NFCU Flagship Airline Ticket Redemption?

[DigitalArk]

I have not seen these questions posted anywhere:

Can you use Flagship points to redeem any ticket has been purchased NOT through NFCU or any airline websites, but through Hotwire, Expedia or Priceline? If so, how?

[shols44]

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@DigitalArk wrote:

I have not seen these questions posted anywhere:

Can you use Flagship points to redeem any ticket has been purchased NOT through NFCU or any airline websites, but through Hotwire, Expedia or Priceline? If so, how?

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Yes you can. You can redeem any airline ticket purchased directly from the airline or any online travel agencies. IThe redemption rates are the same. $600=60K points. It is very easy to do. Call credit card services and follow the prompts. Someone will manually process the request, the charges will be refunded and your points balance will be debited. 

Took 5 minutes last time and charges were reversed in 48hrs. 

[DigitalArk]

Thank you!

[Scupra]

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@DigitalArk wrote:

Thank you!

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Only because I see you also have the Barclays Arrival card... Which card do you like better? Have been pondering over the Arrival card for a little bit now and would appreciate insight from someone who has both. Thanks!

[DigitalArk]

Arrival is better. You can see rewards as soon as charges are posted. It is very easy to redeem for travel, plus 10% back For travel redemption. Their website is clean and Nice too.

[Scupra]

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@DigitalArk wrote:

Arrival is better. You can see rewards as soon as charges are posted. It is very easy to redeem for travel, plus 10% back For travel redemption. Their website is clean and Nice too.

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Thank you for the quick response. I will probably opt for the non AF version as I cannot justify an AF on the Flagship and the Arrival. Thanks again

[shols44]

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@Scupra wrote:

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@DigitalArk wrote:

Arrival is better. You can see rewards as soon as charges are posted. It is very easy to redeem for travel, plus 10% back For travel redemption. Their website is clean and Nice too.

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Thank you for the quick response. I will probably opt for the non AF version as I cannot justify an AF on the Flagship and the Arrival. Thanks again

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I have to agree the Arrival card is very very appealing. I like that you can also redeem for hotel, car rentals etc under the travel umbrella. I have to say the AF fee version and the 40k points translates into $440. So worth it.  Last year I earned 156k points on my navy flagship. Redeemed over $1600 in flights....which earned miles on other carriers btw. For $50....worth it. The only plus for Navy is you can also redeem for other things including cash back at 1.5%. You leave some free money on the table but it's ok if you don't anticipate much travel. 

[Scupra]

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@shols44 wrote:

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@Scupra wrote:

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@DigitalArk wrote:

Arrival is better. You can see rewards as soon as charges are posted. It is very easy to redeem for travel, plus 10% back For travel redemption. Their website is clean and Nice too.

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Thank you for the quick response. I will probably opt for the non AF version as I cannot justify an AF on the Flagship and the Arrival. Thanks again

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I have to agree the Arrival card is very very appealing. I like that you can also redeem for hotel, car rentals etc under the travel umbrella. I have to say the AF fee version and the 40k points translates into $440. So worth it.  Last year I earned 156k points on my navy flagship. Redeemed over $1600 in flights....which earned miles on other carriers btw. For $50....worth it. The only plus for Navy is you can also redeem for other things including cash back at 1.5%. You leave some free money on the table but it's ok if you don't anticipate much travel. 

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Such a stupid thing for me to love and see as a positive BUT... I absolutely love being able to log into NFCU and instantly pay off my balance at the end of every day! The money leaves checking right away and I never get into trouble with high balances lol. I would be scared to push my spending to another bank!

[DigitalArk]

I wish NFCU would allow autopay their CCs with an external checking account.

[DigitalArk]

It seems like flagship and arrival are the same when it comes to airline tickets redemption.