Amex vs. Chase question

[Anonymous]

OP said he fly delta domestic, its typically 1.3cpp. "can" is meaningless, you have to make judgement based on average value here.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Check for pre-approval on the Amex site.

If you go for Amex, the $200 travel credit can be used more efficiently on Delta as follows:

Log on to delta on the Desktop site - not the mobile app. Buy one or more $50 Delta Gift Cards - not a higher value.

These will trigger the Airline credit AND you'll get 250 Rewards points for each card.

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Thanks for this tip! I heard that in a video and wasnt sure how it worked!

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The two real takeaways are desktop site only and $50 max. The $53 charge was actually the charges on a flight redemption with points - I didn't expect Amex to cover it, but it did.

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it seems amex credit will cover anything that is less than 100 usd, and not explicitly labeled "gift card".

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My understanding is that right now it's only working with Delta and only from the Desktop site. But it's the kind of thing the rewards and points sites keep track of

[iced]

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@TheConstant wrote:
@iced

Where are you getting 6cpp on CSR? I'd like in on that.

Case-by-case is why I said AMEX "can yield", not "does yield"

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International multi-city in J/O. MileagePlus policy on award travel is free hops within a region on an itinerary. Intracontinental flights in premium cabins can add up quick, and depending on how many of these you do the sky's the limit:

I've broken 10 cpp once on a 5-city Europe tour as my itinerary priced out to 140k miles versus ~$15,000 for all of the flights combined.

It used to be unlimited <24 hour layovers plus an open-jaw, but honestly the new system is a little better. Even though some see it as devalued, it means I can do a single multi-city in Europe or Asia and take 3-4 days between hops if I so choose at 0 miles for each of those additional hops, also in J.

If you do a single-city destination, expect the valuation to drop back to 3-4 cpp. Even then, 140k miles for a $5,000 R/T J ticket is more than I can do via SkyMiles. Even with the new round of dynamic pricing, I can book destinations like JNB for ~400,000 UR versus ~600,000 MR.

[TheConstant]

@chriswmfang

OP says he _tends_ to fly Delta. "Can" is not meaningless for negative match use cases.

Don't confuse "average" with "frequent" or "typical" in financial advice. You'd be doing more harm than good.

[Anonymous]

lol, i am not interested in word games.

If someone wants to base their decision on getting value of 2cpp for delta domestic flight.... good luck.

[Anonymous]

I just got 5,000 cpp from MR!  Beat that UR...

(Amazon has a promotion where you can save 20% using points or a combination of points and cash, I used 1 point for a $50 savings.  Obviously not the norm.)