Comments on: SMOKING HOT! UNPRECEDENTED MILEAGE TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY! YOUR AMEX MR POINTS, AMTRAK GUEST REWARDS POINTS, CONTINENTAL ONEPASS MILES, AND STARWOOD STARPOINTS JUST GOT A LOT MORE VALUABLE!!!!

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:17:54 +0000

This deal is DEFINITELY over. Amtrak just devalued to 5k Amtrak = 15k Choice without notice (a devaluation of 40%). Choice in turn now says that you cannot redeem Choice points online, but must call a CSR and then you can only redeem if you have stayed at a choice property since 1/1/06 or made a purchase with the choice visa card.

Congrats to those who got in. Regrets to those who came along late.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:25:35 +0000

This deal may be done. Amtrak points have not posted to Choice in over two weeks.

By: Ari

Ari — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:36:11 +0000

I transferred 20000 starwood points into Amtrak and the lady told me that it is going to be 25000 amtrak points. now I checked my Amtrak accounts and it is only 20000 amtrak points. any suggestions. thanks

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:28:41 +0000

I’m confuseddddd!!!!!

By: Beelu

Beelu — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:13:18 +0000

yeah baby, gimme post on istrael. I like!

By: sammy

sammy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:36:44 +0000

Give us some ISRAEL!!

By: Avi

Avi — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:21:58 +0000

This whole interested me mainly in the thing of transferring points, and i wanted to know something what is the best way to transfer points between airlines, especially those that officially don’t have transfer from airline to airline?

By: abbish

abbish — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:17:30 +0000

We are totally interested in the E.Israel stuff, especially those of us who live here.

By: stern

stern — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 22:53:40 +0000

I beg to differ. there was a very nice response to your first article. and many will benefit.

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:53:21 +0000

I was going to write about Israel stuff when I was there, but at the time most people seemed against that idea.

By: stern

stern — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:24:18 +0000

Dan, I will comment here as this is a record breaking number of comments. I just want to say that I and Im sure otheres are eagerly awaiting another post on ISRAEL.

By: sholom

sholom — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:43:00 +0000

Jeff Baum,

Simply transfer the AMEX points into ONE Onepass account. In other words, log into your wife’s AMEX account, and transfer her points into YOUR Continental account.

I did this yesterday, and it works instantly!

By: Moishe Pipuk

Moishe Pipuk — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:40:48 +0000

I have just signed up for the business AMEX card as suggested at this website recently. I just used the card yesterday for the first time. Will I be able to use this plan to get the tickets? How soon will I get my AMEX points and is there a time to “act now” to implement the steps of this plan?
Thnaks much.
Moishe

By: jeff baum

jeff baum — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:01:07 +0000

great deal…u the man dan
one question. if i have 2 amex business for me and wife, each with 25000 points, whats the best way to turn them into 100 southwest points in the same account?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:15:26 +0000

Not true Levi, there are many high-end hotels from across the world on the luxury hotel list that can be had for a fraction of the cost of luxury Starwoods…

The link to the list of hotels is in the body of the post.

For more info:
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/GPHotelRewards?sid=bglag.fjVjdgftC.1

By: Levi

Levi — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:15:29 +0000

Dan fan,

Luxury inns more like…

By: DanFan

DanFan — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:15:25 +0000

Dan,

One more thing: I signed up for ChoiceRewards, however, I can’t find anywhere on their site that says that points can be redeemed at any hotels other than the cheap choice hotels. Where can I find the option to choose from the 240 luxury hotels?????? PLEASE RESPOND.

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:37:49 +0000

I am having trouble finding the transfer points option at AMEX and Amtrak. Can someome direct me?

By: DanFan

DanFan — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:35:25 +0000

Dan,

I’ve been checking this site for a LONG time. This is a great deal. I have one question: Do you know if less than 25k continental miles can be transferred to amtrack points and then to choice points? I don’t want the SW deal since it doesn’t work for me, but I do want to use the continental miles (which I’ll never use otherwise) for a hotel stay near me…..

By: leibel

leibel — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:03:58 +0000

Can i only transfer a minimum of 20k or can i transfer 12k or so (from my starwood account). And can i do a few thousand at a time?
Thanks!

By: dessler

dessler — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:34:05 +0000

amazing dan!! great job!!

By: Reuven

Reuven — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:27:23 +0000

Dan, do all 6 flights (plus companion) have to be used within 1 year?
Also, I’m going to Israel in 2 weeks for a pilot trip, any help you could give me? I’m from Cleveland

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:33:10 +0000

I have 9,000 miles on Continental. Is there anything good I can do with them?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:24:01 +0000

yankel-Just call up Southwest and have them change the account with 8 credits in it to a College Rewards account!

By: stern

stern — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:21:34 +0000

Ok. after calling, you can NOT combine 2 accounts of 2 different people. If one person “for some reason” as two accounts it might be able to be combined.

By: stern

stern — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:49:42 +0000

Dan, can you combine 2 southwest accounts??? I created to seperate ones and got 8 on each one.

By: yankel

yankel — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:48:49 +0000

I actually did sign up using your link but there was an option
to sign on as a college student. I just did it the regular way and
received the eight credits. the only benefits of signing up with with the college type of account seem to be double reward credits when you fly. wonder if there is some way to combine
accounts?

By: stern

stern — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:12:46 +0000

Dan, youre an absolute genious!!!

(takes on to know one

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:11:03 +0000

You do not need to live in the bay area.
I got 8 credits (with a cleveland address) immediately upon signing up with the correct link.
Obviously you wont get the 8 credits if you sign up with the college link instead of the 8 credit promo link!!!

By: yankel

yankel — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:07:50 +0000

just called them up: they say that you need to live in the bay area of sfo in order
to qualify for the eight credits. did anyone else get them?

By: yankel

yankel — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:41:43 +0000

just checked my RR account and it seems that they only gave me
4 credits for signing up! I signed up with a college account, so I wonder if that caused it. calling them up right now…..

By: sweet deal

sweet deal — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:04:38 +0000

this is hawwwwwwwwwwwt!

By: yankel

yankel — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:43:16 +0000

dan: I wonder if you can open two separate southwest accounts to get the 8 credit bonus twice (use slightly different names)

By: You da bomb

You da bomb — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:17:48 +0000

I have all my miles on Delta. Is there any way i can do something with them?

By: Mendy S

Mendy S — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:51:12 +0000

Dan,

What is Choice Rewards, how does it work??? I’m a big fan of rewards and miles and never heared of it. What to you have to do to get the rewards from Choice rewards?

Do you know where i can get a Cell phone with out a contract for AT&T service for a good price???

Thanks Dan… Keep the Deals and Free stuff Coming!!!

By: Elly

Elly — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:48:19 +0000

do the names need to match on each account. it seems like a great way to get miles out of my continental account and top of some family members in American. can tha work
My continental to my (new)Amtrak then to family members American?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:22:09 +0000

I didnt include this in the original post because it may not be 100% accurate, but nevertheless…

It seems like AMEX to CO is instantaneous.
CO to AGR is every Monday.
SPG to AGR is every Wednesday.
AGR to Choice is every Thursday.
Choice to Southwest is every Tuesday.

By: moishe

moishe — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:18:53 +0000

yes, it only took out 40,000

By: Shmuly

Shmuly — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:07:49 +0000

The transfer from Amex to Continental was instantaneous.

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:03:42 +0000

All of the transfers will probably take an average of about a week.

By: Shmuly

Shmuly — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:56:00 +0000

Anybody know how long it takes for the Onepass miles to reach Amtrak Guest Rewards once you transfer them?

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:51:51 +0000

In response to a question on the post about 8 free RR credits:
Yes, you can open up another RR acount even if you have one (I have 2 from the islip promo) so if you are doing this deal you can combine the 2.

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:35:35 +0000

So did it only take 40K starpoints out of your account?

By: moishe

moishe — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:30:24 +0000

this is what it says in my spg account now:

Earn +5000 10/31/2007 AIRLINE TRANSFER BONUS
Redeem -25000 10/31/2007 AMTRAK TRANSFER
Earn +5000 10/31/2007 AIRLINE TRANSFER BONUS
Redeem -25000 10/31/2007 AMTRAK TRANSFER

I will let you know when thy post

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:08:23 +0000

1st of all thanks for the compliments-this post obviously took a lot of time to work on, so I appreciate the kind words. Pit Fan- The Southwest award flights can indeed be in anyone's name, so putting the companion ticket in your own name would be an intriguing strategy. Also while Southwest is seeking to fly internationally, they currently don't. My guess would be that when they do start to fly internationally that rewards from before that period would be good for the international flights. Dan from chicago: The key here is that you can transfer AMEX or Continental miles on a 1:1 basis to 8 other airlines. Usually mileage transfers involve a huge loss of miles (see points.com!) so that is what makes that aspect of the deal so unique. Moshe: Thanks for reporting your experience! Please keep us updated when the Starpoints reach Amtrak to confirm that you got 25,000 points for just 20,000 starpoints!

By: moishe

moishe — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:33:47 +0000

well i just answered one question on my starwood accout it says by both transfers 5000 bonus

By: moishe

moishe — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:31:37 +0000

I called starwood and transfered 20,000 plus the bonus into 2 amtrack accounts

1) the person on the phone told me that I do get the 5000 bonus on each transfer. If he said I get it and it goes automatically, will I actually get it?
2) how long does it take to show up by amtrak?

By: Dan from Chicago

Dan from Chicago — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:22:58 +0000

If you are transferring Choice Points into an airline on a 5,000:1,000 basis what do you gain?

25,000 Amtack points = 125,000 Choice Points = 25,000 airline points. You are back to where you started

By: Pit Fan

Pit Fan — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:15:37 +0000

also are these free tickets on southwest to anywhere they fly or only within the usa.

By: Pit Fan

Pit Fan — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:06:06 +0000

this sounds like a crazy deal.

can southwest flights be used on someone elses name?

and I guess the companion is just for you.

Thank you.