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Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:06 pm to
Posted by GenesChin
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Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:06 pm to
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Oh and didn't you just get Chase? Just want to make sure what kind of points you have a ton of.


He took us up on the Chase FreeU suggestion and now generating some 750k points/quarter. DBF, want to help get me to Hawaii for AU's Maui invitational in 2018?



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May make sense to fly SQ one way then fly Lufthansa F on way back. LH I guess picks you up and lets you walk up on the tarmac etc
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 4:07 pm
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:07 pm to
Use your own UR cheapo. Its only 50K for 2
Posted by Lsut81
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Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:18 pm to
My 100k is set to hit on my next Chase Sapphire Reserved statement

I'll have over 250k pts within UR
Posted by Azazello
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 10/27/16 at 6:20 pm to
Just check the portal and I'm at 187k.

Hmmmmmm - now how should I spend these bad boys.

Posted by GenesChin
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Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 10/27/16 at 9:29 pm to
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Use your own UR cheapo. Its only 50K for 2


I was just joking Think my dad is using his Delta points for me. Found out he has like >1mil miles in his account so He'd gift it for christmas
Posted by dabigfella
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 10:44 am to
Thanks for offering to help Amerikop. Well the dates aren't set in stone but Im very flexible on when I can travel, my boss lets me go whenever, so really whenever,wherever, Id love 135k roundtrip on the singapore suites or other similar product haha. Just send me somewhere cool man, I love the islands bora bora,seychelles,etc but if those places aren't ideal for the cool stuff send me on the etihad apartment to the middle east, ill go to syria/iraq i hear they're nice this time of year lol.....jk but my wife is lebanese so we can go there, she goes every summer anyways

Ideally something from miami bc im there in the summer more than i am in houston, but im more interested in how you find the deals? I wanna learn how to scavenge for myself bc I get alot of points and love to travel, would love to learn how its all done.

How To Book Etihad Apartment For $104 Using American Airlines Miles

Is that link above not legit since you said its hard using points?

LOL am I doing this right? I was just on Etihad site and hit book with miles and its 2,255,556 miles for 1 residence ticket new york to abu dhabi??
This post was edited on 10/28/16 at 11:03 am
Posted by GenesChin
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:09 pm to
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my boss lets me go whenever,


... aren't you the boss?

quote:

Just send me somewhere cool man


Go to the Hyatt Maldives. That supposedly is unreal

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but im more interested in how you find the deals?


It is about finding mileage charts for airlines and how to book through partners. Once you figure out the basics of the system it is like riding a bike.

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Is that link above not legit since you said its hard using points?


American Airlines points are hard to come by.

Posted by dabigfella
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:17 pm to
damnit gene, what card do I need now to get american airlines points?
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:31 pm to
No need for AA miles unless you are trying to get into this full-on. I can help you book probably help you book something for next year (~330 days out).

Thing with Etihad is - you need AmEx MR or Citi TYP to transfer. And apartments is impossible because it is hard to come by 2.2M miles.

Since you have a ton of chase points, Singapore and Lufthansa are the best way to go.
This post was edited on 10/28/16 at 12:32 pm
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:31 pm to
Citi has the cards with AA miles. Barclay used to have them but the only ones of those that remain are grandfathered.

You can also get a British Air card from Chase and BA Avios can be used on American. Additionally, you can transfer your American Express UR points to British Air. This can be particularly useful as a couple of times a year Amex offers a bonus on these transfers.
Posted by dabigfella
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:32 pm to
Thanks
Posted by GenesChin
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:53 pm to
quote:

I can help you book probably help you book something for next year



AK is all up in here like

Posted by dabigfella
Member since Mar 2016
6687 posts
Posted on 10/28/16 at 1:32 pm to
quote:

Thing with Etihad is - you need AmEx MR or Citi TYP to transfer. And apartments is impossible because it is hard to come by 2.2M miles.

Since you have a ton of chase points, Singapore and Lufthansa are the best way to go.


Thanks man, I used to have a ton of amex points but I would use them to just pay down the bill every month, I never really used the points for traveling, I dont know if that was smart or stupid but I dont have an amex anymore. I guess its a no go on etihad then.
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/28/16 at 4:28 pm to
HAHAHA pretty much
Posted by LSUtoOmaha
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Posted on 10/30/16 at 4:38 pm to
Question. I have had 6 credit card applications since October 2014. Two of those applications were in October, 2014. When do those roll off per the 5/24 rule? Is it on the date the application was approved?
Posted by GenesChin
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Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 11/1/16 at 10:53 am to
Any thoughts on the new Hyatt program?
Posted by HollierThanThou
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 11/1/16 at 12:35 pm to
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AmeriKop45


I need to fly on AA with no AA miles, Starpoints or TYP.

Suggestions?

I'm thinking Avios, but AA availability is a PITA.

Maybe using UR with CSR through chase travel portal? Are all routes available for booking like this or just the ones found in the online search?
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 11/1/16 at 2:52 pm to
Ok so if there is no award availability on AA then what points you have doesn't matter. If there is award availability then your best option is Avios (UR, Starpoints), Etihad (MR, TYP, Starpoints) or Alaska (Starpoints) depending on where you are trying to go.

If booking through portal, I would use TYP since it is 1.6c on flights marked AA compared to 1.5c through UR. Also, for me, UR are much more valuable than TYP so I'd use TYP before UR anyway.

Where are you trying to go? And why limited to AA? And why not use AA miles (transferred through starwood)? Great deals to be had. Just the other day I booked this ticket for 25,520 + $11.20: MSY-CLT-PIT(dest); PIT-PHL-CLT-PGV(dest); PGV-CLT-MSY. Used reduced mileage awards and used up the rest of my 10% redemption bonus through Citi. Ticket price was $1,100

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Any thoughts on the new Hyatt program?


Meh. Never chased status so I could care less. But unless you travel to Hyatt locations for work for at least 60 nights in a year, it is for the worse.
This post was edited on 11/1/16 at 3:00 pm
Posted by GenesChin
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Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:05 pm to
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Meh. Never chased status so I could care less. But unless you travel to Hyatt locations for work for at least 60 nights in a year, it is for the worse.



They aren't changing their award redemption chart though right?
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 11/1/16 at 3:06 pm to
No pretty sure they aren't
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