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.

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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

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Clickthorough gives pricing.

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[TD]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

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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.