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re: Credit Card Rewards and Points Discussion
Posted on 10/27/16 at 3:50 pm to dabigfella
Posted on 10/27/16 at 3:50 pm to dabigfella
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Amerikop I went to next july around my birthday and it seems JFK to frankfurt in suites class is $7500, when you say 135k points roundtrip, what days are you talking about or how are you finding this stuff?
Its usually never a good idea to book premium cabins at the 1.5c rate. It is best to transfer to airline partners for those redemptions which follow the particular airlines award chart. The figures I'm talking about are fixed value redemptions for those particular routes.
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Posted on 10/27/16 at 3:52 pm to AmeriKop45
Ok so you're saying if i want the singapore suites, i should set up a krisflyer account and send the points there? I really do have a ton of points and would love to try something like that out. I dont mind flying out of my way to new york to try it out
Posted on 10/27/16 at 3:55 pm to dabigfella
Absolutely should do if you have a ton of points. Maybe even continue on to Singapore from Frankfurt all the way to Singapore. 2 showers better than 1 
ETA: And yes, that is exactly what I am saying. Once you have your mind set on a particular redemption and dates, I can help you out with how to go about booking it. Just keep in mind - you need to plan very far in ahead (sometimes 330 days in advance) to be able to book. Other times you need to wait until a week out to book (ex. Lufthansa)
Oh and didn't you just get Chase? Just want to make sure what kind of points you have a ton of.
ETA: And yes, that is exactly what I am saying. Once you have your mind set on a particular redemption and dates, I can help you out with how to go about booking it. Just keep in mind - you need to plan very far in ahead (sometimes 330 days in advance) to be able to book. Other times you need to wait until a week out to book (ex. Lufthansa)
Oh and didn't you just get Chase? Just want to make sure what kind of points you have a ton of.
This post was edited on 10/27/16 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:04 pm to dabigfella
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i should set up a krisflyer account and send the points there?
May make sense to fly SQ one way then fly Lufthansa on the way back. LH F class back. LH I guess picks you up and lets you walk up on the tarmac etc
Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:06 pm to AmeriKop45
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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?
From previous post
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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 on 10/27/16 at 4:07 pm to GenesChin
Use your own UR cheapo. Its only 50K for 2
Posted on 10/27/16 at 4:18 pm to AmeriKop45
My 100k is set to hit on my next Chase Sapphire Reserved statement 
I'll have over 250k pts within UR
I'll have over 250k pts within UR
Posted on 10/27/16 at 6:20 pm to Lsut81
Just check the portal and I'm at 187k.
Hmmmmmm - now how should I spend these bad boys.
Hmmmmmm - now how should I spend these bad boys.
Posted on 10/27/16 at 9:29 pm to AmeriKop45
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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 christmasPosted on 10/28/16 at 10:44 am to AmeriKop45
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??
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 on 10/28/16 at 12:09 pm to dabigfella
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my boss lets me go whenever,
... aren't you the boss?
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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 on 10/28/16 at 12:17 pm to GenesChin
damnit gene, what card do I need now to get american airlines points?
Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:31 pm to dabigfella
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.
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 on 10/28/16 at 12:31 pm to dabigfella
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.
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 on 10/28/16 at 12:32 pm to VABuckeye
Thanks
Posted on 10/28/16 at 12:53 pm to AmeriKop45
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I can help you book probably help you book something for next year
AK is all up in here like
Posted on 10/28/16 at 1:32 pm to AmeriKop45
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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 on 10/28/16 at 4:28 pm to GenesChin
HAHAHA pretty much
Posted on 10/30/16 at 4:38 pm to AmeriKop45
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 on 11/1/16 at 10:53 am to LSUtoOmaha
Any thoughts on the new Hyatt program?
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