel without raising a red flag.
Aug 17, 2012, 5:49 pm
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Aug 17, 2012, 10:05 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/17823409-post8.html
Aug 20, 2012, 11:19 am
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So I am about to book an October flight to FCO and I am looking at the multiplier deal. With out the 50% it is 1.6cpm (ho hum). But with the 50% bonus it is 1.05, which is a good enough deal for me to do it.
The T&C states that purchase needs to happen in Aug 12-Sept 12 and I assume the flight can be later, although that is not explicitly stated.
Should I do this?
The T&C states that purchase needs to happen in Aug 12-Sept 12 and I assume the flight can be later, although that is not explicitly stated.
Should I do this?
Aug 20, 2012, 11:48 am
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So let me get this straight. One could book a Flexible fare and pay for the DMM, cancel the flight and keep the DMM?
Aug 20, 2012, 12:02 pm
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