I've still gotten companion certificates with Delta. Sitting on two at the moment actually.
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Yeah they still give them to you with the platinum, but they used to with the gold as well and they killed that
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Just be certain that you can trust whoever it is that is getting the ticket for you with points. I know for a fact that there are unscrupulous people out there who will take your money and cancel the ticket (with varying costs of cancellation dependent upon frequent flyer program) and you'll be SOL.
One option for snagging a cheap fare is tracking the fare using google.com/flights/. You can set it up to look at historical pricing for the flight, not sure if it can alert you for fare drops as well.
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Just transferred my SPG points to AA and am loaded up for 2016 for upgrades.
My one wish is that i could transfer miles back to hotel points, but really none of the airlines let you do that.
I have a ton of United miles and dont fly them, so will just keep holding on to them until they are worth doing something with.
My one wish is that i could transfer miles back to hotel points, but really none of the airlines let you do that.
I have a ton of United miles and dont fly them, so will just keep holding on to them until they are worth doing something with.
mikedean441
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SPG converts at 1:1.
It earns the same way as airline rewards.
The 20% bonus is nice when you transfer 20k points to miles though.
Sure, what are you looking to trade?
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Its free. Just about every hotel company lets you transfer to airlines for no charge.
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Just got the email, I was upgraded for my flight going home this morning. Had a good seat regardless, but the upgrade is nice, especially because breakfast choices are my favorites AA offers with the quiche or chicken sausage being available. I think it will be a Baileys kind of morning.
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AA stepping up their breakfast game
French toast soufflé with peaches and brown sugar
French toast soufflé with peaches and brown sugar
Don't forget to use them before they expire. Somehow my wife and I forgot we had one left last year and it expired. We realized it 10 days too late.
United is the only airline I've found with a decent miles > product trade in.
I decided to consolidate on AA early last year, and used my United miles on a Bushnell Neo XS. I'm not sure if they still have that marketplace set up, but the exchange rate for iPads and iMacs was pretty reasonable.
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Hey 441,
Through March 31, 2016, you can earn a 25% bonus when you transfer Marriott Rewards points to United MileagePlus — this is on top of the regular 20% bonus you’ll receive when converting Marriott points into United miles, as part of the duo’s RewardsPlus partnership.
Through March 31, 2016, you can earn a 25% bonus when you transfer Marriott Rewards points to United MileagePlus — this is on top of the regular 20% bonus you’ll receive when converting Marriott points into United miles, as part of the duo’s RewardsPlus partnership.
mikedean441
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Its ridiculous to me Delta will not let you use miles for hotels and/or other things unless you either have the Amex card or have status with them.
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Picked up a Chase Sapphire Preffered to accumulate some flight/hotel points from my daily spending. I don't travel much for work, or have any loyalty to one airline, so I thought it best to get a card that was the best non-specific option.
In any light, it will be better than my previous cards (AmEx and Chase Freedom) that had pretty crappy rewards in general, and no boost on travel related spend.
In any light, it will be better than my previous cards (AmEx and Chase Freedom) that had pretty crappy rewards in general, and no boost on travel related spend.
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I have a 3 hour layover in DFW this morning when I get there in a few hours, and I might splurge and enjoy the Centurion Lounge from AMEX. For Platinum users its free and included (Im not one), but for all other Amex users its $50 for day of travel use and has top notch amenities like showers, full spa (included in price), fantastic food, drinks, etc. Its located in terminal D for those wondering.
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Since we were a couple of minutes behind (shocking At dfw) and I wanted to get a shoe shine I skipped it this time. Especially considering food is part of it and I had breakfast on first flight and have lunch on next one.
But I will be back here on Thursday and Saturday and think on sat it happens.
sudseh
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Yup, 100% agree that it's worth it. It's worth it for the mimosas if nothing else.
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Depends how many flights you have coming up. It means you can qualify for upgrades and your bonus is bigger.
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You know, I honestly dont know. I dont believe so.
Gold gives some great upgrades once you learn the system and the 500 mile platform. You also earn some solid points. With 12 flights in a year, you would probably qualify anyway considering I think its 25 legs.
Something to consider is when you know you have a few flights coming up in a 60 day period, calling and asking for a Gold challenge and seeing if they give it to you.