If you haven’t taken Darren’s advice recently posted on his Frequently Flying blog, it’s time to do so. If you have a United or Continental booking for travel after March 1, I recommend printing your receipt and itinerary now. I know United says the conversion is coming around March 3rd, but better safe than sorry. I have a United.com booked award flight on United and a Continental.com booked award on Lufthansa for flights in October and November. I have printed my receipts and itineraries and have also made a note of my Lufthansa confirmation codes. I’m probably being anal, but I’d be less than honest if I said I wasn’t just a tiny bit concerned that my award space is going to get messed up in the conversion. Get to printing!
Awesome, Its great idea doing it now…
Actually, I save all of my itinerary information in TripIt. I thought this one was too important not to print though.
What? You don’t already do this with EVERY flight? Stuff happens and sooner or later it will happen to you! No matter where I go, I’ve always got a HARD COPY of everything tucked into my travel folio – a modest folder that never leaves my person. It has saved my bacon more than once. If I have time, I yellow hi-lite the relevant numbers for the agent’s easy reading. Duh?
You can also do screenshots. Or email the info to yourself. Better for the environment.
(of course, flying around the world for status isn’t great for the environment either…)
grt idea doing it now