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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #80 on: January 13, 2017, 01:36:58 PM »
Is there a DDMS post that discusses AS award chart and best use of miles?
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #81 on: January 13, 2017, 02:00:32 PM »
Is there a DDMS post that discusses AS award chart and best use of miles?
There's this
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/85765
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #82 on: January 13, 2017, 02:07:25 PM »
There's this
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/85765
Just looking at domestic flights, most (if not all) are 25K redemption for coach. Are there any good domestic deals from NYC?
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #83 on: January 13, 2017, 02:10:47 PM »
Just looking at domestic flights, most (if not all) are 25K redemption for coach. Are there any good domestic deals from NYC?
It's lower since they dropped domestic awards with the merger.
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #84 on: January 13, 2017, 04:22:34 PM »
I finally received my points today

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #85 on: January 14, 2017, 08:41:10 PM »
Yes, but they said they need to credit it to the new account and then they'll combine them, which could take up to 24h. That was at 11:30 today, so far nothing (as expected).

Both came through sometime over Shabbos.
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #86 on: January 16, 2017, 12:34:39 AM »
Can someone please explain why taking 10K points over $100 is a no brainer?  A $69 flight I found was 12.5K miles.  (And I currently have 0 points in my Alaska account.)

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #87 on: January 16, 2017, 12:37:30 AM »
Can someone please explain why taking 10K points over $100 is a no brainer?  A $69 flight I found was 12.5K miles.  (And I currently have 0 points in my Alaska account.)

And I found a $300 flight for 5k miles.

Generally, 10k miles will give you more value than $100. For example I booked a 25k mile flight yesterday that would have cost over $2k, from a throwaway account that had under 20k until the 10k came along.
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #88 on: January 16, 2017, 12:44:27 AM »
Is there any way to use 10k alaska miles? I don't want to transfer SPG and didn't have anything in my elevate account, and I don't plan on opening an Alaska cc?

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #89 on: January 16, 2017, 12:44:41 AM »
And I found a $300 flight for 5k miles.

Generally, 10k miles will give you more value than $100. For example I booked a 25k mile flight yesterday that would have cost over $2k, from a throwaway account that had under 20k until the 10k came along.
So what you are saying is that it is not a no brainer, as it depends on what you are looking for, but in general the points are more beneficial?

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #90 on: January 16, 2017, 12:46:20 AM »
Is there any way to use 10k alaska miles? I don't want to transfer SPG and didn't have anything in my elevate account, and I don't plan on opening an Alaska cc?
I found a $300 flight for 5k miles.

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #92 on: January 16, 2017, 12:53:36 AM »
So what you are saying is that it is not a no brainer, as it depends on what you are looking for, but in general the points are more beneficial?

Unless you have a particular flight you're going to book that's under $100, the points are a no-brainer.

In your case, if you want to buy that $69 flight, of course go for the $100.
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #93 on: January 24, 2017, 11:01:24 PM »
got another email today.

one more to go. i may have to call in before the 31st.

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #94 on: January 26, 2017, 05:50:37 PM »
got another email today.
Got another one yesterday as well but this email has an expiration of Feb 28.

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #95 on: January 26, 2017, 06:01:44 PM »
the new round appears to be for children accounts that have to be called in by a parent to activate

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #96 on: January 26, 2017, 07:33:08 PM »
the new round appears to be for children accounts that have to be called in by a parent to activate
just came to report same. is there any way to transfer the minors points to my account?
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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #97 on: January 26, 2017, 08:22:25 PM »
the new round appears to be for children accounts that have to be called in by a parent to activate
+1 I called but they could not find the account even though I gave them the account number from the email.

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #98 on: January 26, 2017, 09:33:27 PM »
+1 I called but they could not find the account even though I gave them the account number from the email.

i called and had no issue. they gave me a temp password and was good to go. thanks to jetblue for the pointsmatch promotion i had a VX account in my childs name....

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Re: AS giving 10k points to all VX members
« Reply #99 on: January 30, 2017, 04:44:09 PM »
I think I just linked accounts.
If they don't show up by tomorrow, I need to call?

And if spouse doesn't have VX, it's too late to sign up to be eligible?