At what point (after how long in that city) is it considered a stopover and not a connection?
4 hours
It's possible that ANA might have different rules.As far as CO/UA/US is concerned the max connection time on a domestic ticket is 4 hours or the next possible flight if there is no connection within 4 hours.On an international ticket the max connection time is 24 hours.I'm not sure if ANA has a 4 hour or 24 hour rule for US connections.
Which will transfer faster to ANA? AMEX MR points or spg?Also, am i crazy to transfer to ANA to try and book on united/ continental with the upcoming merger?
AMEX or SPG to ANA can take from a few days to 2 weeks.
Ive moved to a few US Carriers and when I checked once I hung up ,bingo the miles were already posted.So is it when transferring to non-US carriers it takes longer? or is it just with ANA. From Amex MR
I know from reports on this forum that AMEX to ANA is not instant.I know that AMEX to BA, CO, DL, and Alitalia are instant.Dunno about the rest.
"No stopovers...within the country of origin are permitted on international routes."But otherwise yes, for a domestic ticket under 4,000 total miles it seems that 4 stopovers are allowed for just 22,000 miles, quite the bargain!
still out of it can you please point me to where there are posts that say AMEX to ANA takes time.Theres plenty of SPG to ANA reports but I didnt see when I Quickly ran thru this thread any AMEX to ANAAMEX to ANA is 1:1 , SPG gives you a bonus Miles wise so its better then 1:1 true some people might have MR pts and it will still save them a few miles by going the ANA route, but it seems most people are talking about Transferring from SPG to ANA and not from AMEX
But theoretically, it would work from Canada to the US, no?
It should based on my reading of the rules, but you'd have to call to confirm.
Yes, your origin would be the usa, and this routing should be an acceptable one (I'm learning a kal vachomer, from zigzag trips I took on one award).Aeroplan transfers are also instant.
If my country of origin is in the USA, it would not work...based on this: No stopovers...within the country of origin are permitted on international routes
Update: I transferred Amex to ANA this past friday on 4/30/10 and it is in my account already this morning 5/2/10. Thats pretty quick considering it hasnt even been 1 business day...