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Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees

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red259
Super Contributor

Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees

Anyone know the best cards to use to pay the fees on award travel? I believe some cover delays/trip cancellations etc even if whole ticket isn't on them. I stupidly used my alaska airlines card on some recent redemptions since it was alaska airlines and therefore a bonus category, but now I am thinking maybe I should be using my CSR or another premium card for the added protections. 

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mongstradamus
Super Contributor

Re: Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees

Last time I had to pay airline fees I used my prg since had some extra airline credits still 



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Anonymous
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Re: Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees

CSR or CSP

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morgacj2004
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Re: Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees

I used my AK air and BC Arr+ card in the past. I buy extra mikes from AK Air when they are offering the 40-50% bonus 


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wasCB14
Super Contributor

Re: Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees

Prestige.

 

It only takes three hours for delay insurance to kick in, while CSR takes six.

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csryang
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Re: Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees

 

Here's what I found-

 

                                   CSR                                                                                                     Citi Prestige
Trip Interruption    pay partial ok                                                                                    pay full
Trip Delay               pay partial ok, 500, 6hrs                                                                   pay partial ok, 500, 3hrs
Baggage Delay      pay partial ok, 6hrs, 100/d for 5 days                                               pay partial ok, 500, 3hrs
Lost Baggage       pay partial ok, 3k (includes 500 jewery, etc)                                     pay partial ok, 3k

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red259
Super Contributor

Re: Award flights and what credit card do you use for fees


@csryang wrote:

 

Here's what I found-

 

                                   CSR                                                                                                     Citi Prestige
Trip Interruption    pay partial ok                                                                                    pay full
Trip Delay               pay partial ok, 500, 6hrs                                                                   pay partial ok, 500, 3hrs
Baggage Delay      pay partial ok, 6hrs, 100/d for 5 days                                               pay partial ok, 500, 3hrs
Lost Baggage       pay partial ok, 3k (includes 500 jewery, etc)                                     pay partial ok, 3k


Interesting. I need to determine when my prestige year is up. It may be during the time of my travel if not I will consider using it on my award flight fees back and an intra-asia flights I have. 

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Starting Score: EQ: 714, TU 684
Current Score: EQ: 725 7/30/13, TU 684 6/2013, Exp 828 5/2018, Last App 8/5/17
Goal Score: 800 (Achieved!) In garden until Sepetember 2019
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