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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [QB] As Mr. Snow has immediately noted, it certainly appears that those traveling on AGR points are some kind of second class citizen. As I've noted before, the only travel points I use are hotels. They seem pretty straight forward to me (of course, I'm not trying to 'score a weekend in Maui', I just use 'em for my next stay wherever that may be and if I have enough. What I earn at an InterContinental in Salzburg will simply go to a one night stand at an Express in Coralville IA). I've heard the horror stories regarding redemption of airline points. Best one I can think of was friends who were in United's plan and desired to travel KORD-KRNO and return. Their Westward routing was puddle jumper KORD-KMSN-KSUX-KDEN; then mercifully change for a 'mainline' KDEN-KRNO. Return was less arduous, but still 'not exactly' non-stop. Wonder why they now fly American (sorry Frank; sorry Maureen). I understand that these Guest Rewards points are most valuable when used for Sleeping Car space (kind of like owning three houses playing Monopoly - that is your best ROI), but as it appears Mr. Twin Star has gotten a lesson in their inflexibility when something goes wrong - Amtrak or another party notwithstanding. I signed up at AGR about seven years ago simply 'to be one of the boys'. I signed up with United simply because they seem to be the ones who get all my flying business, and once loaded in, all your personal info is popped into your reservation (sure every other airline offers same). Maybe, just maybe, being in their plan, got me my 'pre-checked' status with TSA for my KATL flights last week, we will see what happens with that come July and EDDM. Wish AGR could establish a charity to which someone like me who 'can't be bothered with them' to 'give 'em away' just as United has for their points. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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