Friday, November 18, 2011

e-rewards surveys coming in, so start now!

e-rewards tends to go in fits and starts.  Over the past several days, I have gotten lucky and qualified for one or two, along with a few that booted me.  Take advantage of the surveys while you can, since you may not see another one for a while.

Why start now?  $7,500 gets you 4,500 Club Carlson points.  $100 in e-rewards currency can get you any of the following: 4,000 Choice points, 4,000 La Quinta points, 4,000 Priority Club points or 7,000 Hilton points.  What do those all have in common?  Not a single one will get you enough points for a hit.  Furthermore, there may be limitations on the number of transfers to a particular partner in a quarter, which means you need to get these transferred by the end of September to be able to get a second transfer in during the third quarter to top off your balances.  And let's not forget the 500 emiles you can get for $25 e-dollars or the actual US Airways hit you can get for transferring 25 e-dollars.

The bottom line is this: You are going to need several hundred e-dollars to convert to hotel points to max out on these hits.  True, there are easier ways to get those hotel points, but e-rewards is consistent.  The good news is that there is a lot of time between now and next September, so get crackin!

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