wayman
Engineer
So, Sunday night I signed up for OnePass and flew PDX-EWR-BOS on Continental using my new OnePass membership number. The points haven't posted yet, but their mileage calculator shows I'll receive 2,634 OnePass points for this travel.
I understand I can only transfer points over to AGR in blocks of 5,000. I'm unlikely to fly Continental again in the foreseeable future or possibly ever. It would be a shame for these OnePass points to sit around uselessly!
1, Do OnePass points expire after X years of account inactivity? If so, what's "X"? And does that activity to prevent expiration need to be "adding flight miles, earnable only through flying Continental" as opposed to other sorts of activity (eg, getting points through credit card purchases, etc)?
2, What other opportunities exist for earning OnePass points? I know about the Chase credit card, and I'm not interested in it. I have the Chase AGR MasterCard, and I'd rather not get another Chase credit card (especially one I'd get with the intention to cancel it as soon as possible to avoid the annual fee). While different folks report different experiences with "getting and canceling credit cards", I'm leery enough that I'd rather not. So I'm looking for opportunities besides that.
3, Assuming there's no way for me to earn about 2,400 OnePass points, so I get to 5,000 total and can transfer them to my AGR account, what else can I do with 2,634 OnePass points? Can I transfer them into someone else's OnePass account, or does that require a block of 5,000 as well? Can I redeem them for some tchochke or $5 restaurant coupon or something?
Thanks!
I understand I can only transfer points over to AGR in blocks of 5,000. I'm unlikely to fly Continental again in the foreseeable future or possibly ever. It would be a shame for these OnePass points to sit around uselessly!
1, Do OnePass points expire after X years of account inactivity? If so, what's "X"? And does that activity to prevent expiration need to be "adding flight miles, earnable only through flying Continental" as opposed to other sorts of activity (eg, getting points through credit card purchases, etc)?
2, What other opportunities exist for earning OnePass points? I know about the Chase credit card, and I'm not interested in it. I have the Chase AGR MasterCard, and I'd rather not get another Chase credit card (especially one I'd get with the intention to cancel it as soon as possible to avoid the annual fee). While different folks report different experiences with "getting and canceling credit cards", I'm leery enough that I'd rather not. So I'm looking for opportunities besides that.
3, Assuming there's no way for me to earn about 2,400 OnePass points, so I get to 5,000 total and can transfer them to my AGR account, what else can I do with 2,634 OnePass points? Can I transfer them into someone else's OnePass account, or does that require a block of 5,000 as well? Can I redeem them for some tchochke or $5 restaurant coupon or something?
Thanks!