The right answer at the wrong time
is the wrong answer.
- ✓A two-minute read.
- ✓Plain words, no program jargon.
- ✓What the desk does about it.
Transfer bonuses, award releases and credit resets all run on clocks nobody publishes in one place.
Every loyalty program. One desk to rule them all.Illustrative examples: owners and conversations are fictional, figures are estimates. Not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by any bank, airline or hotel program. Program names and logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification only. Important information
The note,
in three points.
Transfer windows open and close
Programs sometimes add bonus points to transfers to one partner for a short window. Move the same points a day later and they go at the usual ratio.
Award space is released on schedules
Many airlines release award space about 11 months ahead, and the best cabins tend to go first, est.
Credits reset on different calendars
Calendar year, card year, quarterly, monthly. One card can carry four reset dates.
Know it.
Then hand it off.
The desk watches the clocks
It flags a window when it matters, with the math attached, and waits for your yes before anything moves.
- Do you know when your card credits reset?
- Would you know if a transfer window opened?
- How far ahead do you plan the trip you care about most?