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re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion

Posted on 10/20/16 at 1:29 pm to
Posted by GenesChin
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 1:29 pm to
So 1st class transfer, economy book UR portal?
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 1:31 pm to
Pretty much. J/F tickets are way more expensive. Economy is dirt cheap. Just need to do the quick math. Even Australia kind of makes sense to book through portal most of the time since tickets are under $1,200.
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 1:32 pm
Posted by LSUregit
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 1:36 pm to
Thx for the insight. Looks like I have lots more reading to do on FT and Reddit. Im finally fully understanding the churn and MS part of it, just need to learn what to do with all these points now.

Care to share the specifics on your FIJI/ Australia trip? That is on the bucket list also.
Posted by RedHawk
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Member since Aug 2007
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 1:57 pm to
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Eh. $723 in Fuel Surcharges on award flights. No thanks.


Please explain a little. I was playing around with the UR portal and round trip ticket from NOLA to London non-stop was 83,000 points. Didn't seem too bad to me, but I am new to all this.
Posted by GenesChin
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 1:59 pm to
quote:

Didn't seem too bad to me, but I am new to all this.


Booking UR is different than an airline reward flight. UR is essentially the same as paying in cash while reward flights are done with airline points and subject to surcharges
Posted by GenesChin
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Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 2:19 pm to
Got both of my parents referrals for CSP cards and still haven't got the points. This is honestly some baby back BS
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 4:13 pm to
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Care to share the specifics on your FIJI/ Australia trip? That is on the bucket list also.


40K Alaska miles on Fiji air: DFW-PDX-NAN (Stopover) - SYD (destination)

47.5K AA miles to get back

During Fiji Stopover - going to hop over to Vanuatu using 8K (one way) Quantas miles on Air Vanuatu.

BA avios to hop around Australia on QF or Etihad miles for Virgin Australia.

80K AS, 95K AA, 32K QF (Citi TYP) plus some change in Avios for the whole trip for 2.
This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 4:17 pm
Posted by Odinson
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 5:14 pm to
London round-trip in business 137,500 Avios + $1,140, and economy ticket will cost 41,250 Avios + $732
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 5:17 pm to
Yeah that is literally the first thing I checked on ITA
Posted by VABuckeye
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 7:12 pm to
Always use AA miles for flights to Europe. Avois are best used for direct domestic flights.
Posted by LSUregit
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 10/20/16 at 9:58 pm to
quote:

40K Alaska miles on Fiji air



All starting to make sense now with Alaska transfers after looking at the AS Mileage chart and regions.

BTR or MSY/Japan or Korea 100K + $150 rt on American Airlines for two seems like a great deal.

How do I get Alaska miles? Any way from UR?



This post was edited on 10/20/16 at 10:12 pm
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 7:53 am to
Yeah I think that's off peak pricing.

AS miles from BoFA cards or SPG transfer
Posted by HollierThanThou
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 9:37 am to
How long has it been since your last AS application? I saw on R/C someone claim denial based on already having the card.
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 9:55 am to
7/26. Looooooong recon though. Got both approved in the end.
This post was edited on 10/21/16 at 9:56 am
Posted by JamalSanders
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Member since Jul 2015
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:30 am to
What is the process of transfering my Chase Freedom points to my CSP? I am starting to get Freedom Emails asking me to redeem for a gift card.

I will be doing it big for Auburn's bowl game this year.
Posted by BlackenedOut
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 10:54 am to
Saw that fuel charge as well. The purchased flight is about $950
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Member since Jan 2016
2102 posts
Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:02 am to
quote:

Always use AA miles for flights to Europe. Avois are best used for direct domestic flights.


Yeah but can't avoid BA YQ with AA either.

When it comes to awards to Europe, filter out BA or even London completely.
Posted by HollierThanThou
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:31 am to
quote:

7/26. Looooooong recon though. Got both approved in the end.



Was it your third personal? Its about that time for me to recomplete the trifecta.
Posted by AmeriKop45
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 11:39 am to
3rd personal and 3rd business.
Posted by GenesChin
The Promise Land
Member since Feb 2012
37852 posts
Posted on 10/21/16 at 12:28 pm to
How long until Chase phases out the Ink 5x card?

I want to downgrade from Ink+ to Inkcash to avoid the AF. Don't know if I can make it
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