The Frequent Traveller Thread - Perks, points, and deals for beginners and experts
09-16-2014, 05:51 AM
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Quote: (09-17-2014 10:44 PM)Cattle Rustler Wrote:
Any idea what to do with Aeromexico Club Premier points?
What's the best way to hack them for a trip? They're part of skyteam.
I got 23K points, 30 needed for a US-Mex trip and a hotel comes around 16K a night on average. I've tried going on points.com but they're not exchangeable for anything.
Quote: (09-24-2014 03:52 PM)Global Entry Wrote:
This is a good post and relevant to a lot of points players who want to hit Europe soon.
How to Book a Roundtrip to Europe for 30,000 US Airways Miles http://milevalue.com/how-to-book-a-round...ways-miles
Shows how you can open a single credit card with an 89 dollar fee and go to Europe economy roundtrip. Maybe requires around 690 credit score.
Quote: (09-24-2014 04:47 PM)Vacancier Permanent Wrote:
Global,
Thank you for the on going awesome posts here! Very much appreciated!
That first class cabin with Cathay is sweet! How many points on average for that first class with them?
With the price of a one way from YYZ to HKG being pretty much the same with AC and Cathay, looks like I won't be flying with AC on that flight!
Quote: (09-24-2014 06:53 PM)MaleDefined Wrote:
Quote: (09-24-2014 03:52 PM)Global Entry Wrote:
This is a good post and relevant to a lot of points players who want to hit Europe soon.
How to Book a Roundtrip to Europe for 30,000 US Airways Miles http://milevalue.com/how-to-book-a-round...ways-miles
Shows how you can open a single credit card with an 89 dollar fee and go to Europe economy roundtrip. Maybe requires around 690 credit score.
I received a targeted offer for a bonus of 15k miles on this card if I spend $750 on it each month for Nov, Dec, and Jan. That's some low hanging fruit there. Gets me a little less than 1/3 of the way home from Asia in J on JAL or Cathay.
Quote: (09-30-2014 03:28 PM)Stun Wrote:
Anyone have a line on the best website for rental cars?
Also, for short flights like one-way NYC to Toronto, or Toronto to Philly, is it better to use miles or just buy a commuter flight?
Thanks to this thread and similar, I've earned 100,000 miles in the last 6 months, so mad props to my boys here.
Quote: (09-30-2014 05:22 PM)Cheetah Wrote:
Anyone knows if it is possible to get a reasonably priced one way ticket from somewhere in Europe to Hong Kong (or Macau or Shenzhen)? I would accept to fly low cost if needed or make stop over(s), perhaps by buying more than one ticket to make the complete route.
Quote: (09-30-2014 10:37 PM)Brodiaga Wrote:
Is there an easy way to get about 10K Marriott points other than buying them or opening a Marriott credit card?
I have points with United, AA, Qatar, JetBlue, also Wyndham and Starwood hotel points. Haven't found a way to transfer them to Marriott. Those that provide that option offer very bad transfer rate.
Quote: (10-01-2014 04:12 AM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:
Noob question:
Is there any sort of benefit that I earn from airline membership programs if I make just one intercontinental return trip per year? What about two? At what amount of travel are you generally able to "cash in" for the most basic stuff?
Quote: (09-30-2014 09:34 PM)Global Entry Wrote:
You're welcome. Id get some of your points from credit card spend transferred to British Airways Avios and use their distance based chart to get award tickets on American or US Airways for 4500 miles or so. The absolute best way.