Comments on: HOT! Transfer 20,000 Starpoints Into 37,500 USAirways Dividend Miles!

By: Yossi

Yossi — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:41:41 +0000

With US one pays much less fuel surcharges. For 80000 miles you also get a direct from Phili to Tel Aviv, even an extra 20000 points will get you a 120000 business to TLV, so not to bad.

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:33:10 +0000

@carl: Sure, but how much was the fuel surcharge with Alitalia?

By: carl

carl — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:50:30 +0000

Ye but through Alitalia mileage program you can use 40,000 spg points and fly on their partner CO direct from NEwark in coach. I just booked for Succos using this. So no need to jump on this promo unless US airways is the only one that will have availability

By: Yossi

Yossi — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:15:40 +0000

Hi
I transfered quite some points myself and here is how it works.
The points from SPG show up on your US account on monday. No matter what day you requested the transfer. The 50% bonus posts exactly one week later on monday. It worked every time like this.
I think this is an amzing deal.
40000 points gives you 75000 miles, with 80000 miles you can have a roundtrip ticket business to Europe. I would say this makes a real good use of spg points.

By: good on ya

good on ya — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:17:04 +0000

because with flying blue you pay heavy fees 300- 400 bucks
with usair u pay baisicly nuthing

By: flyingace

flyingace — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:46:27 +0000

Dovid- would you be interseted in swapping some of those choice points?

By: d

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:58:57 +0000

@anonymous: http://www.usairways.com/awa/profiles/dmpromotionsregister.aspx?promocode=SB09 there you go

By: Chaim

Chaim — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:18:29 +0000

It took a little while but my 20,000 starpoints transfer got 37,500 usairways miles. 1st the 25,000 miles posted and later the 12,500 bonus miles posted.

By: isaac

isaac — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:53:11 +0000

why is everyone talking about 80.000 miles to fly coach when you can get coach for 50.000 on flying blue

By: joseph

joseph — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:27:10 +0000

Hey DAn Thanks A MILLION for being here.
I spoke to US air Today and they said that Starwood is not a partner to this promotion, can anybody confirm getting the additinal miles? Thanks

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:30:59 +0000

@Dovid: Tough decision! I'm not sure what I'd do there... @loyal reader: Continental is leaving Skyteam on 10/24. Shortly thereafter they will join Star. @anonymous: I heard it from a little bird.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:28:02 +0000

I spoke to both starwoods and usairways and they both said that they do not know of any such promotion!
please let me know where you heard this from so i can call them back. thanks.

By: loyal reader

loyal reader — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:26:59 +0000

I am a little confused re continental airlines changing from skyteam to star alliance..or is the other way around. Can you please explain? I have been accumulating and using Continental miles. Must I use them and on what airlines and before what date?

By: jason

jason — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:15:28 +0000

Useless airlines forget them

By: Dovid

Dovid — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:59:56 +0000

Dan first of you are the best, thanks for all that you do for us.
Now I got stuck in the middle of the Starwood>Amtrak>choice>southwest, I still have 250000 in choice,
Option 1) transfer it into delta (currently have a promo 5000 choice to 2000 delta points) = 100000 (I just got 125000 delta points on the March 1-3 deal)
Option 2) transfer it to US Airways miles (current promo 5000 choice to 1500 US Airways miles) = 75000

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:55:06 +0000

@treo:
Sure!
10,000 hilton points converts into 850 USAirways miles.
With the bonus you’ll get a total of 1,275 miles.

And people wonder what I have against Hilton HHonors???

By: treo

treo — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:30:56 +0000

does this work for hilton points?

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:50:19 +0000

@rafi: In general you're better off calling about award tickets as availability over the phone can be different than online. Besides if the itin cant be booked online an agent can aften be persuaded to waive the phone fee. @joe: No. @Avid Reader: Sure, but that's regarding flying on US, their alliance is still second to none.

By: Avid Reader

Avid Reader — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:26:41 +0000

Didn’t you call them USless Airways in the past?

By: joe

joe — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:55:39 +0000

Does this work for AmEx Reward Points?

By: rafi

rafi — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:53:31 +0000

but you can not book a mileage ticket on usairways.com for flights on their partner airlines. so you have to call in with all the schlepping that involves like waiting on hold for a long time. (i was on hold for an hour until they found a return last summer from ZRH-NYC. yes i know that was peak season, but still…)
plus you have to pay the extra fees for booking over the phone instead via web (and that is besides the taxes).

By: Dan/Ctownbochur

Dan/Ctownbochur — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:59:51 +0000

@macdan: There are over 20 Star Alliance carriers to redeem on... @moishe: This promo worked for dozens of people who registered for it. If you did register correctly did you follow up with Delta about it?

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:44:26 +0000

This is a much tougher choice than 62500 Skymiles

By: moishe

moishe — Mon, 25 May 2009 07:24:44 +0000

At the end of last year, there was a promotion to transfer starwood points to delta. Every point transfered would give you three points. I did it and it NEVER worked. All i got was 5000 points for transfering 20,000. I wouldnt trust these deals unless u confirm it with us airways!

By: macdan

macdan — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:08:53 +0000

Every time I fly US Air I have nothing but problems. They cancel flights for no reason, lose bags all the time and are always delayed. No thanks, no matter how sweet the deal I’ll pass.