Like many of you, I manage the miles & points accounts for my entire family. I rely on them to use the right credit cards for their spend, but the rest is on me, including making sure that their points don’t expire, helping them redeem their points, etc. Fortunately AwardWallet helps me keep track of…
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What Constitutes Activity with World of Hyatt
Per the Hyatt terms and conditions page, you have various options of activity that Hyatt will consider valid and will count towards keeping your account life and keep resetting your 24-month clock.
Earning Points – There are several options to earn points including earning points for stays at Hyatt Hotels or participating M life resorts or for Avis Car Rentals
Redeem Points – Use your points and redeem them for a free night at one of Hyatt’s properties. You can also redeem points for room upgrades and other amenities. If you don’t want a free night, you can redeem your points for dining and spa activities at many participating Hyatt locations around the world. You can also redeem 6,000 points for an Avis Car rental per day.
Earn Credit with a Partner – Earning credit with a Hyatt Travel Partner or M Life Tier Credits for a stay at a Hyatt hotel or resort is considered activity and will reset your 24 months.
Transfer awards – Transferring eligible awards to another World of Hyatt Member is considered activity and will keep your account active.
Transfer Ultimate Rewards – If you've got an Ultimate Rewards earning credit card that allows a points transfer to partners, such as Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or the Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card, by completing a transfer to your World of Hyatt account you'll extend their life.
Convert Points to Miles – Converting some of your Hyatt Points into miles with one of Hyatt’s 27 partner airlines will count towards keeping your account alive. You can start from 5,000 points for 2,000 miles.
Purchase Points – Purchasing world of Hyatt points will count as activity and will keep your account and points alive.
Hold a Hyatt Credit Card – The Hyatt Credit Card will keep your account active and your points from expiring. Not only that, if you spend $50,000 per year on your card, you will receive complimentary Explorist Status. Also, you will earn three bonus points for every dollar spent at Hyatt hotels and resorts worldwide.
Combine Points with another Member’s Account – Combining your points with another member is considered eligible activity and will reset the 24-month activity clock.
One thing I love about being SPG Platinum is that I can transfer a single SPG point to most airlines and keep them active.
Buy a $1 chewing gum using the AA Citibank credit card but don't wait till the last minute!
You could also just comment on the AwardWallet post about the issue. They will give you 5 AA miles for doing so. I just did this recently, but it took a few days to post. If you’re reading the emails, AwardWallet warns you three months before expiry, so you have lots of time.
Do a quick Survey online at https://www.milesforopinions.com
Even if you don’t fit the demo group they’re looking for they give 2-3 miles for like 2 minutes of work.
Another option: buy a $3 coffee with a UFB debit card and earn 1 AA mile. But that can take 1-2 months to post.
Put money in a Bankdirect account that earns 100 AA miles per $1000 per month. Set it and forget it.
I found a restaurant near me that also has a cafe section. I go there every so often to buy a cup of coffee. That's enough to reset me. Shopping is the worst because it's not reliable. I've had many transaction that they declined as mileage for one reason or another. And sometimes they just have it pending for months before they credit you.
I thought that if you had an AA credit card the annual fee would update your mileage balance, but that didn’t seem to work this year. Does anyone have any input on that topic?
Did the Airlines change the rules?
As someone who's not from the US all those shopping options weren't really for me, and doing the AA shopping site with ad refferer to iTunes didn't work, I couldn't get iTunes to open.
Which is when I finally found the AwardWallet 5 Miles for a comment that was already mentionend. Very easy, takes 10 seconds, costs nothing.
Thanks so much for your post! Only had three days left before points expired. Was going to spend the $60 to buy the 1,000 miles. Much better to donate 1,000 for someone in need.
After purchasing an item through the shopping portal a few days ago, and then using miles to buy a magazine today, neither have shown as activity on my account, which is set to expire in two days. Anyone know how long it takes for the magazine purchase to post? I know the shopping portal purchase can take a week or two, but I've seen it post in a couple of days, also.
It can take a few weeks, but the points will date back to the date of the purchase, so you are fine
Yes.
But it will reinstate after the shopping portal points post.
Similarly, you can reinstate expired accounts by using a past car rental which will credit points from before the expiry.
Anyone know how to tell if your magazine order is in process? I have the screenshot thanking me for the order and showing the date and time of the order, but never got an email verifying the purchase.
Answered my own question. The magazine purchase took at least 12 hours to post the transaction, and less than 24 hours. Ordered it at 10:30 AM yesterday, and last night at about 11:00 PM nothing was showing. By this morning at 8:00 AM, the transaction was posted. Thanks for your help, Sammy.
I realized my miles would expire in 2 days, so I ordered the cheapest magazine (China News) for 100 miles. Be careful not to give your credit card info to order any of the magazines that require extra money, because there's a subtle clause that lets the company auto renew your subscription at a very high rate.
My purchase showed up in my Aadvantage acct as a mileage deduction in about 12 hours.
Is there anyway to regain. My hundreds of thousands of American miles that expired ~ 5 years ago due to inactivity? When us air bought Aa I lost rack of them.....is there a class action lawsuit vs AA I could join with others in my situation ?
For AA you can only use a car rental receipt of it expired in the last 12 months.
With airlines waiving cancellation fees during the covid pandemic, can I book a flight on aa, then cancel it a week or two later to reset the expiration miles?
@Shelly Tjomsland I was able to successfully book and cancel to rest the expiration without incurring any charge. Just make sure your travel date is at least 90 days out when you cancel your booking.
initially I wonder if they give you the miles though, or if one has to wait the 45-60 days it says before it is reflected on your account, and one could lose their miles if they expire before then. Any idea?
My wife just sent me 1000 points and I think it only cost $5. Reset both of our counters today which is good because our miles were going to expire tomorrow. Only a couple of hours processing time.
Evidently I was locked out of my Aadvantage account while I had cancer and chemotherapy. I use my American Airlines Aadvantage platinum select card all the time, so I think an error was made in erasing my miles and not letting me access my account. Can anyone help me?