@mongstradamus wrote:
@Dbadup wrote:I didnt even know about the cash option.. I guess thats going to be my route!!! Since i fly for free on United, i dont really need miles. and reduced on Lufthansa!
well i would look at hyatt redemptions at an andaz or park hyatt there is some really good value there. You could get more than 3 cpp probably staying at park hyatt in nyc, dc or philly probably.
Did I mention i have a rediculous rate at SPG hotels...
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:i can confirm that 40K points ($400 cash) was loaded to my CSP account 2 days ago after I spent 5k on it. And I got this card for just one month. I was able to redeem it as cash to my checking account and use it for something else. The whole process was painless. I <3 Chase
Gah. Those points could have gone alot farther had you used them for somthing other than cash...
Like?
Well ur points are most valuable if you transfer to partners, you will get much better value closer to $1000
Which partners, In particular..
I know if I move them over to SWA I can get another ~$700 worth of airfare out of them.
Southwest, like you said. Even if you don't go through the UR site, you could squeeze $1000 in airfare out of 40K points. More if you do go through UR site.
Marriott. $600 direct, more through UR site.
Hyatt. Possibly $750 direct, more through UR site.
United. (Hello upgrade to First Class on roundtrip to Hawaii from mainland.)
Those are some good ideas, i am not the biggest fan of transferring UR points to marriot because marriot points aren't worth all that much imo. I would rather transfer to hyatt for either park hyatt or andaz hotels.
I think you can do united one way to Europe for less than 45k , I am still fan of business to Hawaii from east coast for 45k
Yeah, I was just throwing ideas out there.
BF and I are going to Thailand in January (from Denver)... only thing, it's my treat. So, we're flying coach. Regretting that decision now...
From west coast its not as bad , but coach can be uncomfortable if you are bit taller . I flew emirates in septemeber when i went to thailand. What airline are you flying that can matter an bit.
Air China. Don't tell me anything bad. Old friend flies it, it's the new B777-300ER.
I have never flown them before , they are pretty reasonably priced , emirates was an a380 :-) Thing was huge, how long is the flight from Colorado ?
I'm flying to SFO first. From SFO to Beijing is 11:45, then it's another 4-ish hours to Bangkok. It was longer direct to Germany this past summer.
Don't they do thai airways direct from LAX and SFO i am not sure , they don't do direct from JFK anymore, I used to take that when I was an kid.
Thats not too bad only 15 hours or so , it was 22 for me to fly emirates to dubai and dubai to bkk when i went in september. Just so you know when you goto thailand they are cash country pretty much :-)
@skigirl916 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Dbadup wrote:I didnt even know about the cash option.. I guess thats going to be my route!!! Since i fly for free on United, i dont really need miles. and reduced on Lufthansa!
well i would look at hyatt redemptions at an andaz or park hyatt there is some really good value there. You could get more than 3 cpp probably staying at park hyatt in nyc, dc or philly probably.
Neither of those cities fit in with my Ideologies unfortunately.
United miles go pretty far on hotels all over the world. Cash just isn't the smart option if you ever plan on traveling EVER.
well what to do when a round trip to dubai cost $45... business and first may cost 300 I think? I travel but dont need miles.
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:i can confirm that 40K points ($400 cash) was loaded to my CSP account 2 days ago after I spent 5k on it. And I got this card for just one month. I was able to redeem it as cash to my checking account and use it for something else. The whole process was painless. I <3 Chase
Gah. Those points could have gone alot farther had you used them for somthing other than cash...
Like?
Well ur points are most valuable if you transfer to partners, you will get much better value closer to $1000
Which partners, In particular..
I know if I move them over to SWA I can get another ~$700 worth of airfare out of them.
Southwest, like you said. Even if you don't go through the UR site, you could squeeze $1000 in airfare out of 40K points. More if you do go through UR site.
Marriott. $600 direct, more through UR site.
Hyatt. Possibly $750 direct, more through UR site.
United. (Hello upgrade to First Class on roundtrip to Hawaii from mainland.)
Those are some good ideas, i am not the biggest fan of transferring UR points to marriot because marriot points aren't worth all that much imo. I would rather transfer to hyatt for either park hyatt or andaz hotels.
I think you can do united one way to Europe for less than 45k , I am still fan of business to Hawaii from east coast for 45k
Yeah, I was just throwing ideas out there.
BF and I are going to Thailand in January (from Denver)... only thing, it's my treat. So, we're flying coach. Regretting that decision now...
From west coast its not as bad , but coach can be uncomfortable if you are bit taller . I flew emirates in septemeber when i went to thailand. What airline are you flying that can matter an bit.
Air China. Don't tell me anything bad. Old friend flies it, it's the new B777-300ER.
I have never flown them before , they are pretty reasonably priced , emirates was an a380 :-) Thing was huge, how long is the flight from Colorado ?
I'm flying to SFO first. From SFO to Beijing is 11:45, then it's another 4-ish hours to Bangkok. It was longer direct to Germany this past summer.
Don't they do thai airways direct from LAX and SFO i am not sure , they don't do direct from JFK anymore, I used to take that when I was an kid.
Thats not too bad only 15 hours or so , it was 22 for me to fly emirates to dubai and dubai to bkk when i went in september. Just so you know when you goto thailand they are cash country pretty much :-)
I did EWR to BKK and it was 20 hrs of flight time.... 14 to nrt then 6 to bkk. Wont be doing that again> EVER
@Dbadup wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@mongstradamus wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@skigirl916 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:i can confirm that 40K points ($400 cash) was loaded to my CSP account 2 days ago after I spent 5k on it. And I got this card for just one month. I was able to redeem it as cash to my checking account and use it for something else. The whole process was painless. I <3 Chase
Gah. Those points could have gone alot farther had you used them for somthing other than cash...
Like?
Well ur points are most valuable if you transfer to partners, you will get much better value closer to $1000
Which partners, In particular..
I know if I move them over to SWA I can get another ~$700 worth of airfare out of them.
Southwest, like you said. Even if you don't go through the UR site, you could squeeze $1000 in airfare out of 40K points. More if you do go through UR site.
Marriott. $600 direct, more through UR site.
Hyatt. Possibly $750 direct, more through UR site.
United. (Hello upgrade to First Class on roundtrip to Hawaii from mainland.)
Those are some good ideas, i am not the biggest fan of transferring UR points to marriot because marriot points aren't worth all that much imo. I would rather transfer to hyatt for either park hyatt or andaz hotels.
I think you can do united one way to Europe for less than 45k , I am still fan of business to Hawaii from east coast for 45k
Yeah, I was just throwing ideas out there.
BF and I are going to Thailand in January (from Denver)... only thing, it's my treat. So, we're flying coach. Regretting that decision now...
From west coast its not as bad , but coach can be uncomfortable if you are bit taller . I flew emirates in septemeber when i went to thailand. What airline are you flying that can matter an bit.
Air China. Don't tell me anything bad. Old friend flies it, it's the new B777-300ER.
I have never flown them before , they are pretty reasonably priced , emirates was an a380 :-) Thing was huge, how long is the flight from Colorado ?
I'm flying to SFO first. From SFO to Beijing is 11:45, then it's another 4-ish hours to Bangkok. It was longer direct to Germany this past summer.
Don't they do thai airways direct from LAX and SFO i am not sure , they don't do direct from JFK anymore, I used to take that when I was an kid.
Thats not too bad only 15 hours or so , it was 22 for me to fly emirates to dubai and dubai to bkk when i went in september. Just so you know when you goto thailand they are cash country pretty much :-)
I did EWR to BKK and it was 20 hrs of flight time.... 14 to nrt then 6 to bkk. Wont be doing that again> EVER
I used to do JFK to tokyo to BKK on JAL before not fun :-( but emirates was even longer flight lol. I don't know if i would want to do that again. My next trip to BKK maybe business or first on KA that should make the trip an little more enjoyable.
@Anonymous wrote:Just talked to the wife about the CSP and potential redemption options. No go as of now but i'm working on her, Lol.
maybe you could ease her into it by first getting an freedom lol