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re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion
Posted on 2/13/15 at 1:42 pm to LSUAfro
Posted on 2/13/15 at 1:42 pm to LSUAfro
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Collect AA points. Get the Barclay's USAir card if you haven't already. 125k RT needed in biz class if that's what you're aiming for.
Get the Chase IHG card 18-24 months before you're planning to go. The Intercontinental Thalasso is 50k points/night. I believe there is a 70k point offer out there right now. You can buy 10k IHG points for $35. Between you and your wife you will now have 140k points. So, for $210(10k points @ $35 x 6) you can get 4 nights between you and your wife at the Intercontiental Thalasso. All rooms are overwater bungalows and they are all the same. Only difference is location.
Upon anniversary date you'll both receive a free night good at any IHG property with a $49 annual fee. You now have 6 nights for $308 at a hotel where rooms generally run over $1,000/night.
Or, you could burn your Hilton points and I have no advice for you .
The key here is booking as far out as possible. Get your flights booked at 330 days out. Check the hotel website the days you're ready to book flight and check for availability. When air is booked, book rooms. You'll have to add the annual free night when it comes available and hopefully still is. If not, you can always use at the IC Moorea or IC Le Moana on the island side in Bora Bora.
The AA business award seats go very fast as well do the hotel rooms. They only offer 4 rooms per day for award reservations unless not filling up.
Thanks...good info!
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Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:04 pm to cmlsu
Couple thoughts on Pacific point travel...
Air Tahiti Nui partners with Delta and AA and flies to Tahiti from the US. But they are not the only option. Air France (Skyteam) flies LAX-PPT. It was one of the sweet spots in the Delta award chart (relatively speaking)...when DL actually had an award chart. I haven't looked, but you can also probably access these flights with Ultimate Rewards via Korean Air.
Air New Zealand (Star Alliance) is the only option non-stop to the Cook Islands. They actually were better about releasing business class reward space on this route than on the direct flights to New Zealand. Though, I was looking a couple years back, so they may not be as good about it anymore.
If you wanted to get real crazy, you can fly between between the Cook Islands and Tahiti on Air Tahiti.
Air Tahiti Nui partners with Delta and AA and flies to Tahiti from the US. But they are not the only option. Air France (Skyteam) flies LAX-PPT. It was one of the sweet spots in the Delta award chart (relatively speaking)...when DL actually had an award chart. I haven't looked, but you can also probably access these flights with Ultimate Rewards via Korean Air.
Air New Zealand (Star Alliance) is the only option non-stop to the Cook Islands. They actually were better about releasing business class reward space on this route than on the direct flights to New Zealand. Though, I was looking a couple years back, so they may not be as good about it anymore.
If you wanted to get real crazy, you can fly between between the Cook Islands and Tahiti on Air Tahiti.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 2:18 pm to JustinTI
I saw that Air Tahiti flight. I'm just not sure it I want to take a 1k miles flight in the middle of my trip. It blows a day IMO.
That said, if we go it will be for two weeks minimum so the extra travel day may not matter. I'd love to get back to Nadi (Fiji) again. We had a wonderful time there.
That said, if we go it will be for two weeks minimum so the extra travel day may not matter. I'd love to get back to Nadi (Fiji) again. We had a wonderful time there.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 4:34 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
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Yes.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 5:10 pm to LSUAfro
quote:
Collect AA points. Get the Barclay's USAir card if you haven't already. 125k RT needed in biz class if that's what you're aiming for.
Get the Chase IHG card 18-24 months before you're planning to go. The Intercontinental Thalasso is 50k points/night. I believe there is a 70k point offer out there right now. You can buy 10k IHG points for $35. Between you and your wife you will now have 140k points. So, for $210(10k points @ $35 x 6) you can get 4 nights between you and your wife at the Intercontiental Thalasso. All rooms are overwater bungalows and they are all the same. Only difference is location.
Upon anniversary date you'll both receive a free night good at any IHG property with a $49 annual fee. You now have 6 nights for $308 at a hotel where rooms generally run over $1,000/night.
Or, you could burn your Hilton points and I have no advice for you .
The key here is booking as far out as possible. Get your flights booked at 330 days out. Check the hotel website the days you're ready to book flight and check for availability. When air is booked, book rooms. You'll have to add the annual free night when it comes available and hopefully still is. If not, you can always use at the IC Moorea or IC Le Moana on the island side in Bora Bora.
The AA business award seats go very fast as well do the hotel rooms. They only offer 4 rooms per day for award reservations unless not filling up.
Doing a non-OT baller of this in June.
Used AMEX Platinum 100K sign up plus spend - transferred to Delta. Used 200K Delta to go LAX to PPT in June (Air France there, Air Tahiti Nui back). Staying 3 nights bungalow at each of the I C hotels (pretty much just bought the points so I put some cash out - although I did not get it as low as .35 cents a point, I was more in the .6 range but still worth it).
Looking forward to it.
Posted on 2/13/15 at 11:57 pm to LSUAfro
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LSUAfro
You have my attention
Took my now wife, gf at the time, to Maldives twice. She wants to go to Bora Bora "cause it has mountains and Maldives didn't"
I was thinking about using miles since I have a bunch of AA, but from Hawaii it seems the only way to go is through Hawaiian. I guess I could use AA on Hawaiian, but not sure the ratios. Just checked on HA and it's as low as $383 each way coach and $1,277 business from Oahu. That's in April which is a good "shoulder season" according to some as well as November.
Found the link for the card with 70k until March 31
LINK
Awesome explanation on how to do that
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You'll have to add the annual free night when it comes available and hopefully still is.
I guess you could get the card far enough out and plan the trip over a year out where you could book it all at the same time? You have the points already plus you buy the extra, you get your free nights at the 1 year anniversary. Get the card in March 2015 and you'll have the 2 free nights in March 2016, so then you go to book the hotel for 6 nights April 2016 as an example, right? And I may not need to worry about the 330 days if we just buy the flights. But if we do use miles, that scenario could work I think for an April 2016 trip.
This post was edited on 2/14/15 at 12:00 am
Posted on 2/14/15 at 2:34 am to Sho Nuff
Side question.
Are the floating villages near Siem Reap all bullshite or are there some worth doing/less traveled or what not? I know some of these type of things can be a variety of experiences so any clarity is appreciated as always.
As for those exotic locales, maybe in a few years. I don't think I could deal with the booking stress. I might pay an award booking company for that one. I know the future misses is very interested, but I'm not sure I can take that much paradise at this point in my life. I'm sure I'll change my tune after children
Are the floating villages near Siem Reap all bullshite or are there some worth doing/less traveled or what not? I know some of these type of things can be a variety of experiences so any clarity is appreciated as always.
As for those exotic locales, maybe in a few years. I don't think I could deal with the booking stress. I might pay an award booking company for that one. I know the future misses is very interested, but I'm not sure I can take that much paradise at this point in my life. I'm sure I'll change my tune after children
This post was edited on 2/14/15 at 2:43 am
Posted on 2/14/15 at 10:21 am to Teddy Ruxpin
There's never enough paradise.
Then again, I'm a little older than the rest of the group.
Then again, I'm a little older than the rest of the group.
Posted on 2/14/15 at 10:24 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Actually, I don't know much about the floating villages in Cambodia. We did that in Thailand and Vietnam. Some pretty cool things happening on the Mekong that's just normal life for them.
Welcome to your "neighborhood"
Morning squats are memorable
Want some beer or ice cream, or a fresh coconut? The Beach Guru will hook you up
Yep, I'm on a hammock in the Indian Ocean
It's worth it for sure, brother. And do it BEFORE you have chirren. I don't have any yet because I want to do more traveling and I'm selfish
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I don't think I could deal with the booking stress.
Welcome to your "neighborhood"
Morning squats are memorable
Want some beer or ice cream, or a fresh coconut? The Beach Guru will hook you up
Yep, I'm on a hammock in the Indian Ocean
quote:
I'm not sure I can take that much paradise at this point in my life.
It's worth it for sure, brother. And do it BEFORE you have chirren. I don't have any yet because I want to do more traveling and I'm selfish
Posted on 2/14/15 at 11:11 am to Sho Nuff
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It's worth it for sure, brother. And do it BEFORE you have chirren. I don't have any yet because I want to do more traveling and I'm selfish
You channeling the pope?
Posted on 2/14/15 at 11:47 am to Sho Nuff
Dat sho do look nice.
The pope strongly dislikes my fiancée's affinity for her dog. It is rather absurd at times
quote:
You channeling the pope?
The pope strongly dislikes my fiancée's affinity for her dog. It is rather absurd at times
This post was edited on 2/14/15 at 11:48 am
Posted on 2/16/15 at 9:25 am to Teddy Ruxpin
Does Chase let you cancel a card and transfer the credit limit to another open card on the account? I have the Marriott Rewards Premier card and would like to cancel but it is my 2nd oldest card at 2.5 years so I am trying to limit the hit to my score.
Posted on 2/16/15 at 10:51 am to Oizers
They will let you transfer limits but you may want to see if they will allow you to convert it to a card with no fee then transfer a large portion of your CL to another card
Posted on 2/16/15 at 10:53 am to Joshjrn
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You channeling the pope?
Have to admit, I don't know wtf this means?
Posted on 2/16/15 at 8:00 pm to Sho Nuff
Posted on 2/16/15 at 11:17 pm to Joshjrn
Oh, got it. There's already enough of those little frickers running around. Me having 1 or none shouldn't matter to anyone but my immediate family. For now, I want to travel way too much still
Posted on 2/17/15 at 11:36 am to Sho Nuff
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I guess you could get the card far enough out and plan the trip over a year out where you could book it all at the same time? You have the points already plus you buy the extra, you get your free nights at the 1 year anniversary. Get the card in March 2015 and you'll have the 2 free nights in March 2016, so then you go to book the hotel for 6 nights April 2016 as an example, right? And I may not need to worry about the 330 days if we just buy the flights. But if we do use miles, that scenario could work I think for an April 2016 trip.
Yep, and like I said, you always have the IC Moorea option and IC Le Moana Bora Bora as well. They don't tend to book up quite as fast and Moorea gets nice reviews.
quote:Oh it's not too bad
As for those exotic locales, maybe in a few years. I don't think I could deal with the booking stress. I might pay an award booking company for that one.
. Just have to be on top of your timing. There are less moving parts than an Asia or Europe whirlwind tour, so that helps. Posted on 2/17/15 at 11:46 am to Sho Nuff
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I'm on a hammock in the Indian Ocean
I just zoomed in 30 times like CSI: NY.
I know who you are now.
Fine, I'm convinced I should visit paradise. Twist my arm
Posted on 2/17/15 at 12:18 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Anyone gone the credit card to fund a checking account route lately? Looks like there is some opportunity there and wondering if any of you degenerates have tried it recently.
Thanks
Thanks
This post was edited on 2/17/15 at 12:19 pm
Posted on 2/17/15 at 12:51 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
I just met 20k+ in min spend in 3 months. Too damn much. I haven't paid attention to much else.
I keep getting the Barclay's checks in the mail though.
I keep getting the Barclay's checks in the mail though.
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