TFC answers. When are loyalty points credited?
One of the most common questions I am asked by new serial point and mileage accumulators concerns the accumulation of [...]
Qatar Airways
Oneworld
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One of the most recurring questions I am asked by new serial accumulators of points and miles concerns the accumulation of points and miles from the various loyalty programs. Specifically, the question, asked in various forms, can be summarized as follows: "I bought the ticket/booked the room, when will my points be credited?"
The quick response is in 99% of cases after making the flight or staying in the hotel.
The exact timing varies and depends on, for example, whether you fly and accumulate on the same airline or you fly on one carrier and have entered the card of a different airline. In the former case flights are credited within 24/36h in the latter it can take up to a week or more.
In the case of an airline ticket if it is an a/r flight it does not change much, the points are credited after each leg and not upon completion of the itinerary.
In the case of hotel chains it is all faster, generally the day after check-out you see the crediting of points and status nights.
Only one loyalty program in the world has a different policy and it is the privilege club Qatar's. In this case point accumulation is triggered automatically after checking in, in which case you can use the accumulated points even before flying.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back