Get 50% more points when you buy PC points - June 13-23 2013

[dairyfloss]

Hi Guys,

Received the following offer in my inbox today - I don't expect it would be targeted.
Sign into your Priority Club account, go to 'Manage Account' and then 'Purchase Points'. Good if you are close to reaching a goal, I suppose


Want to plan your next
getaway? It's easy! Simply purchase Priority Club® points between June 13 and
June 23 and you'll get 50% more in bonus points. Why wait? Get the most out of
your points. Your next getaway is closer than you think.

 

[markis10]

Poor value as always given the points can be bought for USD$30 per 5000, but if you have not got any points it would be handy to get that 5K in the account so you can buy them cheaper when required, and a new pointsbreak list is on the horizon.

 

[docjames]

PC Buy Points Offer

New email arrived overnight with points buy offer.

Boost your points balance

Get 50% more points when you buy today

Dear doc, We noticed you had a recent redemption. Now is the perfect time for you to boost your point balance back up. It's easy. Simply purchase Priority Club® points between June 13 and June 23 and you'll get 50% more in bonus points. Why wait? Get the most out of your points and know that your next getaway is within reach

Clickthorough gives pricing.

Buy Points Buying Points is the easy way to top up your account to get the award you want! You may purchase points in 1,000 increments: 1,000 - 10,000 points for $13.50 per 1,000 points 11,000 - 25,000 points for $12.50 per 1,000 points 26,000 - 50,000 points for $11.50 per 1,000 points

Could be a useful for a top-up.

What do people think of the earn rate / $ ?

 

[Ricardo]

Poor value as always given the points can be bought for USD$30 per 5000

Care to share ?

Is it a book and cancel thing ?

 

[markis10]

Care to share ?

Is it a book and cancel thing ?

Book an award night using points plus pay, then cancel and the pay component gets put back into your account as points!

 

[Ricardo]

Book an award night using points plus pay, then cancel and the pay component gets put back into your account as points!

Got it thanks, I think you shared this with us before.

I was thinking about a points plus pay at HI Vanuatu so maybe I might test it on such a booking.

I assume the points also get put back to your account as well ?

 

[markis10]

Got it thanks, I think you shared this with us before.

I was thinking about a points plus pay at HI Vanuatu so maybe I might test it on such a booking.

I assume the points also get put back to your account as well ?

Check the rates before going ahead, some rewards bookings do have cancel fees!

 

[Ricardo]

Check the rates before going ahead, some rewards bookings do have cancel fees!

Will do, might be easier to do a one nighter at say the CP Surfers as a test ...

 

[markis10]

Will do, might be easier to do a one nighter at say the CP Surfers as a test ...

I have been known to make a booking at the Crocodile HI

 

[anat0l]

Book an award night using points plus pay, then cancel and the pay component gets put back into your account as points!

I heard some people had accounts cancelled for farming points this way.

At least if you're going to do it, make a string of "logical" looking bookings, or very far ahead (then cancel them when you need the points).

 

[markis10]

I heard some people had accounts cancelled for farming points this way.

At least if you're going to do it, make a string of "logical" looking bookings, or very far ahead (then cancel them when you need the points).

I have not heard of any issues, of course that does not mean one should be a bull in a china shop, despite it being legal and legit (as in not against terms and conditions).

 

[Ricardo]

I heard some people had accounts cancelled for farming points this way.

At least if you're going to do it, make a string of "logical" looking bookings, or very far ahead (then cancel them when you need the points).

I guess the key is to be reasonable about it, plans change in life.

Kinda like the bloke who got a stack of QFF points in the NAB loophole, 1 cent transactions I believe ......

 

[markis10]

Kinda like the bloke who got a stack of QFF points in the NAB loophole, 1 cent transactions I believe ......

Or someone who is maximising their Hertz rentals before June 30

 

[futaris]

Or someone who is maximising their Hertz rentals before June 30

Must have missed this one...

 

[burmans]

Book an award night using points plus pay, then cancel and the pay component gets put back into your account as points!

Isn't that slightly more expensive these days ( though still cheaper than this offer)

 

[markis10]

Isn't that slightly more expensive these days ( though still cheaper than this offer)

It has gone up a tad, still great value when using those points for pointbreaks.

 

[burmans]

I heard some people had accounts cancelled for farming points this way.

At least if you're going to do it, make a string of "logical" looking bookings, or very far ahead (then cancel them when you need the points).

Must admit that last time someone wrote they'd heard of this I went looking and didn't find one first hand account. not sure it's not just a rumour or people trying to scare us off to keep this deal for themselves!!

 

[anat0l]

Must admit that last time someone wrote they'd heard of this I went looking and didn't find one first hand account. not sure it's not just a rumour or people trying to scare us off to keep this deal for themselves!!

No one has posted it on Flyertalk - which is quite unusual since you'd think that's a sure fire conversation starter - so for me it's just been do or private banter (usually 2nd or 3rd hand, so it could've been manufactured).

Of course, some say Priority Club has a temperament like no other, and people have found their accounts locked down, audited or closed for no apparent reason except sudden injections of points or an unusual string of bookings.